THE KALASH PEOPLE: LAST KAFIRS OF THE HINDU KUSH

Authors

  • Dr. Sanchita Bhattacharya

Abstract

The Kalash are the last polytheistic pagan group of people in the predominately Islamic Hindu Kush area. They are also known as Kafir (non-believer) and Siyah Posh (Black Robed) approximating to be around 3,000 claims to be the descendants of Alexander?s army (Ishaq et.al. 2020: 2396). At one time their ancestors ruled all the way from the Panjshir Valley, north of Kabul, to Swat and Chitral. They are the last polytheists and non-Islamic group of the Hindu Kush range living among a predominantly Muslim population in their social and geographical vicinity (Ishaq et.al. 2020: 2396).

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http://www.ciponline.org/images/uploads/publications/pakistan_the_state_of_the_uni

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Published

2022-06-30

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Vol. 8 No. 5 (2022): June 2022

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