An Uncertain Future for the Kalash People of Pakistan (2003)

Pakistan - Kalash of Cultures (2003) - In a remote part of northern Pakistan, a tribe believed to be descended from Alexander the Great is facing cultural annihilation.
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As animists, the Kalash Kafirs live by cultural practices which clash with those of the Muslim Pakistanis’ that surround them. Their identity is constantly undermined by their Muslim neighbours. Help comes in the form of volunteers from Greece who believe that the Kalash people are part of their own ancient history and worth preserving. New facilities are being built but such help comes at a price. ”They are building in their own way…I think they should build like Kalash,” complains villager Mohammed. Whether fact or fiction, the Kalasha realise the commercial value of their founding myth and so are keen to preserve it. However, it is their spiritual life and beliefs that they feel are under threat by the growing hostility of fundamentalists. With jobs promised to those that convert, over 6,000 have reluctantly given up their bright national dress to become Muslim. For the Kalash people, both their past and future remain uncertain.
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[@rickjamesb.]

I am Pakistani and I feel the Kalash culture and people should be the feather in our cap. This is truly unique in every way and should be protected. They should be able to live freely, do as they please and get equal opportunites in every field. I would hate for them to see the same fate as their 'brothers' from the neighbouring Afghani villages.

[@AliMuhammad-te8ng]

@@gametestinglab8861 Ummm am Muslim and the prophet never said to kill other people and he also said that if you force religion upon someone they won't listen

[@AliMuhammad-te8ng]

@@gametestinglab8861 no but you are out of context

[@gametestinglab8861]

@@AliMuhammad-te8ng You said about forced conversion and hostility of Islam toward non Muslims and I gave you the verses in Quran. Now you’re not denying that’s not true but you’re saying that’s out of context! At least you’re admitting in silence that’s true. One simple question. What is Taqqya and Jizzya?

[@AliMuhammad-te8ng]

@@gametestinglab8861 kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXXQdmyHgapmbdk thats also in context

[@AliMuhammad-te8ng]

@@gametestinglab8861 you are completely out of context and carry picking everything also you are Islamaphobic

[@skylark5249]

This is so sad....this is how so many unique cultures vanished from earth and were replaced by Islam and Christianity.

[@iSyriux]

Yes... We need to destroy these abrahamic religions or return them back to only their original homelands... Israel and Arabia

[@agbarraza5665]

Islam will condemn your soul to hell, Christianity will keep you out of it.

[@debosmandasgupta3940]

@@agbarraza5665 lol

[@Not-Ap]

@@agbarraza5665 While Judaism leads both from rear like general commanding his troops as a chess player moves pieces on the board.

[@Anik2.42]

@@agbarraza5665 Nice joke holly aunty 🤣

[@rk80175]

Leave the Kalash people alone. There are already 1.6 billion Muslims in the world if Mullahs are worried about number.

[@KathAroet]

For some it is ideal to convert all 9 billion people of the world to Islam. And then some.

[@idsharma8242]

This culture and people must be preserved from Islamic conversion and onslaught ...

[@minecraftfan7648]

They have been for 1400 yeara

[@javaidsdar]

sharma saab unlikely they gonna survive, its pakistan mullan ruled unfortunately. wish we were secular state.

[@azooz.2255]

They are, thank God, Muslims, not Hindus

[@azooz.2255]

Do not think that they will turn into Hindus because first they are among their Muslim brothers, and secondly, there is no sane person who accepts himself to worship a cow or a monkey

[@JLu20]

Convert or become murdered...allah say so. 🤨

[@7kristianneknights704]

Such a beautiful culture, full of colur, full of life and the ppl look happy. 💕💕👌👍

[@chrissonnenschein6634]

A similar named culture, and with brightly coloured womens clothing, on the other side of the mountains in Afghanistan, has already disappeared within our living memory.

[@dutcheastindies8354]

The Nuristanis were forcefully converted during the times of Emir Abdur Rahman Khan. I stand in solidarity with those afflicted.

[@ataliabimbom469]

Could you please tell me how I can find info about these people you mention?thank you.

[@emanfatima7946]

@@ataliabimbom469 the nooristani people were forcefully converted in 19th century Afghanistan, now they are conservative muslims

[@ataliabimbom469]

@@emanfatima7946 ,I am obliged

[@jarkarragsap9034]

@@emanfatima7946 sir why cant muslims accept diversity just a question pliz dont mind it🤔

[@shinonkim4814]

It's a tough situation. In order to preserve their culture, tourism is the best avenue to take, however, tourism changes the host culture. You can see this everywhere in developing countries, as tourism changes the life and culture of the host people. I think this is a small price to pay for financial independence in a changing world. Good luck to the Kalash people and hope that you can hold onto some of the simpler and beautiful parts of your culture that makes you unique.

[@leegregory5403]

This documentary is 20 years old. Needs an update.

[@iy4808]

💓👍🏻🔔The way you do the work gracefully - I am very proud of you. Thanks for going through the trouble and it's worth it. You have the absolute power to rise above any situation or struggle and transform yourself into the strongest and most beautiful version of yourself ever. Congratulations and best of luck for your promising future. Great job, you are amazing, you are important, you are special, you are unique, and you are valuable! Never give up, go ahead, fight for your dreams, everything will get better for you, I wish you good luck. You have my full supportt 🎁

[@paries1014]

I love kalash people from iran its remind me a yezidian kurds in iraq Some of them gt blue eyes and blond hair! There is also zargari people migrated ancient time from europe to iran they language related to romanian

[@nagihangot6133]

You again!!! I'm seeing you everywhere!!! Talk to meeeee :D

[@paries1014]

@@nagihangot6133 i dnt talk with ghost spy me 😡

[@user-nd9mk4mo8c]

They are Hindus peoples

[@ataliabimbom469]

It's a calamity when a someone decides their religion is better than others.Respect to diversity should be the rule.

[@YanisKalashProduction]

Thank you so much for making the documentary 💞

[@user-nd9mk4mo8c]

❤❤ Do you know in Hinduism khalish importance And in Geeta , Vedas like book of Hindus on kalash Hindu people......😊😊 Har har Mahadev 🕉️🕉️💝🥰 I know you might be converted to muslim But I have read Hindu inscriptions which telll about Hindu kalash people.... that why saying your ancestors were Hindus 😊😊 Har har Mahadev 🕉️🕉️💝🥰 Hare Krishna bless you 🕉️

[@YanisKalashProduction]

@@user-nd9mk4mo8c i have not converted i am still kalash.

[@user-nd9mk4mo8c]

@@YanisKalashProduction just see more If you said I public you might lose life 😭

[@Mulkhonmerxuri]

​@@YanisKalashProductionI don't know what these outsiders think of our community. We Chitrali regardless of our religion and diverse languages cherish each other.

[@mudshovel289]

Well it’s been proven that these guys are not genetically Greek but what if they are related to the Tarim mummies? Those guys it turns out were remnants of the prehistoric population known as Ancient North Eurasian. A lot of people today are ANE descent. The Kalash could be mostly unmixed ANE who survived.

[@jamukokopardon]

That settles the whole argument then. Technology saves the day once more

[@ohmsalad]

This is Culturecide. The Kalash is the only tribe left that is considered "pagan" (not in religious or new age terms) along with the Yezidi Kurds who are persecuted by isis terrorists, the turkish government and others and I think by now they have been driven away from the lands they used to live for centuries. Everything and everyone is going to be assimilated and history is being deleted. PS. beware of nazis in the comments and nationalist disinfo in general, this is a serious matter

[@iSyriux]

Yazidi comes from sufi islam... lol

[@parasgarg76]

They have to survive for the history of the subcontinent and the indigenous Aryan Race. The members of the great Aryan Race who follow an Aryan religion close to Hinduism-Zoroastrianism. These simple people are the original indigenous Aryans whom some people are trying to make them believe (as an agenda) by brainwashing that they are Albanians, Greeks, etc.they are neither of these. Alexander the Macedonian never set foot in this area, besides these people are lighter and taller than the average Greek. Alexander his troops spent time in Pakistani Punjab where many people are dark and short like the Greeks. Though they by large are neither Greek nor Macedonian. Their language is Dardic related to Shina and Kashmiri. These great people must survive and not get Semitized religiously either.

[@updown9697]

Aryan theroy is proven false

[@mkr7885]

@@updown9697 lol...who proved it? Muslims?

[@savoirfaire8979]

Paras garg - The Aryans were east central Asian, according to genetics. Concentrated in modern-day Kyrgyzstan.

[@updown9697]

@@savoirfaire8979 nice joke, aryans is not a race or even a prison its arya not aryan which mean noble person not blonde hair or blue eyes

[@harryjester282]

@@updown9697 Looool stop making a fool of yourself. We know from their genetics what they looked like, where they came from and that they existed. Central Asian Steppe, pale skin, blonde red hair and blue green eyes. Just like many who still live there today. Stop trying to rewrite history and steal peoples indigenous identity.

[@imtiazakhtar9428]

kalash people and culture is really unique. I wish to help them. They must not be approached by any religious people to convert them.They must be protected. In order to do that ; need some money to help them to keep their identity alive.

[@mkr7885]

Impossible when they are living under an Islamic State that is run under Radical Sharia Law.

[@Haris-qo1hx]

Sorry to burst your close minded bubble but there is no Sharia Law in Pakistan.

[@kunjannirvikar1453]

@@Haris-qo1hx even then 1000s of girls are converted every year...

[@mkr7885]

@@Haris-qo1hx huh?? If so, then I'm an alien.

[@shinonkim4814]

I will someday visit there, and so will others. Our tourism dollars will help them, but also change them in unforeseen ways.

[@VJ-xr5hg]

Hindu Kush population was integral part of ancient India. Their custom resembles more of Hindu religion even today, Kashmiris are neighbors to them who also have similar customs. They have not descendent from other region, in fact its their own land. Islam rulers destroyed most innocent Hindus and occupied, converted many. Bad to hear this conversion is still alive. Hope these people find freedom one day. I believe this can happen if they unite back to India.

[@marbet2395]

Kalash aren't hindu

[@VJ-xr5hg]

@@marbet2395 This is what Pakistan is trying to impose on Kalash people. But Kalash people knows the truth.

[@idsharma8242]

Dangers of Islam

[@llokmannuhija947]

Kalash are Albania ethnic

[@imranplays5619]

@@VJ-xr5hg SHUT. UP.

[@TheJawswithaD]

This documentary is quite old but since then many genetics studies have been conducted and there is no evidence of a Greek origin for the Kalash . It’s just this obsession for giving European ancestry to any population who turns up to have a light skin

[@shadrickh5636]

I can say that they're the direct descendants of Alexander The Great's armies, history has it in the books. They have beautiful eyes tho.

[@Prometheus7272]

They are not descents of Alexander but the yamnaya, the Indo Europeans, these are described in the vedas as blonde and white.

[@ur_You]

No idiot 😂 yamanas is not described as blonde and white 😂they are described as foreigner dark skinned and round nose and ugly faces ( means Dirtiness) . Yavan is mentioned as maleccha who kill cows and promote falsehood in vedas & Mahabharat like Vedic literature. There have a same kalash in vedic literature and that is also "kalash" it Means a pot which is used in superior position of temple. And also kailash mountain which is mountain of Shiva god of animals,god of Deva, God of Asura . yavans were civilised by Aryans and then they become arya follower of nature.

[@Stolas1777]

I love cultural anomalies like this I would love to find out about more similar groups that seem to not “fit in” with their surrounding cultures

[@pravachan4355]

They very much fit in. That is their original land! they are not the anomalies at ALL!!

[@iSyriux]

@@pravachan4355 Exactly

[@anhilatorofignorance2584]

Look at Refugees of Europe from middle East

[@TomorrowWeLive]

There's plenty of National Minorities/indigenous peoples like this. Almost every country has them except Western ones (recent immigrants obviously don't count).

[@pmadood6970]

7:17 that girl is absolutely beautiful

[@rexscipio3344]

She is a minor dude.

[@pmadood6970]

@@rexscipio3344 I said beautiful, not sexy wtf

[@youtubeuser206]

@@pmadood6970 that's fucked up bro

[@triskelionkilla7255]

Dude she is underage what is wrong with your soul??!

[@huh_rinii]

why are people attacking him? he just said she’s beautiful. Stop sexualising his statement lol.

[@JancanCookKitchenProudIlocana]

Beautiful people, beautiful culture, beautiful land❤️❤️❤️

[@bmerceri69]

As a person who is new to the existence of the Kalash people, I see that tourism is a double edged sword. Yes, it can greatly help them financially, however, there is the the potential cost of diluting the culture. As far as tourism being potential is another matter in itself. The safety of tourists is for sure on their minds. With the issues with India, the Taliban etc many Europeans and Westerners will not be willing to travel to these locations. As a person who has served in the US Military, I have seen many of these areas and I feel many of them are beautiful and most of the people are caring, want a normal life and have been very open to westerners. However, there is always the ones that will do what ever they can to bring in problems to the community which puts everyone at risk.

[@hassyg4083]

some kalash men have married tourists. german and japanese

[@mohammadullah2780]

A real leader treat his people equally... Never discriminate.

[@RajeshKumar-lf3mo]

They are the last of their kind, similar people were nuristanis in afghanistan, they were forcibly converted very recently in 1890s. It just takes a few radicals to wipe out a community. Kashmiri pandits were in so big numbers and they have been wiped out completely , I fear same may happen to them. They should be protected as they give us a glimpse of the ancient religion of the indian subcontinent and also show us wonderful glimpse of our history. Mosques has been established there and maulvis have arrived there, maybe this is their last decade, you can clearly see, they are wearing traditional pathan dress(males) which is clearly imposed by pakistan and not their traditional dress, their language is almost extinct

[@lotus7089]

Similar to indian culture....as kalash means pot or they could have been from kailash area

[@zeebee8185]

Ew no

[@spyad9]

Oh..God save these wonderful people..

[@ALeaud]

They're not related to Greeks. They're just an Indo-European tribe.

[@ajb5852]

Alex Leaud great, show me the research

[@ALeaud]

@@ajb5852 "The authors concluded that a western Eurasian origin for the Kalash is likely, in view of their maternal lineages. A study by Qasim Ayub, Massimo Mezzavilla, and Chris Tyler-Smith (2015) found no evidence of their claimed descent from soldiers of Alexander. A study by Firasat et al. (2006) concluded that the Kalash lack typical Greek Haplogroups such as Haplogroup 21 (E-M35)." They also don't look like Greeks. They're just an Aryan group that got isolated.

[@frangipani681]

Really because I have Kallash and greek :)

[@ALeaud]

@@frangipani681 How so? Are you part Greek and part Kalash?

[@alecsia96]

The peacock symbology nakes me think of the yazidis. Could it be that the kalash are another extremely well preserved kurdish branch?

[@Rishi6901]

They are not descendents of Alexander. They are ancient Aryan Tribes which was migrated long back from central Asia. Same Tribes are present in India's ladakh.

[@Hassan_MM.]

Highly Professional Peice of Work 👍🏻💕✔️

[@alessandroUltras1312]

God bless the Kalash people

[@tyronejackson2831]

Ty

[@tyronejackson2831]

God Bless your people too

[@subhuman3408]

"This result is consistent with the Kalash people representing a population isolate. We detected no evidence of Arabian or southern European ancestry,indicating that the Kalash people are not of Arab or Greek origin." - Shriner, D., Tekola-Ayele, F., Adeyemo, A. & Rotimi, C.N. Genome-wide genotype and sequence-based reconstruction of the 140,000 year history of modern human ancestry. Sci. Rep. 4, 6055

[@PlayWaves1]

They are a unique and beautiful people it doesn't matter if they descend from Alexander or not.

[@hondacbrification]

Kalash as Kalashnikov have a GaL culture not a Greek raising a question whether Alexander Macedon was actually AlekSanDer MacDon for GaL has moved between PortuGaL,BenGaL and MonGolia something that Mediterranean Greeks simply haven’t neither did they have a cavalry.

[@angelosmorthanos4215]

​@@hondacbrification😂

[@hondacbrification]

@@angelosmorthanos4215 By your profile picture you are not An Gelic irrelevantly how they named you and that's something that clearly can be seen through your comment what shows how a civilised,smart, educated....person you are. Tomorrow your identity thief Gypsie want to be kind will claim that Kalash-Kalashnikov are actually Jewnanistani like yourself just they don't know about it.

[@marmary5555]

​@@hondacbrificationexactly

[@kalingaranjan2074]

This is a systematic and tactical process followed in China and Pakistan to completely irradicate the minorities Communities and other ethnicities or completely transform such Communities to their own homogeneity .

[@Anju588]

UN engage Pakistan to save this ancient community...people are converting if it remain continues this unique culture will END... it should preserve!!!

[@heskeysargentinianstepbrot821]

You guys have the best documentaries !

[@hemrajausti1331]

United Nations Organization must come to the rescue of these beautiful humans on this planet .It is a marvelous gene pool and must be protected.

[@StreetDrilla]

@User69 what do you mean

[@tamil8379]

kalász=kalash = bud of wheat in hungarian magyar skythe=kasza= long knife to harvest wheat kése= his knife, kasza=scythe kiss= 3. most popular family name in hungary (kish city in sumer, hindu kush, kashpi lake...) kása= boiled wheat vet= spreads the seed, vet=wheat seed=mag in magyar, magar kalash folks are kushans, kushans are jüecsi, juezhy (jesus), and jüecsi is jász íjász= archer, scythians with bud of wheat= budda (buda=búza in magyar=wheat) on horse en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasz_people

[@Triptab]

They are the original indigenous members of the Aryan Race. Their ethnicity, culture, language etc., is Aryan (Indo-European). They speak a Dardic tongue. It is hoped that though Islam is a fine Semitic religion these great people will not be Semitized religiously. God has made the planet colorful and diverse and it shall stay that way. They are being made to believe (via brainwashing) that they are Greeks or Macedonians they are neither just indigenous Aryans. Besides Alexander was not known to have entered this region after his battle with Porus he withdrew from the Indian subcontinent. Alexander was only in what is now the Pakistani Punjab.Whether Alexander or the great Kshatriya (Rajput) Porus won is surely not clear but both survived and Alexander withdrew.

[@joek600]

The outcome of the battle of Hydaspes was crystal clear. Alexander won though with severe casualties and his already tired troops once realizing the magnitude of a campaign in India revolted and demanded to go home. King Porus remained as a ruler of a client kingdom. I really dont understand why the Indian state gets so butthurt about this incident to the point of denying the outcome without providing ANY solid sources. The Kalash people are probably indigenous people caught up in a romantic background pressed upon them. Many of them seem to embrace it and it seems that they did had some oral traditions related to the passing by, Greek troops. Now the extend of a real tradition and a manufactured one due to their need for attention and financial help, I cant know. After all they are surrounded by foundamentalistic shitholes, for them to assume a ''glorious identity'' that resonates with the west might be a way to survive. Personaly I believe that they are indigenous people, it wouldnt be that far fetched for some of them to have a small percentage of Greek dna, but the researches until now do not support it. On a last note. Its mentioned (not by you) that Greeks try to highjack the Kalash people. Well... no. Actually there is absolutely no need to claim an obscure little group in the middle of nowhere. On the contrary it creates troubles and obligations that the Greek state is not willing to take on. The whole thing has a romantic charm and some private citizens might feel moved but thats the end of it. By chance it happened that a family friend married a Kalash woman, I dont know how they met he was a captain in the merchant navy. They moved to Greece and she continued to practice her religion which had some common elements with the ancient Greek one. Now was it a cultural remnant of the hellenistic era of Asia? Was it just a version of the proto-indoeuropean common cults? Im not in the place to say.

[@javaidsdar]

perfectly said.

[@shreyaskumarrath721]

@@joek600 it is absolutely rubbish. Alexander never won against Porus in Punjab. Alexander's army returned home for a reason after his defeat

[@vingmmarod]

What is the name of the song that will be played from the 16th minute?

[@orianjaku5630]

If someone from hunza's people is reading this message come and visit MIRDITA, a city in the north of Albania. You can speak if your want even Hunza's language there and the people will understand you.You can see as well your traditions,symbols,flag,clothes,even if your want to see that autochthon dog which you can find it only in alps of albania and in Hunza.Hunza's people are 100% illyrians pure blood!

[@Dan_vise]

Great! Then shiptars Albanian should go back to where they are came from! Albanians occupied Serbian lend. Shkoder, Drac and our lovely hart land Kosovo and Metohija. Kosovo and Methohia is Serbia! 🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸

[@javaidsdar]

thanka tirana.

[@zekrom9349]

@@Dan_vise they aren’t Albanian. They’re dardic people, they have nothing in common with Europeans. They are Pakistani

[@Edvin-gn1hr]

@@Dan_vise they are direct decentas of Alxanders aries

[@Edvin-gn1hr]

@@Dan_vise 1:33 they are direct decentas of Alexanders armies

[@sonnydongle6523]

🇻🇳⭐🇻🇳 👍👍Respect Kalash People and Culture 🤗🤗 With ❤ from Vietnam. 🙂🙂

[@user-nd9mk4mo8c]

There were Hindus before division of India

[@colombocolombo114]

some of them looks like greeks,2300 years ago history ,nobody canot say not true.great alexzander and his troops was their ..it is sad they dont have education and good accomandation.but they are happy in their heart.rich heart people.

[@RIZFERD]

Zulkarnaen or Arabic "Dzul-Qarnain" ذو القرنين means The One own/conquerer of East and West. Yes, Alexander The Great is One of my Ancestors (both of my Mother side and Father side, aside that my belated maternal Grandmother's Father came from Pakistan/Iraq). Wonder why I am a complete multiracial multilingual and my life journey living around the world all alone since childhood (including Asia/India/Pakistan/Bangladesh/Middle East, Europe, etc).

[@nvand5350]

There are descendants of Alexander in northern Pakistan but they are fully assimilated and they are certainly not Kalash.

[@QUINTUSMAXIMUS]

It is a beautiful, ancient culture. It should be respected. While the Greek volunteers are beneficial, they should make sure not to impose, and those using Islam shouldn't act colonials towards Kalash people. It's not nice. It would be good if they get more outside support since they face prejudice locally in terms of getting jobs, support. It's shameful behavior.

[@mariacoutts4885]

Yes. These people must be free to practice their beliefs and keep their culture. Why should anyone attempt to change them? Is this not a free world? Moreover they are a beautiful people not fanatics!

[@BlackSeedOil20]

Here you go. The fanatics are here with you. It sounds like are having an indigestion due to the expression the journalist used. He said "refused to convert" to highlight the difference between a majority of Pakistanis who converted to Islam with the Kalash people. The fact they are non Muslims today tells you they have been left alone and not forced into any religion.

[@tsopmocful1958]

​@@BlackSeedOil20They are also discriminated against when it comes to things like employment, as mentioned in the vid. That also demonstrates the the main problem of a non-secular nation.

[@VJ-ne6um]

Interesting documentary, but the commercials are so annoying.

[@bittupradhan144]

Spellbound masterpiece.

[@marymanessis8502]

They have beautiful features and most are fair resembling Greek ancestry

[@niloytalukder5323]

12:31 “She can’t speak English..... Illiterate “ Ha ha ha the hell way of describing qualification....

[@walangchahangyelingden8252]

Hahaha, the world we live in.

[@Mark2Roll]

Kalash is ancient greek tribe in the years of Alexander the grae that left behind....

[@evaggelia89]

0:22 The Macedonian General… I feel that there is an unnecessary separation there! He was Greek and started from Greece or better he was Macedonian and Started from MAKEDONIA( which was and still is the part from north Greece) You can’t say he was Maceedonian and started from Greece like they are two different things! DON‘ T TRY TO DELIVER HIDDEN MESSAGES! HISTORY WILL NOT BE WRITTEN AGAIN

[@0xMoonstar]

Beautiful eyes.

[@mindblowing3202]

Kalash share genetic drift with the Paleolithic Siberian hunter-gatherers and might represent an extremely drifted ancient northern Eurasian population that also contributed to European and Near Eastern ancestry. Their traditional costumes and symbolism are similar to those from Russia and Ukraine.

[@rishavkumardas7040]

Asslam alikum

[@iSyriux]

Yes, because they are Aryans!

[@baradon920]

@@rishavkumardas7040 fk moham**

[@rishavkumardas7040]

@@baradon920 what 🙄

[@hondacbrification]

Kalash as Kalashnikov have a GaL culture not a Greek raising a question whether Alexander Macedon was actually AlekSanDer MacDon for GaL has moved between PortuGaL,BenGaL and MonGolia something that Mediterranean Greeks simply haven’t neither did they have a cavalry.

[@etnalutt3492]

O KALASH, sa te Bukur jeni. Ejani ne Vendin e Juaj, SHQIPERI. Jeni ILIR, ashtu si Ne- Shqiptaret. Kethehuni oj Shqipe ne vendin e Juaj. ❤️

[@annaimes513]

😂😂

[@alondon6950]

Keep dreaming turk Mehmet

[@stefanfatigati1401]

Non sono un tifoso di Alessandro Magno per il semplice motivo che conosco Zarathustra ma i Kalash si loro li AMO!!!

[@aparson2967]

Wow - they look like the Yazidi of Syria and Iraq as well. There is definitely human ties going back thousands of years.

[@iSyriux]

Yes... it's called the aryans

[@ArminBuyid]

They are not decedents of Alexander but they’re remaining Indo-Europeans whole came to northern India way before Alexander

[@brianfigueroa7918]

Love you my precious people Kalash.

[@YoYo73]

0:45 his beard looks like the beard of greek statues.

[@YoYo73]

@Turtle Kingdom BITCH no I wasn't trying to make them greeks. I was just saying that beard looks like of status because it's curly.

[@AtmosphericAtmosphere]

@Turtle Kingdom BITCH Yeah they are Slavic origin...Illyrian was not nationality just province named Illirya by the Romans...Only count how they called themself...Like Rasena(Etrururia)

[@peterdisgusting]

🇬🇷 beautiful people Kalash, older than the Muslim religion

[@zaidsk786]

Even older than Christianity

[@moafhar8185]

Wrong. Islam was here since day 1 and Jesus was Muslim too. Believe it or not

[@NewNicator]

@@moafhar8185 Lol

[@mkr7885]

@@moafhar8185 lol we ain't gonna listen History from a Muslim

[@Streetw1s3r]

Mo Afhar We got a comedian over here.

[@ms.l.3525]

Is there a demographic change going on in this region? Does Kalash come in Gilgit Baltistan region?

[@emanfatima7946]

No,they are from khyber pakhtun khaw province

[@michaelwoodsmccausland5633]

Excellent Show we must support the Kalash MWM

[@TaeSunWoo]

You learn something new every day. Greece really went everywhere

[@QUINTUSMAXIMUS]

Yes, Alexander the great conquered all of Greece, Egypt, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Persia, and part of Pakistan.

[@albion1871]

Theyre related to albanians my guy the army of macedonian empire that stayed there were illyrians u can even translate their tribe names in albanian and they have many common words in their language as well

[@user-bs3ph4wd9l]

No they were only in the Middle East since it’s their homeland.

[@user-bs3ph4wd9l]

@@QUINTUSMAXIMUS They didn’t conquer Greece there was no Greece before them. They were literally a fugitives who went north running from foreign occupation from Asia on their original lands which was Syria (ancient Syria like the Greek historian Herodotus described it) to the north and established Greece. Then they named the cities they established a names in their original language. And when they have established a force they returned to liberate and protect their homeland then the romans continued this and they even crowned emperors and empress from their homeland like Philip the Arab and his sons, Septimius Severus Arabicus and his sons, his wife Julia domna and her sister Julia maesa..etc. (Funny is that there was no emperor or empress from the northern “European” who claim now they are from the same origin and related to the Ancient Greek and romans) Ancient Greeks and Romans have real relationship with Arabs not like the rest of the world who are trying to cling to them. They had conflicts but were internal conflicts not occupation. Fun fact ancient greeks and romans never linked themselves with the northern barbarian( they named them this name) who are named Northern European today the Germanic, Celtic, franks and Slavic. They viewed them as foreigners and were at wars with them constantly. Go learn real history.

[@damini6835]

The Kalash people are primarily practitioners of the traditional Kalasha religion, which is a form of Animism, mixed with ancient vedic Hinduism

[@hassyg4083]

nothing to do with hinduism . hindus are idol worshippers

[@bcvan9999]

There is some exposure to Greeks but the Kalash culture is pre-Islamic Indian. Their customs are Aryan and perhaps, Vedic. Hopefully, they will preserve them. They should be pretected from being Islamized.

[@ThatisnotHair]

Neither genetics nor linguistics show Kalash tribe are Greeks. They are original Indo Aryan tribe that got isolated in mountains 5000 years ago, so they retained the original Caucasian feature without mixing with lndian hunter gatherers races There were many tribes like this in northern pakistan until region was isalamized in 1885. The region was called kaffirstan for a reason Other Nuristanis look like them.

[@Kakaofficialbuner]

We love the people of #kalash 💞🇵🇰👍

[@connorcolquhou5845]

We love the land of the kaka too

[@Kakaofficialbuner]

@@connorcolquhou5845 tq u very much dear stay bless ❤️

[@PakistaniFatherChinese]

i am wakhi，we love China，we are not pakistani in history，free kanjut

[@Kakaofficialbuner]

@@PakistaniFatherChinese تو جاو نہ چین یہاں کیا کررہے ہو

[@PakistaniFatherChinese]

@@Kakaofficialbuner Kanjut humara mulk ，humara jagha hai

[@katjageos3857]

Great Aleksander is MacedoniaNorth 🇲🇰 is not Greece.. Olimpia is Albania 🇦🇱. Father filip from Macedonia North🇲🇰

[@katjageos3857]

@Λία Μπ. i don't agree!! You read the book research Nadin Lucia. Italian

[@birlombos2456]

@@katjageos3857 search about the first video of mrHistory and then your brain will be explode by the too much truth

[@ARALVE-me6ee]

Cruel. This is not right to force anyone to convert. This tribe should have freedom to preserve their culture

[@Ajmalkhan12975]

People want them to be like this just for the sake they want to see something unique. They all have the right to be literate and live a healthy life

[@nvand5350]

What makes anyone think they are not happy as they are? They look like very happy and peaceful people. Why do people feel their way of life would be better for the Kalash? If that was the case they would have assimilated in the mainstream cultures centuries ago.

[@MuhammadIqbal-tg7uv]

Beautiful people ❤

[@PrithaBhowmick-cb1cz]

But you ppl are destroying their culture. Raping and converting their women... Shameless islam

[@bathmulangwarjri1627]

beautiful people RUINED by your CANCEROUS RELIGION,ISLAM..!! please TEll your MULLAHS to stay AWAY from them!!

[@tsheringchoden8165]

Practise of burning incense and bread flour etc is also practised by us everyday ... nyingmapa and bon buddhism...

[@sandeepmanjummal3704]

They are descended from the Aryan people who migrated from the central asian steppes to south asia. Who constitutes current Hindus.

[@dutcheastindies8354]

@@sandeepmanjummal3704 Although their tradition is the ancient Vedic tradition, much different than the developed, philosophical modern Hinduism today.

[@shahriartaleshi9848]

Finally genetic studies have Kalash people no connections to Greece or Macedonia. They are closer to the Iranian people and are Indo-European.

[@johnpaulos7089]

Pakistanis, you have a first-class race in your homeland and if you want to raise a level, you should take care of them like your own eyes and not make them disappear.

[@iSyriux]

Exactly true, but they will only want to convert them to islam and show the world that they have white people natives, but only muslims. Kalasha need to form their own country and show the world of the true aryan ethnic of asia.

[@javaidsdar]

wellsaid my friend.

[@qaziumer8994]

@@iSyriux they are native to Pakistan and so are other white skin Pakistanis like pashtoons, shina,balti,wakhi, hindkowans, pothwaris/pahari,baloch and other ethnic groups so what's your point?

[@shreyaskumarrath721]

@@qaziumer8994 They're Aryan Hindus. Your Religious brainwashing is not going to work out. The Semitic muslims and Central Asian Turks have nothing to do with them. They're a bunch of civilized folks unlike the average muslim

[@arsigs7090]

Save Kalasha.. Dont let Islam get any closer than a 100 miles

[@Am-rl9xp]

I totally agree people should be free how the want to leave

[@onsite3710]

Devils always want freedom

[@immad9706]

There are Muslims all around them for 1000 of years but they are still there with all there Culture and Tradition But where are Native Muslims of Spain, Portugal, Sicily, Montenegro, Ukraine, Serbia Romania and other European countries right now???

[@immad9706]

@ferzy09 @ferzy09 how palestine can be a european territory when it is located in middle east?? So who invaded who's land you need to make up your mind first.... Moreover Spainish muslims were expelled or killed by Europeans when they took iberia..... on the other hand all Christians and jews were living happily on Muslim lands under Islamic rule through out medieval era. You should go and check history first.

[@sadiamalik4084]

Save PllZz on urgent note ....Sirinagr Endia occupied Kashmir The most beautiful place in Earth is still under MODI HITLER & Endian Butcher Army CURFEW ... It's being 86 dys But UN is as usual sleeping beauty in matter of us MUSLIMS 😠😠 Khalistan Punjab also have own culture religion ...Sô Also SAVE & FREE Khalistan Naggaland , Manipur , Aassam , Ali garh

[@neerajbisht7558]

That's actually a wrong theory that they are decent of Soldier DNA gene testing showed no such result they are actually a ancient Hindu religion there god's like indra etc worship nature there is actually a similar tribe in Afghanistan with same traditions with little difference after islamic invasion they are some remainance of old hindu

[@anupamrudra6851]

Thank you.

[@sakemarius1411]

Yes the brothers from Romania (maramures).. nice place 😍🇷🇴🇷🇴

[@nitashachauhan6098]

Kalash dna have been tested they have nothing to do with greeks , but they do have a mix of siberian hunters from Neolithic age and some central asain. Kalash dna is distinct.

[@jetojet4771]

No dna tracks back 2000 years ago. Even their village huneza in Illyrian (Albanian) mean small nose. The leader of the village gets the tittle MIR Illyrian ( great, the best) their holiday Naurosh ( means to wish us in Illyrian )also falls in Arbresh (Illyrian )calendar March 21. And even they claim to be the Greek/Albanian so who are you to change their identity?

[@jetojet4771]

Rainfall they say they’re Albanian/ Greek. Who are you to try to change their identity?

[@triskelionkilla7255]

Makes more sense that they are descended from siberian snow hunters, than greek soldiers

[@santopaok4585]

Yes you are a Great historical every one has an opinion and if they are not descent of Greeks why they have Greek Macedonian symbols dance music dress and they found in Greek like the coins which they sold in this video clear written on Greek Alexander king of Macedonia so they are brought there this days hahahahahahahahh in this rural isolated mountains you are rediculus sorry my friend but don't spread lies or false propaganda and if you don't know about historical Geek finds don't speak please !!!

[@myzaferelura5209]

@@santopaok4585 thay have one song parik what is mean in greek that word

[@nishantkumarsingh5065]

My heart cries for them😥

[@antizionisttheordorherzl5700]

Hindu will become Muslmann In future Don't worry Gazwa e hind ✌️

[@shashanksrivastavasri9641]

@@antizionisttheordorherzl5700 all hail israel

[@shashanksrivastavasri9641]

@@antizionisttheordorherzl5700 Brace yourself for akhand bharat

[@ridgemondhigh4891]

@@antizionisttheordorherzl5700 Oh goodie! The Sabean Moon God cult!

[@qaziumer8994]

You should cry for Kashmiris

[@gouthamsingh1595]

Well spoken.

[@Younglion144]

1 Maccabees 1:7 So Alexander reigned twelves years, and then died. 1 Maccabees 1:8 And his servants bare rule every one in his place. 1 Maccabees 1:9 And after his death they all put crowns upon themselves; so did their sons after them many years: and evils were multiplied in the earth.

[@alondon6950]

And your point is?

[@deod116]

Macedonians, my dear Macedonians. Something we learned true history is that no one will help us as for our own good. our heart bleeds and cries for our long distanced brothers and sisters. if you are still out there we will never die. even in death, we will not leave this earth. I am filled with happiness when I see that our old customs and beliefs are still practiced by the descendants of Macedonians. I hope one day we can share our wine with yours and yours with ours. Love from Tikvesh

[@guineapig55555]

They're not Macedonians you imbecile; they descend from the Vedics

[@ananyachauhan9727]

@@guineapig55555 you too if you are an Indian or Pakistani descend from European stocks which came to the subcontinent. They do follow Vedics and have similarities with Macedonian.

[@dimaskalntourimidis2776]

Your people were there and the kicked them out ,the kalash speak greek

[@dimaskalntourimidis2776]

@James F kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmnUXoV4p9-teM0

[@dimaskalntourimidis2776]

Your are bulgarian you dont have nothing to do to

[@youtubeuser206]

why not take a DNA test??

[@youtubeuser206]

@Hare Krishna so they aren't related to ancient Greeks?

[@youtubeuser206]

@Hare Krishna so I can marry a Hindu some day?

[@youtubeuser206]

@Hare Krishna I am Christian European, mostly German

[@rexscipio3344]

They did.

[@rexscipio3344]

@@youtubeuser206 Nope.

[@VINODKUMARGANDHARWA]

Kalash , Yasidi.., love the ancient people. Unfortunately they are suffering, it’s difficult to sustain with Semitic religions…

[@perysima]

To me, they look more like a mixture of cashmere and Tibetan. Ladies outfits are Tibetan. Would you please search Bonpo culture and religion of Tibet? It is the same.

[@scrabbymcscrotus7481]

ARYAN BROTHERS: Greetings from Germany to all fellow white aryans from India, Pakistan, Iran, Kurdistan and Afghanistan

[@agbarraza5665]

There can be no doubt that by looking at "some" of these Kalash people, mestization has definitely occurred with Europeans. To what extent? I have no idea but it occurred at some point in their history whether with Greeks or other Europeans. The skin tone on "some" of them is not typical of your average Pakistani. In conclusion, colored eyes, lighter skin tone, physical features on "some" of the Kalash people tell a different story than that of ordinary citizens of Pakistan. If I were to go on a hunch, I would guess 25% European and 75% South Asian admixture.

[@VoodooH5]

That was thought to be the case before but in 2019 a study found they are a genetic isolate separated very early from neighboring populations. Among other surprises, it was found that they are about as close to the Ancient North Eurasians as modern Native Americans are.

[@agbarraza5665]

@@VoodooH5 Very cool, I will definitely look into that. Thanks for the info.

[@artemisotani1678]

OMG I have goosebumps... The forgotten ancestors of the mighty Alexander the Great and ancient Hellenes. The world needs to be made aware of the perilous danger these precious ancient people are in. Muslim nations need to move with the times, it's 2021 and be more tolerant and inclusive of otherness.

[@eww4762]

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[@Laila-hl8dc]

then they should go back to greece if ur so worried about them

[@artemisotani1678]

@Turtle Kingdom BITCH do your homework mate, Macedonians are Greek; it's the norther region of mainland Greece!! Therefore, there is no Macedonia vs Greece...WTF

[@PakistaniFatherChinese]

i am wakhi，we love China，we are not pakistani in history，Free Kanjut

[@iSyriux]

@@Laila-hl8dc There are so many things wrong with your comment. 1. You're called Laila. Why did you put a heart? 2. Kalash people aren't descended from Greeks, although they are related to them genetically and linguistically as they are both part of the Indo-European language family. The Kalasha people are remnants of the ancient vedic aryan invaders who got isolated in the paropamisus and received relatively low amounts of IVC admixture compared to their counterparts down below. The vedic aryan people were a mix of steppe and BMAC genes. The greeks were steppe genes who mixed with southern european neolithic genes. So it was a two-way parting. 3. I you think greeks colonised some islamic arab land in pakistan and put their offspring there, might I assume you came from the american education system? Firstly, paropamisus during Alexander the Great was BUDDHIST, Zoroastrian, and shamanistic. Alexander the Great and his descendants however never touched the area and almost a millenia later the arabs arrived at the area, bringing their wretched religion with them. The mongols when they plundered central asia told of the Kalash and never massacred them and described them as being gentle and peaceful people. However, the muslims in the area were trying to and had been trying to convert them to islam, calling them infidels and whatever. This discrimination has been happening for over 12 centuries, and I doubt it will get any better next year, so it was the muslims who "forcefully colonised"

[@themeone808]

power to the people

[@bevs9995]

We also have Christian preachers, typically from America, trying to go into the jungles of Brazil to 'convert' the native tribes; not with much success I dont think, but Im sure if they could implement more oppressive means (such as in the past) they would.

[@joaolucas5039]

Lol, not quite brother. I live in Brazil, in the Amazon region, and there are many missionaries who work in villages in different ways. Many natives convert, others not so much. There is also the governmental issue, since the left-wing government prevents not only missionaries from entering, but also other groups that have nothing to do with religion.

[@PrithaBhowmick-cb1cz]

Have some shame

[@alondon6950]

Your problem is not the missionaries. Just look at your country's history and don't blame the wrong people.

[@fatmirmasha601]

Teacher from the Kalash tells the truth. The population in the fortress believes that it is of Albanian origin, the Kalash population does not believe that their origin is Greek. They are of Albanian origin, fighters of the army of Alexander the Great. The religious beliefs of the population in Kalash are pagan beliefs that have nothing to do with the Christian or Muslim religion. In the culture of the Kalash people there are pellasgian names and proofs based on the Albanian language. The castle is being invested by the Greek state with Byzantine-style buildings to help this very poor but noble population

[@jetojet4771]

Yes even their village is called huneza which means small nose in Albanian

[@mariazidili718]

Albanians didnt exist in helenistic time

[@joek600]

They were Albanians from Atlantis

[@arkrules8557]

Irrelevant. albanian origin is not even a notion for those people. These people are there for millenia and their culture is related to local and ancient greek elements. Nothing albanian existed during the hellenistic period. albanian first ethnological references are of 11th century. Study better and more to avoid misconceptions

[@konair9952]

T h e y say that they are related to Alexander the Great s soldiers.Who married local women! How on earth could know even the name so isolated they are!Only the last decades Kalash travel and educate themselves!let alone the similarities to Greek-Macedonian culture!!!

[@prabirmodak8103]

I India also having Greek descendents. But we hindu never tried to convert them. But it is harss reality that Muslims are doing their own business of conversation.

[@unitedhindu403]

The naretor askd him...do you consider yourself as a dicendents of Greek then he said... "History says so but not really... people here don't think so" .. Hinduism back then had no boundaries and had several philosophy ... infact a very fast numbers of different ethics and sects are now being called as Hindus

[@jonsnow3205]

Completely misleading documentry actually kalash valley culture is ancient Hinduism their dna also closest to hindu Brahmins

[@jonsnow3205]

@@dutcheastindies8354 yes please visit to dna haplogrops studies of Kalash people and studying their culture and religion which is vedic hinduism

[@jonsnow3205]

@@dutcheastindies8354 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haplogroup_R1a

[@dutcheastindies8354]

@@jonsnow3205 Any others?

[@somerandomperson3970]

@@dutcheastindies8354 What's your gotra?

[@krrete]

Muslims always trying to impose their believes into somebody! Respect

[@dionisiodussart5629]

They are probably descendents of Kushanas (Tokharian people), that had mixed with the Indo-Greeks. The neighbouring "Nuristanis", descendents from the Kafirs (islamized by the British in 1895), have kept considering them as a very different population for centuries. Still 500 years ago there was, before Turkish attacks, a very large Kafiristan existed including current Nuristan and a vast part of Cachemire.

[@virendraSingh-je3sx]

Kalash are hindus, how long they will survive the Islamic fundamentalist forces.

[@SS-vl5zk]

And Hinduism isn't a race... It's Indian culture.. Stop mixing Hinduism and Indianism with These beautiful people

[@3333sweetie]

They should migrate to India. They were part of India for thousands of years, so they'll be going back to their roots. Their religion is somewhat similar to Hinduism too. They'll fit in, and it'll add to India's diversity. Besides, there are other Dard groups in India today, so they'll fit right in. Moreover, Muslim fanaticism is much less in India, so the Kalash will be safer there. Their Brokpa cousins will give them comfort too.

[@3333sweetie]

@James Wayne They came from Central Asian Steppes, NOT Europe. They were part of India for thousands of years and they should go back like old times.

[@3333sweetie]

@James Wayne By the way, the Dravidians came from Iran and Turkmenistan, so they're not totally indigenous to India either. Besides, the Indus Valley was already in decline when the Aryans came. Kalash people will like India, for they have a similar culture and other tribes akin to theirs exist over there. Kalash and Indians are NOT European.

[@3333sweetie]

@Cheikh Talib Sad to hear it... Send the Kalash to India then. They'll love it.

[@updown9697]

@James Wayne aryan theory is proven false and many scientist sudgedge indus valley civizilation ended because of climate changes not some so called aryans

[@updown9697]

@@3333sweetie no, aryan theory is proven false

[@dhruvs8139]

The distinct Kalash genome is most likely a result of genetic drift and not Greek ancestry.

[@Aperturee]

Their haplogroup demographics say otherwise.

[@dhruvs8139]

@@Aperturee Really? I thought they lacked the distinct haplogroups that Greek people have.

[@nvand5350]

@@dhruvs8139 Agree with Dhruv. There are enough studies to prove this point.

[@shreyaskumarrath721]

The kalash are undeniably Aryans and of Indian heritage in culture and traditions. They follow an ancient form of Hinduism. The muslims as usual try to steal and claim other people's history so they came up with fake story of the kalash being Greek descendants. Scientific studies have shown no Greek ancestry in the kalash people.

[@devintariel3769]

​@@dhruvs8139Any possibility of Tocharian?