Northwestern pakistan close to the Afghan Border the kalash people are struggling to preserve their centuries old culture. Once they inhabited large portions of the hindu kush deep into todays afghanistan. Today there are only around 4000 commercial left to live in 3 picturesque valleys in the pakistani province of. The kalash are facing an uncertain future. In predominantly muslim pakistan the survival of their traditions herds in the balance. Until recently the values were the kalash live were so inaccessible but they were effectively cut off from the outside world. Now a bumpy dirt road brings vehicles here. For centuries the remote location of the bomb red rubber and barrier valleys preserve the local kalash from the fates suffered by other members of their faith. Through the hindu kush region because of being persecuted as infidels killed or forced to convert to islam. Today they are under the protection of the state as pakistan smallest ethnic religious minority they can practice their faith and traditions freely. Unlike the monotheistic muslim surrounding them the color should hear its ancient indoeuropean polytheistic beliefs in harmony with nature. According to some legends they are to send them from greek soldiers from the army of alexander the greats. Life in the valleys is changed greatly in recent years the kalash are no longer isolated. And now they face the question of how to preserve their culture their time of radical upheaval. The new connection to the outside world has not only enabled islam to move into the valleys modern civilization is also encroaching on the villages the streets are filled with commercial activity. Television the internet and smartphones are widespread evidence of how the original way of life is gradually changing. But the state run girl school at 17 year old persecuted is about to graduate and she is facing big challenges. She wants to study at a college for which she will have to leave her native village yet and that. Islamic instruction is mandatory in all Public Schools in pakistan. The kalash students also have to take part. But in my did it was it is a myth that it is nearly. As it is a myth that it the way i left what i did. The path the Higher Education of variably passes through the Public Schools telling them off People Better job prospects and a way out of poverty. But they always feel the subtle pressure to conform to the muslim majority. They now. Oh god what if they gave. What. Persecute his house its time to prepare the evening meal. The cooking is done in the traditional way. Every meal is accompanied by flat bread made from corn or wheat both are grown in the valley. Prosecutors mother doesnt need electricity to cook. But her brother does to watch television. And. You know that was. I hear. When i was on. Fire. For a long time the kalash here were selfsufficient even today most of their food the fertile valley. Alongside grain the farmers here grow many kinds of fruits and vegetables. In the evening the whole family gathers for dinner. Prosecution or siblings have spent the day in school the parents worked in the field and took care of the family business. The flat bread and beings and a very real part of daily life just like the pakistani garb worn by the men the shell of our communities and the round woman up the park all. The women still wear brilliantly embroidered dresses and the course rhesus sort of dress. That is a big contrast to the clothes worn by muslim women. The animistic believes that the kalash are not part of an organized religion. Their faith is neither books nor buildings without holy scriptures mosques churches or temples the kalash are guided by the signs and rhythms of nature. Their most important goal is to live in harmony with their environment. Was. One woman who has managed to hold on to her calash culture and complete studies at university as sayyid goal. The archaeologist navigates between 2 worlds that of the kalash and muslim society. She researches her own culture and hopes to raise Public Awareness about it. She sees that as an important step in bolstering the rights of the kalash. But the developments a breath of also north american siad goals on found. Her younger sister maya recently converted to islam although. So far she is the only muslim among the 7 children. So i had good things her sister decided to convert out because she was in love with a muslim. Oh you know why it was marriage would only be possible after conversion. In the us and then i. Did 20 year old maya one talk with her family about her reasons. And. Its a tough situation for all of them. To be there which give a little. What. I thought was good at what they are. Here and what we our parents were very alarmed when she converted but she can be a good person as a muslim too so its all right its her decision but the most important thing is that shes a good person. With their right. But. Dressed as a muslim. On pitch i miss colors everything just the way my flame me i could go on wearing it but i dont. Need less than 3 months. Looking at the problem isnt the religion but the people if you convert to islam and keep on wearing colored clothing people might think that youre not committed to islam or have even abandoned it. Actually most of mine and that could antagonize religious extremists but again youre the one to get that shed been a bigger issue thought there. Was another. How do you feel about your daughter converting to islam. That. Rope with. You the guy said i was on my heels and i have to accept it she is my daughter yes he said beat guy he shes still a good person and thats what masses. Know isnt what you wish to enjoy me here during ramadan i tried to relieve her of her trolls but she still always wanted to help me make it what. I want whats best for her and shes my daughter. Kind of obama were just like you know. How good sister and i am im good my sister is disappointed in me shes more than my big sister. Shes also like a mother and father for me. Shes done so much for. Oh its the martha. Her. Family. The kalash of Durham Museum in bangor at was founded with the help of a greek and you know alongside the exhibition rooms it houses a library and a Primary School for kalash children science go comes here often. Just that has a budget where our population isnt growing like it should be for many people talk about forced conversion and that is it. But theres a pressure isnt so easy to define. So what kind of pressure is it to take me. It happens in an indirect way the money. On the one hand there are many of us. And our children are influenced in school was disability or their dad i states that. The things they learn to push them further away from our culture wars at home perhaps to step up at a party. Like maya more and more young kalash are converting to islam. That is where the numbers have been continuously dwindling. From 301523800 today. Class women are allowed to choose their husbands. To divorce them. But if they marry a muslim and convert to islam to do so they are bound to the new faith. Conversion to islam is a step that cant be reversed. In this way a personal choice can affect the entire society. And the few kalash you remain bear the responsibility of preserving the culture. The weather in the valley is ideal for hair washing the river. Using what nature has given. The striking braided hair styles of being worn by kolache women for centuries. A colorful 100 made the next place is also have a long tradition they weigh up to several kilograms and theyre worn by women of all ages the number of chains increases as a woman grows older. Early summer his mood retirement bomb wrecked the sweet foods ripen almost off wants. Everyone pitches in to harvest them and dry and store them for the winter to come. Or at least the ones the cows leave behind. My. Name now. For the kalash it is normal to view animals not as property but as partners. Persecutors mother uses the fresh milk to make cheese burger and i like to have been gathered that for now our. Residents here no longer have to cultivate and make everything themselves nowadays there are small shops. The roads may be bad but they enable traders to come here to sell their goods. Modern life is entering the sleepy valleys. And rapidly growing tourism is bringing many changes for the clash. But its also opening up new business opportunities. Persecutors father phasey can has gone into the terrorism business. Hes turned his home into a hotel. But. You. Get the you just told. We run the hotel is a family a large family unit is going on that earns us some money to pay for our childrens Education Limited which if you go in the can do little mother while there are many other opportunities here theres ups. A little more for you theres no industry in the valley meaning no jobs because of the world market the tourists only come during 2 or 3 months of the year just to keep. Their little or no one comes in the winter time stores are here but tourism at least gives us a small income which commodity. Persecutor and her mother also profit from that. Put a bullet in the end i didnt see it i did like the tourists they come here in the Summer Holidays for our festivals we dont have walls of princes around our houses so they just walk right in and take pictures. I dont like the house. Weve been to a. Little way up the river life still seems normal im going to stir by turds. He. Goes in our lives here with her family. The 14 year old student. Faces the same questions most young kalash do searching following their mothers footsteps and care for the family the household and the fields. Or should she leave the valley and go out into the world. This is the family farm children from the neighborhood gather here maybe on the phone and hear. Them. In their. Goals in ours father shire alam is a teacher instruct the children in a spare time. In their. Patiently he teaches them reading writing under english. You do more than you do or they dont need blackboards or notebooks. Purples will also do the trick. Kalash a language spoken here belongs to the dark languages its writing uses latin characters. It was spoken exclusively in the 3 kalash valleys of the Chitral District. Years him kalash culture and language around the curriculum of the state funded Primary School. But only a few places are available the other children have to attend the public Islamic Schools can i. Keep my good up nothing much as your average will be the only gives you yeah. The. Lovely couple yes a little man. You have to roll your tongue here was. A. Rare. Treat her. But. None of the. Clothes he was asking are was he. Was. Was. Was close it was an. Athlete the last was. In contrast to the Islamic Schools the kalash classes are mixed gender the boys and girls learn together. After graduating from Primary School all the children move on to the public secondary schools they have separate classes for boys and girls and follow the islamic curriculum. Doesnt it if your peers in a given education is so important. If the children want to get an education they have to go to other towns and. There they will come into contact with other cultures and they may adapt to them. But the culture doesnt die out it improves and it changes through contact with the outside world. If someone wear shorts for instance the other children might find that practical and start wearing shorts too we will be in the bad part of the world changes will come. If we have education it improves our culture to. Make our children learn that they have a choice of getting education shows them the way it is the light. Goes in on her sister headed to the bunker at high school. Goes in r. Is in the 8th grade there she takes along her as lama child or to put on in the classroom wearing the child or is not mandatory for kalash girls but in the predominately Muslim School environment most of them feel more comfortable that it. Was. Girls in our takes or attendance at the Islamic School stride she knows that attending Public School is the only way she can get an education she knows that the school is financed by the islamic state. Pounds. A. Week. And. That. Goes in our doesnt question the Islamic Educational system she hopes to benefit from it as much as possible. Her proud supporter in that they see a good education as the basis of a life with prospects for the future. While she was working in the field goals and i started menstruating that means she cant go back to the village and her parents home for several days. A mother gets her clothes ready and prepares lunch before it goes in makes a way to dip a challis. Additionally is a communal menstrual house because women spend their periods and have their babies. Westerners often viewed as cause than as a form of ostracism and discrimination. But within the kalash value system it is a holy place. The challis enjoys a very high status. By. The kalash divide the world into categories unjust or im pregnant. And just to mean Something Like high or pure profits are can be translated as low or impure but these are not value judgments as they might be in other religions for example the fields are denoted products or impure yet they are the source of life and thus have the highest value for the kalash women are also products but at the same time are seen as the source of creation. The hilo julan some serves as orientation for the kalash a way of organizing everyday life. It is part of the vision into good and bad. Now. From boca they will not get anything. Done. Here. But they will figure out. How. To do it. When i waited up the challis goes in a is not allowed to cross the upper part of the village. The way to push alley is long and hard. And. She makes a detour around the village keeping as far from other people as possible. With the wise it could bring misfortune. There are few records on the origins of the village of color. Culture. Clash people have no history books or written traditions all the cultural knowledge is passed down orally from generation to generation. In a country like pakistan the relative gender equality in kalash a society is something special. Women are highly regarded. Lotion that they could bring misfortune during their menstrual period is in fact protective they are left in peace during this time they dont have to care for their families they cant have sex nor can they carry out hard manual labor. The rich only is the place where everyone here was born so its no wonder that the kalash lovingly refer to it as the source of creation. And my view. Goes you know as a newcomer in the push. The women can choose between 2 communal rooms with 6 or 7 beds each. Official is always outside the village but as one of the most important places for village science for the crucial it is a refuge and a sacred spot. All kalash women spend their menstrual periods in the early pregnant women come here to give birth and remain in the shower leaf around 30 days after their babies are born. They often have their Young Children with the boys and girls. The time of the shah is a time to recuperate and gives them a time out from daily life every month. However they cannot attend festivals or go to school. They dont have to cook for themselves their families bring their meals and leave them in front of the challis. Many of the women spend their time doing handicrafts but goldstein are finds their forced time out quite a challenge getting them bored so boring here. And i dont like feeling bored. But its the rule so i have to come here. And no one is clear on the outing. I like playing football and i. Made it work allies man i love the colors our clothing our festivals everything gets to send. You to as many rides i would like to go to college in chitral. Because when i live there i wont have to go to the shelley when i have my period. There are lots of girls go there to study but i know i wont like it because i love the College People so much. Was on. Whether its a womans menstrual cycle the seasons of the year or sudden weather change for centuries kalash of organize their lives and the rituals in accordance with the laws of nature. How much of that will the Younger Generation carry on in the future. A group of women have also gathered and goes in as has a mother dr go her friends over for afternoon tea. Boys by said they have a button. And we should think about what the bus sharlee means to us women. What does this tradition mean that if i was one of my senior decides kind of the women. There that youre missing. A few days of rest before you go back home. Even the older women who no longer go to shelly we talk regularly the conversations range from reflections on culture to everyday topics what are the children doing whats cooking and who brought which both goods. And. Every. One of them. Most of the older women consider the pasha and i set a valuable part of the culture. A place that dignifies womanhood make out by. The pasha you can also be seen as a form of oppression. The obligatory stay there also denies menstruating women a role in the normal life of the community. Should trump is the closest city to barbara it can be reached in 2 and a half hours the capital of Chitral District offers its 45000. 00 residents plenty of activities. Since 27 day and it is also her university. Persecutor mother visiting her sister sophia many young kalash come here to study. It. Just get detention. Living. All day and i can make it. To. The new university you seen as a driver of Economic Growth in the region and the wave lifting people out of poverty. Wages is a. Blessing and is looking to picking lettuce to get the little known looking like 9 weeks later now its risking less and missed it i finished. My message that he didnt say. You. Constantly will. You. Give me a lift is a difficult decision being diluted by losing all goodwill and it wouldnt do anything to me says the 1st lets stick to looking like it was a little bit earlier theres definitely a clever plan because they just let them have all of that unfold. Ill take it. And stuff but. Look at. The look at them from above. With departments including Political Science i. T. N. Economics the university is open to both men and women. But in the small cafeteria there is strict gender segregation. Was. Not. A new world awaits persecutor a world full of technology and new regulations but also full of knowledge. That. As. Far as. This event that. What impact will that new world have on kalash culture. That so many women are wearing the child or. The child who is not a part of College Culture a medical opinion about what the but the macabre going to get to but what will remain of our culture when women veil themselves they can be the men have long been dressing like the muslims do so its the women who keep our culture alive always get up to what jessica nationals that i doubt i have a very gay the part they made to. Look out. For out. There. Was one of the. Cars that i just wonder if you know. After the short visit in our home village is returning to our work at the university. Goes in i can leave the pasha lee after 5 days shes glad to be going back to her home and to School Finally back to normal life. This time she doesnt have to avoid people she can take the direct way home straight through the village and across the main bridge. Will the kalash women continue to take this way through their untouched valley in the future. Or will camping grounds a hotel spring up on the banks of the river. Will come or wielding tourists intrude on the kalash on her feels. The same time the interest tourists are taking in this remote region is also an opportunity. To come here to experience a unique culture perhaps that will give it a chance of survival. Once shes back home as it goes you know i was never away now she has the rush to get to school on time just as a parents expect her to. Well like. Many young kalash love the freedom their small world offers them they are determined to preserve their culture. But they also know that they must not miss the boat when it comes to progress and that they will have to prepare for drastic changes. The question is not whether kalash culture will change it will in any case. The question is far more how it will change. The. Kickoff special. 6 times undefeated european champions 2 World Championships and the olympic victory. National soccer team but. The song. 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