The Last Infidels of Hindu Kush
Persecuted by Muslims for centuries and squeezed by the forces of assimilation and modernity, the Kalasha are on the verge of extinction.
Manzoor Ali, Staff Writer
Manzoor Ali is a Pakistani writer. He has contributed to TRT World, Roads and Kingdoms, Al Jazeera, New Internationalist, Himal Southasian, Foreign Policy, The Indian Express, Dawn, and The Express Tribune.
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