The Washington Post ran a piece on the Kalash, an extremely small community nestled into the Kalash Valleys in northwestern Pakistan, and so it seemed like the right time for us to do an episode on them. The Kalash, who practice an Islam-influenced form of what appears to be the pre-Hindu Vedic religion, are a fascinating window into the past and a case…
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Foreign Exchanges is a newsletter that helps you stay on top of important stories happening around the world. Our companion podcast aims to understand the contemporary world by looking to the past. Join host Derek Davison as he interviews writers and scholars whose work sheds light on world history.
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