Kashmiri genetics

Peace Ramakrishna, I well appreciate your sensitivities on this matter. You are aware of what is presently happening in Kashmir, and so am I. Unfortunately what neither of us says is going to make the difference. I agree the tranquility of the area has been disturbed; one needs to find solutions that resolve rather than further divide.

 I am telling of possible causes for immigration away from  Semitic areas thousands of years ago, and not Biblical theology as you suggest. I must agree with you, Kashmir has nothing to do with Biblical beliefs. The bulk of evidence shows a group of displaced people who came to settle down into the arms of Mother India. They carried on their cultural traditions from pre-biblical times in a peaceful dwelling place.

 In response to what Afghanan said; �Isn't it possible it could be that Arabs could also have entered Kashmir?� Your use of the term Arab is questionable. Semitic is the proper term when talking about those of the Ancient World. The Muslims arose in 700 AD as a religion and not a race of people, then set out to conquer the world in the name of the Prophet. They did enter into India and Kashmir but their presence had nothing at all to do with the religions or the earlier races of people that lived there. 

If I gave you a coin marked as coming from before Mohammed, I would be cheating you for the coin is an obvious forgery. We know when the Prophet was born and it is totally impossible for any Muslim saint to come from before that time! Let�s get this straight, I am not talking about a Jewish migration but a Semitic migration of displaced Palestinian settlers fleeing from those that came in and took over their city. This particular incident happened over a thousand years before the time of Mohammed.  

Facts? Certainly. The Kashmiri people wore shawls with long tassels, woven from goat hair and wool, first mentioned in 300 B.C. then in 1100 A.D. (In the 19th century these distinctive shawls became a fashion item in Europe. France and Britain established mechanized shawl industries with the most famous centre at Paisley in Scotland. Like Cashmere sweaters the Paisley designs are of Kashmiri origin. The copies proved more successful and the ancient textile industry in Kashmir collapsed around 1870.

Koshur, you originally asked about this blood test you did that claimed you were related to the Kohens the traditional tribe of Jewish priests. I have gone to great lengths to research the history behind the situation in Kashmir. For what it�s worth I say you could relate to the Canaanites a pre-biblical group of people.

Beforehand I had no opinion at all but your case alone convinces me these stupid blood tests are an abuse of human rights. Their original medical purposes are being abused by certain religious interest groups to give a sinister and twisted view of genetics with unacceptable racial implications.