page_title: Ashkali and Balkan Egyptians
section_title: Culture
hierarchical_section_title: Ashkali and Balkan Egyptians / Culture
caption_attribution_description: English: Flag of Ashkali
context_page_description: The Ashkali and Balkan Egyptians are Albanian-speaking ethnic cultural minorities which mainly inhabit Kosovo. They are sometimes considered to be Albanized Romani, but they do not self-identify as such. Prior to the Kosovo War of 1999, Ashkali registered themselves as Albanians.
  During the Kosovo War, they were displaced as refugees in Albania, Serbia and North Macedonia and whole Western Europe such as Germany and France. The "Ashkali" identity was created in 1999, as they tried to show their pro-Albanian stance and distinguish themselves from the Roma.
context_section_description: Roma, Ashkali, and Egyptians claim ethnic differences among them. Marriages between Egyptians and Albanians are very rare but still more frequent than marriages between Romani and Albanians, while marriages between Egyptians with Roma are extremely rare.
  Roma and Ashkalija do not classify one another as Gadje.
  The Ashkali and Roma claim the Egyptians as their own; whereas the Ashkali and Egyptians dispute over each other's background.  No television or radio channels are dedicated to Askhali or Egyptian minority audiences.
caption: Flag of Ashkali[16]
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