Arabs in India

A small but recognizable people with Arab origins have over time settled in the India.Many who arrived in Gujarat were later recruited to the army. Most Gujarati Arabs were traders, and business men who sold or traded silk, diamonds and other valuables resulting in wealthy business men. The city of Surat and villages within the city are notorious for Arab settlements. Variav and Randev are the few villages that Arabs started their lives in. In Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Iraqis arrived in 15th and 16th century from Sindh, Pakistan. These people claim ancestry from Arab tribe of Bani Tamim.In Hyderabad, Chaush are Arab community of Hadhrami descent whose ancestors were recruited as soldier by Nizam of Hyderabad. In Kerala, Syed Thangals of Hadhrami descent settled around 17th century as missionaries to propagate Islam. There are also Shia Sayyids in Northern region of country who claim descent from Wasit, Iraq like Zaidis. Sunni Sayyid of the country also claim Arab descent from Sufi missionaries but it is hard to say that every Sufi really belonged to Arab. Most of the Sufis migrated from Persia. Sunni Sayyid also include converts from higher Hindu castes like Brahmin and Kshatriya. Sunni Sheikhs also claim Arab descent from Sufis or migrants but it remains hoax. They don't know their tribe but trace lineage from Umar, Abu Bakr and Uthman, the Rashidun Caliphate. Many of present Sheikhs converted from Hindu castes such as Kayasth and Rajput.

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Suraj Bhartti on tech and how it affects Hindustani classical music

Khaleejtimes 06 Oct 2024
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EDITORIAL: Moral relativism leaves stain on Canada

Toronto Sun 05 Oct 2024
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Eye Of Riyadh 05 Oct 2024
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Tunisia's Kais Saied: president on a 'divine mission'

Urdu Point 04 Oct 2024
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Gulf Narration Forum aims to enhance cultural exchange

Gulf-Times 01 Oct 2024
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AS’AD AbuKHALIL: The Middle East After Nasrallah

Consortium News 30 Sep 2024
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Israel’s war on Gaza and Lebanon: For the Arab world, where are the red lines?

PIC 28 Sep 2024
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What to know about the 2024 Lotus Festival

The Herald-Times - Bloomington 26 Sep 2024
The 31st Lotus World Music and Arts Festival begins this Thursday, Oct. 3rd, in Bloomington, bringing with it musicians from around the world. Here's what to know about the 2024 Lotus Festival.When is the 2024 Lotus World Music and Arts Festival? ... 3-6 with pre-events on Sept ... This trio from Israel performs Palestinian and Jewish classical Arabic music....
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‘It was horrifying’: Lebanon reels after day of deadly airstrikes

The Guardian 24 Sep 2024
The bombs grew closer. His neighbours began to get calls from unknown numbers with a recorded message, the voice speaking classical Arabic with a strange accent ... Houses in the village began to get hit .......
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Silk Roads review – mesmerising show turns world history upside down

The Observer 24 Sep 2024
The Guardian’s journalism is independent ... Learn more ... an intricate column capital intertwines classical and Islamic decoration next to a hybrid Christian cross. Meanwhile in Fustat, the Arab capital of Egypt, today’s old Cairo, the Ben Ezra synagogue amassed an archive of Hebrew documents that gives glimpses of Jewish life along the Silk Roads ... horses....
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