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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Kuwait chairs Arab meeting to discuss Free Trade Zone

Kuna 10 Dec 2023
CAIRO, Dec 10 (KUNA) -- The 56th meeting of the Arab League's Implementation and Follow-up Committee of the Economic and Social Council kicked off on Sunday chaired by Kuwait to discuss the final steps of creating the Greater Arab Free Trade Zone....
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UAE’s World Zone Shipping Services opens doors in Bahrain

The Daily Tribune - Bahrain 10 Dec 2023
World Zone Shipping Services LLC, a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based logistics provider, has expanded its operation to Bahrain.  The inauguration ceremony, held in ......
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Climate activists hold biggest COP28 protest yet in U.N. Blue Zone

The Spokesman-Review 10 Dec 2023
Indigenous people from every continent dressed in traditional clothes, young climate advocates and seasoned activists marched in the biggest demonstration yet at the COP28 climate talks on Saturday, an unusual sight in the United Arab Emirates where any form of protest is severely restricted....
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Watch: Calls for Gaza ceasefire ring out in Dubai as protesters march on COP28 grounds

Khaleejtimes 09 Dec 2023
Carrying a huge black banner emblazoned with “Ceasefire Now” in bold letters, written in English and Arabic, the protesters shouted their call while marching around the UN-controlled Blue Zone ... Here's a video.. More to follow. ALSO READ....
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Israel and US are at odds over conflicting visions for postwar Gaza

Lockport Union-Sun 08 Dec 2023
"The buffer zone may be part of the demilitarization ... Israel told Western allies and regional neighbors about the buffer zone plans as recently as last week, without offering a detailed proposal, according to Egyptians officials and Arab and Western diplomats, who insisted on anonymity to discuss the topic....
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The Israel / Gaza conflict affects the security perception of destinations up to 2.000km away

TravelDailyNews 08 Dec 2023
The main takeaway of the study is a significant fall in the Security Perception Index for all destinations that could be loosely defined as ‘Arab’ regardless of distance from the conflict ... Whilst Turkey is not an Arab country, and for that matter nor is Egypt, nonetheless the ......
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From the Community | On language, silence and the sit-in

Stanford Daily 08 Dec 2023
Translated from Arabic by Huda Fakhreddine ... “The overlap zone with Palestine in Arabic is not small, but the empathy field in English is malnourished.” These weeks we have witnessed the starkest reminders of this devastating lack. ....
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US defies appeals to back UN resolution for urgent Gaza ceasefire

The Observer 08 Dec 2023
The US has defied appeals from its Arab allies and the UN secretary general to back an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, telling the security council that to do so would merely plant the seeds of the next war ... After the vote, United Arab Emirates deputy ambassador Mohamed ......
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US would object to 'buffer zone' inside Gaza Strip

The New Arab 07 Dec 2023
News agency Reuters previously reported that Israel had informed several Arab states that it wants to carve out a buffer zone on the Palestinian side of Gaza's border, as it claimed that it would be done to prevent future attacks as part of proposals for the enclave after the war ends....
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West turns a blind eye to Israel's nuclear weapons: Academic

Anadolu Agency 07 Dec 2023
"Iran and Arab countries can put more pressure on Israel. Beyond saying that the Middle East should be a nuclear-free zone, Iran can say, 'I am joining the Central Asian nuclear-free zone' and the Arab countries can say, 'We are joining the North African nuclear-free zone, the Pelindaba Treaty'....
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US would object to 'buffer zone' inside Gaza strip, State Department says

Reuters 07 Dec 2023
Reuters reported last week that Israel had informed several Arab states that it wants to carve out a buffer zone on the Palestinian side of Gaza's border to prevent future attacks as part of proposals for the enclave after the war ends ... "So if any proposed buffer zone ......
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Erdogan rejects 'buffer zone' plan for Gaza

Middle East Online 06 Dec 2023
ANKARA - Turkey rejects plans to establish a post-war buffer zone in Gaza because it would be disrespectful to Palestinians, President Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying on Wednesday. Reuters reported last week that Israel had conveyed plans for the buffer zone to several Arab states and Turkey....
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