Konkani Muslims
Konkani Muslims are a sub-ethnic group of the Konkani people living in the Konkan region of western India, who practice Islam. They speak the Konkani language.[1]
History
The history of Kokani Muslims settled in Mumbai (erstwhile Bombay) is documented in publications such as the Bombay Gazette and newspapers like The Times of India since the later part of nineteenth century. Many prominent Kokani Muslim families' names, their activities and contributions to social and cultural life are accessible.
Geography
India
Konkani Muslims are natives of Konkan region in Western India, the population is mainly concentrated in the Maharashtrian districts of Mumbai, Raigad, Thane, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg. Muslim people of south Sindhudurg near Malvan and the former Maratha princely states of Sawantwadi and Oros speak a dialect of Konkani called Málvani language.
Diaspora
There are Konkani Muslims in Karachi, Pakistan who migrated after the Partition of India in 1947. The Konkani Muslims in Karachi now speak Urdu and have assimilated with other Muhajirs. The Konkani Muslims in Karachi are concentrated in the Kokan Cooperative Housing Society, Gizri in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town.
There is a large Konkani Muslim diaspora community of economic migrants working in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, the UK, the United States, South Africa and East Africa (where they have been established for almost a century).
Cuisine
The cuisine of Konkani Muslims is non-vegetarian, mostly seafood. Its staple food is rice and bread made of rice (preferred at dinners) with fish and lentils or vegetables. It is mainly influenced by Maharashtrian cuisine. Konkani Muslims make different types of sweets which include baitho ghavno, sandan and bhanori.
Religion
They predominantly adhere to the Sunni Muslim Shafi'i maddhab (Islamic school of thought), unlike most Muslims from South Asia, who adhere to the Hanafi maddhab.
Notable people
- Mukri – Indian comedian
- Shafi Inamdar – Bollywood actor
- Aamir Dalvi – Hindi television actor
- Dawood Ibrahim – Accused in 1993 Bombay bombings; wanted by Interpol, FBI and Indian authorities.[2]
- Fareed Zakaria – American journalist
- Rafiq Zakaria – Indian politician, educator and author
- Abdul Rehman Antulay – Indian politician, ex-Chief Minister of Maharashtra
- Zakir Naik – Muslim scholar and preacher
- Imran Yusuf – British comedian
- Ghulam Parkar - Indian cricketer
- Hamid Dalwai - Social reformer
- Husain Dalwai - Member of Parliament
References
- ↑ Dr Omar Khalidi. "History". www.ikonkani.com. i-konkani. Retrieved April 2015. Check date values in:
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