Racist Indian mob attacks African students

[Nilgiri]

yeah 6 sudani lived on the floor above my previous apartment in lahore and all of us had great terms with then

But whats the total number of Africans living in Pakistan? Any statistics available?

 

[Hell hound]

Pakistan
Many of the Africans brought into the Indian subcontinent entered through the ports of Baluchistan and Sindh, where they worked as dockworkers, horse-keepers, domestic servants, agricultural workers, nurses, palanquin carriers and apprentices to blacksmiths and carpenters. In 1851, the linguist Sir Richard Burton, who served in the British Army in Sindh, noted how up to 700 Bambasi, Habshi and Zangibari—all Africans—were imported annually into neighboring Baluchistan. Females were in greater demand and were priced at around 50 pounds, while children were bartered for grain, cloth and other goods. Much of the vocabulary used by the Afro-Sindhi descendants of these migrants is a modified Swahili. For instance, the word for shield in Swahili, ngao, is gao among the Afro-Sindhi; the word for moon (or one month) in Swahili, mwesi, is moesi in Afro-Sindhi.

Pakistan has the most people of African descent in South Asia. It has been estimated that at least a quarter of the total population of the Makran coast is of African ancestry—that is, at least 250,000 people living on the southern coast of Pakistan, which overlaps with southeastern Iran, can claim East African descent. Beginning in 1650 Oman traded more heavily with the Lamu archipelago on the Swahili coast and transported Africans to the Makran coast. As a result, today many Pakistani of African descent are referred to as Makrani, whether or not they live there. On the coast they are also variously referred to as dada, sheedi and syah (all meaning black), or alternatively, gulam (slave) or naukar (servant). The children of Sindhi Muslim men and sidiyani (female Africans) are called gaddo—as in half-caste. The population geneticist Lluis Quintana-Murci of the Pasteur Institute in Paris found that more than 40 percent of the maternal gene pool of the Makrani is of African origin.

"Mombasa Street" and "Sheedi Village" in Karachi speak to the African presence in modern-day Pakistan. The predominantly Muslim Afro-Pakistani community in Karachi continues to celebrate the Manghopir festival, in honor of the Sufi saint Mangho Haji Syed Sakhi Sultan. Outside the main shrine in Karachi, there is a pond with crocodiles that are served specially prepared food. The crocodiles, which were venerated by Hindus before the advent of Islam and are also regarded with esteem by Africans, have become an integral part of the shrine. Although the Sheedis no longer understand all the words of the songs they sing, they pass along this tradition to succeeding generations.

Maritime activities on the Pakistani Makran coast influenced the music of Afro-Baluchis, many of whom were seafarers who maintained contacts with eastern and northeastern Africa through the middle of the 20th century. There are distinct similarities between the Afro-Pakistani drumming and singing performances called laywa in the Makran and those called lewa in coastal Oman—songs consisting of Swahili words and references to both East Africa and the sea.
http://exhibitions.nypl.org/africansindianocean/essay-south-asia.php

 

[boxer_B]

How op dodged to give direct link.


This is 2014 incident republished to feed denial and hatred after wani and Saudi incident.

 

[Nilgiri]

 

[Skillrex]

As Delhi is my second home.. here is my opinion.. some blacks are good some are not.. i have seen many black people going to College dressed smart in metro early in the morning.. but there are some who comes to india to do nothing but AYAASHI... they indulge in drug trafficking mostly.. If you go around West delhi.. its population is around 70% black.. and its hub of drug addict..
but beating black people are no way justified.. if you find something wrong handover to police rest will move according to the law.

 

[fitpOsitive]

Is there are any African living in Pakistan?

Pakistanis are very welcoming to foreigners, be it a visitor or an student.

 

[CorporateAffairs]

Last week around 1000 African students have been deported to their country for selling drugs in Bangalore.
India is a democratic country hence news like this comes out.
Less we talk about non-democratic countries.

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

General Hosh Mohammad Sheedi - the chief of the Talpur Military;

His immortal words "Will die ,will die but not will never give Sindh" are still remembered today ...

@Mast Qalandar Jhoole Laal.

Sheedi haazir hai!

First of all

Sheedis of Zanji (Zanzibari origin who are majority including myself) were traders.
Sheedis of Habshi (Ethiopian) origin were mostly soldiers like Hoshu Sheedi.
Sheedis of Bumbasi (Kenyan) origin were mostly servants.

Zanji Sheedi's mothertongue was Swahili and some Bumbasi also, nowadas Kenans speak Swahili.
Habshi spoke Ethiopian langauge.

Zanji have light skin but African features
Bumbasi have dark skin and African feaures
Habshi have dark skin but not African features

Now most are mixed with each and other people.



Are you Baluch? I was also in Oman

Above is a Pakistani Sheedi member of PDF..


@Nilgiri.

@OrdinaryGenius

 

[Sergi]

The article just said African students. I don't know which country. But I can bet they are Nigerians. Nigerians are the most nutritious people in India. I have witnessed one such incident in Pune.

The crowd do thrash people who misbehave with women irrespective of their nationality.

So I am not going to say it's bad before knowing full incident

Not in Pakistan...

There are a lot more Asians and African in India than Pakisant. May multiple times and as common human nature everybody isn't a saint

And wait Plz tell me what's the punishment for Eve teasing or misbehaving with women in Pak.

 

[django]

People should not be bullied due to their skin pigmentation, yet at the same time if these folks do not like condition over here in south asia, why stay, go and study in Nigeria, South Africa etc