Baloch people in the United Arab Emirates explained

Group:Baloch people in the United Arab Emirates
Population:709,080[1]
Popplace:Dubai Sharjah Ras Al Khaimah
Langs:Balochi Arabic
Persian, widely spoken as second/third languages
Urdu, widely spoken as second/third languages
Rels:Sunni Islam

Baloch people in the United Arab Emirates comprise residents of the United Arab Emirates of Baloch ancestry,[2] [3] [4] [5] whose ancestral roots lie in Balochistan.[6] [7] Like Balochs in other Gulf states.

Culture

The Baloch speak Balochi. The Gulf dialect of Arabic is also natively spoken by those who have been settled in the region for generations.[8] A Balochi literary society under the name Balochi Labzanki Sarchammag is active in the UAE. In Balochi folklore, the Gulf is frequently referenced as a land of opportunities and employment. Poetry, lullabies or songs sung by women at weddings for instance contain references to the economic prosperity offered in Dubai. Some Baloch speak Persian and Urdu as languages from countries such as Iran and Pakistan.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baloch population scattered around the world . 16 February 2023 .
  2. Azam . Muhammad . 2017-12-20 . THE ROLE OF BALOCH PEOPLE IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF UAE . Hanken . en . 9 . 1 . 55–64 . 2710-4850.
  3. Web site: The Performance and Patronage of Baloch Culture Through Music (And Related Arts) in the Eastern Arabian Peninsula - ProQuest . 2024-10-31 . www.proquest.com . en.
  4. Peterson . John E . 2013 . THE BALUCH PRESENCE IN THE PERSIAN GULF . Oxford University Press.
  5. Book: McCoy, Eric . Iranians in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates: Migration, Minorities, and Identities in the Persian Gulf Arab States . The University of Arizona . 2008 . 9780549935070 . en . 659750775 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240805072620/https://repository.arizona.edu/bitstream/handle/10150/193398/azu_etd_10189_sip1_m.pdf . 2024-08-05 . live.
  6. Peterson . John E . 2013 . THE BALUCH PRESENCE IN THE PERSIAN GULF . Oxford University Press.
  7. Book: McCoy, Eric . Iranians in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates: Migration, Minorities, and Identities in the Persian Gulf Arab States . The University of Arizona . 2008 . 9780549935070 . en . 659750775 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240805072620/https://repository.arizona.edu/bitstream/handle/10150/193398/azu_etd_10189_sip1_m.pdf . 2024-08-05 . live.
  8. Book: Potter . Lawrence G. . Sectarian Politics in the Persian Gulf . 2013 . Oxford University Press . 229-244 . 2024-09-04.