Assamese-Speaking Muslims Get ‘Indigenous’ Status: Know About Their Origin, Distribution
The 'indigenous' Muslims of Assam are distinct in their ancestry, different from Muslims who speak Bengali. The Assam government has recently officially identified five sub-groups of Muslims in Assam, namely, Moriya, Goriya, Deshi, Julha and Syed as indigenous. The Bengali-speaking Muslims in Assam have their ancestry in East Pakistan, now Bangladesh, and have migrated into the state at different times. They consist of a larger Muslim population in the state. They are also referred to as Miyas. Two broad categories of Muslims in Assam Post annexation of Assam into British India in 1826, the Bengali-speaking Muslims started migrating into the region and thus, contributing to the majority of the Muslim population. However, Muslims who speak Assamese are broad in terms of sub-catego...
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