Afro-Iranian
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Sistan and Balochestan, Hormozgan, Khuzestan | |
| Languages | |
| Persian, Arabic, Balochi | |
| Religion | |
| Mostly Shia Islam, minority Sunni Islam, Zaar | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Black African people, |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Afro-Iranians (Persian: ایرانیان آفریقاییتبار, also known as African Persians) are people of Black African descent residing in Iran. Most Afro-Iranians are concentrated in Hormozagan, Sistan and Baluchestan and Khuzestan.[1] Afro-Iranians speak Persian as their mother tongue and have fully integrated.
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History
The Indian Ocean slave trade was multi-directional and changed over time. To meet the demand for menial labor, black slaves captured by Arab slave traders were sold in cumulatively large numbers over the centuries to the Persian Gulf, Egypt, Arabia, India, the Far East, the Indian Ocean islands, Ethiopia, and Somalia.[2]
During the Qajar dynasty, many wealthy households imported Black African women and children as slaves to perform domestic work. This slave labor was drawn exclusively from the Zanj, who were Bantu-speaking peoples that lived along the coast of the Southeast Africa, in an area roughly comprising modern-day Tanzania, Mozambique and Malawi.[3][4] However, Mohammad Shah Qajar, under British pressure, issued a firman suppressing the slave trade in 1848.[5]
Notable Afro-Iranians
- Abdolreza Barzegari, footballer.
- Ali Firouzi, footballer and coach.
- Ibrahim ibn al-Mahdi, Caliph of Baghdad and son of an Afro-Iranian mother.
- Mehrab Shahrokhi, footballer.
- Shanbehzadeh Ensemble, Iranian folk band.
- Malika and Khadijah Haqq, American socialites and actresses, often appear on Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
See also
Further reading
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References
- ↑ Mirzai, Behnaz. Afro-Iranian Lives (documentary film). afroiranianlives.com. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- ↑ Gwyn Campbell, The Structure of Slavery in Indian Ocean Africa and Asia, 1 edition, (Routledge: 2003), p.ix
- ↑ F.R.C. Bagley et al., The Last Great Muslim Empires, (Brill: 1997), p.174
- ↑ Bethwell A. Ogot, Zamani: A Survey of East African History, (East African Publishing House: 1974), p.104
- ↑ UNESCO: Fugitive Slaves, Asylum and Manumission in Iran (1851 – 1913)
External links
- Afro-Iranian Lives (a documentary film by: Behnaz Mirzai)
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Source for percentages is the CIA World Factbook.
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