Halalkhor

The Halalkhor are a Muslim community, found in India. The Halalkhor are also known as Shaikhra or Shahani in Bihar and Muslim Bhangi and in Uttar Pradesh, and are traditionally associated with manual scavenging.[1] As a result they suffer from discriminatory practices like untouchability along with similarly situated Hindu communities like Helas, Doms, and Valmikis.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Lee, Joel (February 2018). "Who is the true Halalkhor ? Genealogy and ethics in dalit Muslim oral traditions". Contributions to Indian Sociology. 52 (1): 1–27. doi:10.1177/0069966717742223. ISSN 0069-9667.
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