Feature: What Was The Impact of The Hadrami Diaspora on The Malabar Coast?

Presenter:

Sapan Maini-Thompson
Delivered: London on July 1, 2018

My family is from India (though not Kerala), and with my interest in both Arabic and Indian history, I wanted to explore the interaction between these spheres, focusing on religious history and the spread of Islam in the pre-modern and early-modern world.

Sources & Future References

• Asian Journal of Social Science

• Converging cultures: the Hadrami diaspora in the Indian Ocean (Oxford Diasporas Programme)

• The Hadrami Diaspora – Leif Manger

• Arab Seafaring in the Indian Ocean in Ancient and Early Medieval Times - George F. Hourani, John Carswell

• Aden & the Indian Ocean Trade: 150 Years in the Life of a Medieval Arabian Port - Roxani Eleni Margariti

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