Momin Ansari
The Momin Ansari () or Saudagar are a Muslim community of merchants found mainly in India, Pakistan, and Nepal. The literal meaning of Ansar is "supporter".In North India, the community are known as Ansari or Shaikh while in Maharashtra the community are known as Momin or Saudagar.
Although the community can be found throughout the Indian subcontinent, the Varanasi District in Uttar Pradesh is always regarded by most Momin as the centre of their community. In that city, the Ansari are said to make up a third of the city's population. Important Ansari neighborhoods in the city include Madanpura, Adampura and Jaitpura. Provided by Wikipedia
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1by Daren Hanumunthadu, Elon H C van Dijk, Sunila Dumpala, Bindu Rajesh, Ayesha Jabeen, Asiya Jabeen, Momin Ansari, Pooja Mehta, Shilpi Shah, Chintan Sarvaiya, Catherine Meyerle, Lihteh Wu, Alay Banker, Camiel J Boon, Jay ChhablaniGet full text
Published 2019-01-01
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