Sheedi
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Sheedi (Hindi: शीदि, Urdu: شیدی) are a descendants of African slaves that live in Balochistan and Sindh provinces of Pakistan, and in Gujarat, India. Sheedi are said to be the descendants of people brought from Zanzibar and maintain their distinct African identity in the midst of the dominating South Asian cultures.
A community of Sheedi's resides on the outskirts of Karachi, in Manghopir, where there is a famous shrine. The annual celebration at the shrine, known as Pir Mangho Urs, is famous for featuring traditions thought to have East African origins. A documentary film about the Sheedis was made in 2005 by Beheroze Shroff named We're Indian and African: Voices of the Sidis.
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