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'''Indian Moors''' were a grouping of people who existed in [[Sri Lanka]] predominantly during its [[Colonial history of Sri Lanka|colonial period]]. They were distinguished by their [[Muslim]] faith whose origins traced back to the [[British Raj]]. Therefore, Indian Moors refer to a number of ethnic groups such as [[Memons in Sri Lanka|Memons]], [[Mustaali|Bohra]] and [[Khoja]]. These groups tended to retain their own ancestral practices and language.<ref name=Nubin>{{cite book|last1=Nubin|first1=Walter|title=Sri Lanka: Current Issues and Historical Background|date=2002|publisher=Nova Publishers|location=New York|isbn=1-59033-573-2|page=148|url=https://books.google.com
==History==
===Origins===
The Indian Moors trace their origins back to immigrants in search of business opportunities during the [[British Ceylon|British colonial period]], however some can trace their origins as far back as [[Portuguese Ceylon|Portuguese times]]. They came from various parts of [[India]].<ref name="Country Studies">{{cite web|title=Muslims|url=http://countrystudies.us/sri-lanka/38.htm|website=Country Studies|
In 1930, the [[Indian Government]] imposed a ban on the emigration of unskilled Indian labour to Sri Lanka. The country's own immigrants Act of 1948, restricted entry into Sri Lanka only to those who had already been in Sri Lanka and held valid travel documents. With respect to the status and future of the Indian immigrants in Sri Lanka, an agreement had already been reached between the two countries and had been implemented as the following by the date of 30 October 1964:—<ref>The Population of Sri Lanka, pp. 2.</ref>
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===Decline===
In 1971 Indian Moors numbered 29,416 declining from 55,400 in [[1963 Ceylon Census|1963]]. Their decline was partly due to much of the population returning to India and some declaring themselves and being enumerated as Sri Lankan Moors.<ref name=pop46>The Population of Sri Lanka, pp. 46.</ref> The presently remaining population have been categorised as "others" in the Sri Lankan census, since 1981, due to their small numbers.{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}
==Demographics==
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===Ethnic groups===
The Indian Moors was a collective of ethnic groups, identified by their Islamic faith and similar geographic origin. The Largest of those groups being [[Tamil people|Tamils]] from [[South India]]. Others included the [[Memons in Sri Lanka|Memons]], originally from [[Sind]] (in modern [[Pakistan]]), who first arrived in 1870; in the 1980s they numbered only about 3,000. The
==Religion==
{{main|Islam in Sri Lanka}}
Indian Moors are predominantly followers of [[Islam]], hence their cultural identity being defined by their religion. Most Indian Moor groups follow [[Sunni Islam]], with the exception of the [[
==See also==
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{{Immigration to Sri Lanka}}
{{British Ceylon period topics}}
[[Category:Sri Lankan people of Indian descent]]
[[Category:Sri Lankan people of Pakistani descent]]
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