Al-Akhdam
Sign in to saveThe Akhdām (; singular: Khadami), are an Arabic-speaking ethnic or socio-economic group whose members live in Yemen. Although the Muhamashīn are Arabic-speaking Muslims just like most other Yemenis, they are considered to be at the very bottom of the supposedly abolished caste ladder, they are socially segregated from other Yemenis and they are mostly confined to menial jobs in the country's major cities. According to unofficial estimates, the Muhamashīn number is between 500,000 and 3,500,000 individuals.
Key facts
- Ethnic group.image
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- Ethnic group.caption
- Akhdam children in a Taiz neighborhood
- Ethnic group.pop
- 500,000 - 3,500,000 (Unofficial sources)
- Ethnic group.regions
- Sana'a, Aden, Ibb, Ta'izz, Lahij, Abyan, Al Hudaydah, Mukalla
- Ethnic group.langs
- Yemeni Arabic
- Ethnic group.rels
- Islam
- Ethnic group.related_groups
- Afro-Arabs, Ethiopians, Bantus, Nilotes, Negritos and Yemeni Arabs
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Origins
- Societal discrimination in Yemen
- Social conditions
- Economic status
- Health conditions
- Activism and international visibility
- Stereotypes and global discourse on race
- Demographics
- Depictions in Yemeni literature
- See also
- References
- External links
The Akhdām (; singular: Khadami), are an Arabic-speaking ethnic or socio-economic group whose members live in Yemen. Although the Muhamashīn are Arabic-speaking Muslims just like most other Yemenis, they are considered to be at the very bottom of the supposedly abolished caste ladder, they are socially segregated from other Yemenis and they are mostly confined to menial jobs in the country's major cities. According to unofficial estimates, the Muhamashīn number is between 500,000 and 3,500,000 individuals.
== Origins == thumb|The caves of Al-Akhdam in Sanaa in 1942 thumb|left|200px|Akhdam man or Khadem in Ta'izz
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