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The '''Khalifa''' are a predominantly [[Islam in India|Muslim]] [[Caste system in India|caste]] based in [[Valsad district]], Gujarat, India; also residing within Islamabad the capital of Pakistan and Lyari, Karachi, Pakistan. The '''Khalifa''' caste are classed as Indo-Arabs as they are believed to be of Yemeni descent, although some claim to have African heritage.<ref name='Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies'> {{cite journal | title = 'Music is in our blood': Gujarati Muslim Musicians in the UK. | journal = Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies | date = 1 March 2006 | first = John | last = Baily| url = http://business.highbeam.com/2165/article-1G1-143010950/music-our-blood-gujarati-muslim-musicians-uk | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150416120740/http://business.highbeam.com/2165/article-1G1-143010950/music-our-blood-gujarati-muslim-musicians-uk | url-status = dead | archive-date = 16 April 2015 | access-date = 2012-04-17 | doi=10.1080/13691830500487241}}</ref> Traditionally [[barber]]s and musicians, many immigrated to the United Kingdom in the 1960s, and are today active in their traditional roles in their adopted country.<ref name='Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies'/>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.iamkhalifa.com/ The Federation of Gujarati Khalifa Muslim Societies of UK]

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[[Category:Social groups of Gujarat]]
[[Category:Muslim communities of India]]
[[Category:Muslim communities of Gujarat]]

Khalifa (caste) - Revision history

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