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<p>made new data w/ infobox</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Muslim community in india}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}<br /> The &#039;&#039;&#039;Shaikhda&#039;&#039;&#039; or Shaikhra are a Muslim community found in the states of [[Gujarat]] and [[Bihar]] in India.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal |last=Ahmad |first=Tauseef |date=April 2023 |title=A Study of Shekhra Biradari of Bihar, India |url=https://journals.library.brandeis.edu/index.php/caste/article/download/401/195/2421#:~:text=Because%20of%20the%20demeaning%20treatment,justice%20(Fraser%2C%202003). |journal=Caste: A Global Journal on Social Exclusion |volume=4 |issue=1 |doi=10.26812/caste.v4i1.401 |issn=2639-4928|doi-access=free }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Present circumstances==<br /> <br /> The community is found mainly in [[Ahmedabad district|Ahmedabad]] and [[Baroda]] districts and [[Bihar districts|Araria| Purnea and Kishanganj]] districts . They have abandoned many of their syncretic practices, and are now fairly orthodox [[Sunni]] Muslims. The Shaikhda are mainly an urban community, and many are now petty traders. They are endogamous, marrying close kin.&lt;ref&gt;Muslim Communities in Gujarat by Satish C Misra&lt;/ref&gt;{{full citation needed|date=October 2023}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> <br /> {{reflist}}<br /> {{Indian Muslim}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Social groups of Gujarat]]<br /> [[Category:Muslim communities of India]]<br /> [[Category:Shaikh clans]]<br /> [[Category:Muslim communities of Gujarat]]</div>

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