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'''Xoraxane''' (also spelled as '''Khorakhane, Horahane, Kharokane, Xoraxai,''' etc.) is a historical term to the Roma population in the Balkans who are adherents of Islam. They are non-[[Vlax Romani language|Vlax]] [[Romani people]], who adopted [[Sunni Islam]] of the [[Hanafi]] [[madhhab]] at the time of the [[Ottoman Empire]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Xoraxane Roma |url=https://www.romarchive.eu/en/terms/xoraxane-roma/}}</ref> They are colloquially referred to as, '''Lovers of the Koran'''. There are several subgroups of Xoraxane Roma, named after their old traditional professional activities, also divived in sedentary and nomadic groups.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Roma – Sub Ethnic Groups |url=http://rombase.uni-graz.at/cgi-bin/art.cgi?src=data/ethn/topics/names.en.xml |website=Rombase.uni-graz.at}}</ref> |
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Some of them are [[Derviş]] of [[Sufism]] belief, and the biggest [[Tariqa]] of [[Jerrahi]] is located at the largest [[Arlije]] and [[Gurbeti]] Muslim Roma settlement in Europe in [[Šuto Orizari]], locally called ''Shutka'' in [[North Macedonia]] have their own Romani [[Imam]]<ref>{{cite journal |year=2010 |title=Society: Macedonia's Romani Imam |url=https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=61416 |journal=Transitions Online |issue=6/08}}</ref>and the Muslim Roma in Šuto Orizari use the [[Quran]] in Balkan Romani language.<ref>{{cite web |title=Quran Collection: The Noble Quran in Romani Language – (Juzz Amma) -... | Romani language, Noble quran, Romani |url=https://www.pinterest.de/pin/827888343969847915/}}</ref> The majority of Muslim Roma in the former Yugoslavia speak [[Balkan Romani]] and [[South Slavic languages]], while many speak only the language from the host country's like the [[Albanized]] Muslim Roma Groups from [[Albania]], [[Kosovo]], [[Montenegro]] and [[North Macedonia]], speak only the [[Albanian language]] and be called '''Khorakhan Shiptari''', they have fully adopted the [[Albanian culture]],<ref>{{cite web |title=The identity of a Gypsy community |url=https://www2.umbc.edu/MA/index/number2/rom/rom1ide.htm}}</ref> other created an own identity like [[Ashkali and Balkan Egyptians]], and some deny their Romani Background, especially in Kosovo and claimed to be [[Albanians]] or [[Turkish people|Turks]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Trubeta |first1=Sevasti |year=2005 |title=Balkan Egyptians and Gypsy/Roma Discourse |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233452856 |journal=Nationalities Papers |volume=33 |pages=71–95 |doi=10.1080/00905990500053788 |s2cid=155028453 |via=[[ResearchGate]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Govers |first1=C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zJsYDAAAQBAJ&dq=albanophobe+gypsy&pg=PA218 |title=The Politics of Ethnic Consciousness |last2=Vermeulen |first2=H. |date=30 April 2016 |isbn=9781349646739}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:21, 30 August 2023
Xoraxane (also spelled as Khorakhane, Horahane, Kharokane, Xoraxai, etc.) is a historical term to the Roma population in the Balkans who are adherents of Islam. They are non-Vlax Romani people, who adopted Sunni Islam of the Hanafi madhhab at the time of the Ottoman Empire.[1] They are colloquially referred to as, Lovers of the Koran. There are several subgroups of Xoraxane Roma, named after their old traditional professional activities, also divived in sedentary and nomadic groups.[2]
Some of them are Derviş of Sufism belief, and the biggest Tariqa of Jerrahi is located at the largest Arlije and Gurbeti Muslim Roma settlement in Europe in Šuto Orizari, locally called Shutka in North Macedonia have their own Romani Imam[3]and the Muslim Roma in Šuto Orizari use the Quran in Balkan Romani language.[4] The majority of Muslim Roma in the former Yugoslavia speak Balkan Romani and South Slavic languages, while many speak only the language from the host country's like the Albanized Muslim Roma Groups from Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro and North Macedonia, speak only the Albanian language and be called Khorakhan Shiptari, they have fully adopted the Albanian culture,[5] other created an own identity like Ashkali and Balkan Egyptians, and some deny their Romani Background, especially in Kosovo and claimed to be Albanians or Turks.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Xoraxane Roma".
- ^ "Roma – Sub Ethnic Groups". Rombase.uni-graz.at.
- ^ "Society: Macedonia's Romani Imam". Transitions Online (6/08). 2010.
- ^ "Quran Collection: The Noble Quran in Romani Language – (Juzz Amma) -... | Romani language, Noble quran, Romani".
- ^ "The identity of a Gypsy community".
- ^ Trubeta, Sevasti (2005). "Balkan Egyptians and Gypsy/Roma Discourse". Nationalities Papers. 33: 71–95. doi:10.1080/00905990500053788. S2CID 155028453 – via ResearchGate.
- ^ Govers, C.; Vermeulen, H. (30 April 2016). The Politics of Ethnic Consciousness. ISBN 9781349646739.