Migration History, Divergent Identities, and Demographic Trends
Pakistanis form a global diaspora that emerged after World War II, following the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947. Major concentrations of Pakistanis exist in the United States, Canada, and Norway, and smaller Pakistani communities are also to be found in most Western European countries, in Australia, and in postcolonial developing countries, especially the Middle East and Gulf States, Malaysia, Indonesia, and East and southern Africa (where many arrived before partition). This entry focuses on the Pakistani diasporic community in Britain, the earliest and by far the largest and most prominent internationally, which emerged in the 1990s as a major player in global diaspora religious politics.
Migrants from the Indian subcontinent, among them Pakistanis, began arriving in Britain in substantial numbers after World War II. They were recruited to assist with the reconstruction of the British economy, entering...
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Werbner, P. (2005). Pakistani Migration and Diaspora Religious Politics in a Global Age. In: Ember, M., Ember, C.R., Skoggard, I. (eds) Encyclopedia of Diasporas. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-29904-4_48
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