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Bohra

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The Bohra, Vohra or Dawoodi Bohras are a community of Shia of (Ismā'īlī branch). They number approximately one million worldwide. Dawoodi Bohra community resides in India and Pakistan,[1][2] with a sizable population in Yemen, East Africa, and the Middle East.[3]

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  1. Samir, Salwa (27 August 2023). "Egypt honors India Bohras for preserving country's Fatimid mosques". Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  2. Andleeb, Shumaila Andleeb Shumaila (5 December 2023). "PM lauds services of Bohra community for country's progress". Associated Press of Pakistan. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  3. Blank, Jonah (2001-04-15). Mullahs on the Mainframe. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-05676-7.