Nawar people

The Nawar constitute a minor ethnic group in Syria and around the middle east, also to be found in Israel ( Jerusalem ), Gaza , and the West Bank . They are a subgroup of the itinerant Dom people . This numerically small, widely dispersed people seems to have migrated to the region from the east in Byzantine times. As in other countries, they tend to keep apart from the rest of the population, which regards them as dishonorable yet clever. The Roma have traditionally provided musical entertainment at weddings and celebrations. The participation of Roma women in such activities is lucrative, yet at the same time it reinforces the group's low status. Roma also appear at festivals to work their trade as fortune-tellers, sorcerers, and animal trainers. In Syria today, one may still encounter Nawar encampments in rural areas. Their language is known as Nawari , classified as a dialect of the Domari language .

Ethnic group Nawar is an Arabic term for several sedentary communities used primarily in Israel, Jordan, Syria , Lebanon , Palestine . The term is regarded derogatory, used by the Arabs for several diverse ethnic groups. They have historically been called "Gypsies", though as a whole they only have economic activities and lifestyle in connection with the Romani , possibly having distant linguistical relationship; only the Dom people (the largest of the groups) have a clear connection with the Roma. The Dom people are especially known as Nawar. This numerically small, widely dispersed people have migrated to the region from South Asia , particularly from India , in Byzantine times. As in other countries, they tend to keep apart from the rest of the population, which regards them as dishonorable yet clever. The Nawar have traditionally provided musical entertainment at weddings and celebrations. The participation of Nawar women in such activities is lucrative, yet at the same time it reinforces the group's low status. Nawar also appear at festivals to work their trade as fortune-tellers, sorcerers, and animal trainers. In Syria today, one may still encounter Nawar encampments in rural areas.

Ethnic group Nawar is an Arabic term for several nomad communities used primarily in Jordan , Syria , Lebanon , and Palestine . The term, regarded as derogatory, is used by Arabs for several diverse ethnic groups. They have historically been called "Gypsies", though as a whole they only have economic activities and lifestyle in connection with the Romani . The Dom people are especially known as Nawar. This numerically small, widely dispersed people have migrated to the region from South Asia , particularly from India . As in other countries, they tend to keep apart from the rest of the population, which regards them as dishonorable yet clever. The Nawar have traditionally provided musical entertainment at weddings and celebrations. The participation of Nawar women in such activities is lucrative, yet at the same time it reinforces the group's low status. Nawar also appear at festivals to work their trade as fortune-tellers, sorcerers, and animal trainers. In Syria today, one may still encounter Nawar encampments in rural areas. Lebanon: "Acute social marginalization" of Dom community (Report).

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