Sayyids
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The Shijrah and the Y-Chromosome
A sequel arguing that BB and Qureshi reach the same wrong conclusion on Sayyid ancestry by different routes. The post contends that Y-chromosome evidence retains paternal descent that autosomal arithmetic…
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Arab Fathers are not fabrications (entirely)
Answering BB’s claim that Pakistanis invent foreign fathers, the author argues South Asian Muslims are not one block: Pashtuns, Baloch, Hazaras and Sayyids carry foreign ancestry the genetic record supports,…
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The white acting mother of a white presenting daughter
Reacting to an essay by a Pakistani American mother whose daughter passes as white, the author discusses her possible Syed background, argues such pieces serve a demand among affluent white…
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The Syeds of South Asia are the sons of Hindus and Magians
The author reviews a 2010 Y-chromosome paper on self-identified Syeds and says its data show Arab affinity, but argues he reads them differently, noting how many Syeds carry South Asian…
