Emiratis

Emiratis
الإمَارَاتِيُّون
Flag of the United Arab Emirates
Regions with significant populations
United Arab Emirates: approx. 1,150,000[1]
 Canada36,578[2][3]
 Kuwait28,593[2][3]
 India19,941[2][3]
 Oman18,978[3]
 United States18,046[4][3]
 Australia17,673[2][3]
 United Kingdom17,161[5][6]
 Turkey12,928[2][3]
 Qatar10,034[2][3]
 Bahrain7,954[2][3]
 France5,194[3]
 Mali4,000[2]
 Sweden3,292[3]
 Libya3,130[2]
 New Zealand2,976[7][8]
Languages
Arabic (Gulf, Emirati, Shihhi, Modern Standard) · English · Kumzari[9] · Balochi[10] · Achomi[11][12] · Swahili[13]
Religion
Sunni Islam (90%), Shia Islam (10%)[14]
Related ethnic groups
Afro-Emiratis, Ajam Emiratis, Emirati Americans, Other Arabs

The Emiratis (Standard Arabic: الإماراتيون; Gulf Arabic: الإماراتيين) are the citizen population of the United Arab Emirates. Within the UAE itself, their number is approximately 1.15 million.[15]

Formerly known as the Trucial States, the UAE is made up of seven emirates, each of which has a ruling family. Abu Dhabi was home to the Bani Yas tribal confederation; Dubai was settled in 1833 by an offshoot of the Bani Yas, the Al Bu Falasah; Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah are the home to the Al Qasimi or Qawasim; Ajman to the Al Na'im, Umm Al Quwain to the Al Ali and Fujairah to the Sharqiyin.[16][17][18][19]

The Emiratis represent a diverse population with various ethnic, cultural, and tribal backgrounds. While united under the umbrella of Emirati citizenship, they encompass a range of ancestral origins, including Arabian, Persian and North African heritage.[20][21] This diversity is rooted in historical interactions, migrations, conquest, and trade connections that have shaped the demographic landscape of the UAE.[22][20][23][24] Emirati Arabic and English serve as the primary languages of communication amongst the Emirati populace. However, other languages such as Achomi, Balochi, and Swahili are also spoken among certain minority communities.[13]

Islam, being the state religion of the UAE, plays a central role in Emirati society, serving as a guiding force in daily life, governance, and cultural expression. The construction of mosques, observance of religious rituals, and adherence to Islamic principles underscore the spiritual and moral foundations of Emirati identity.[25] Emiratis are mostly Muslims, approximately 90% of whom are Sunni while the remaining 10% are Shia.[26] Different Islamic schools of thought are followed by the Sunni Emiratis, with the Bani Yas of Abu Dhabi and Dubai traditionally adhering to the Maliki school of Islamic jurisprudence.[27] The emirates of Sharjah, Umm al-Quwain, Ras al-Khaimah, and Ajman following the Hanbali school, and Fujairah adhering to the Shafi'i school.[28]

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  20. ^ a b Katherine S Elliott, Marc Haber, Hinda Daggag, George B Busby, Rizwan Sarwar, Derek Kennet, Michael Petraglia, Lawrence J Petherbridge, Parisa Yavari, Frauke U Heard-Bey, Bindu Shobi, Tariq Ghulam, Dalia Haj, Alia Al Tikriti, Alshafi Mohammad, Suma Antony, Maitha Alyileili, Shatha Alaydaroos, Evelyn Lau, Mark Butler, Arash Yavari, Julian C Knight, Houman Ashrafian, Maha T Barakat, Fine-Scale Genetic Structure in the United Arab Emirates Reflects Endogamous and Consanguineous Culture, Population History, and Geography, Molecular Biology and Evolution, Volume 39, Issue 3, March 2022, msac039, https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac039 "Emiratis form a distinct cluster, located proximal to the European populations on PCs 1 and 2 but drawn toward Sub-Saharan African populations while a subset of the Emiratis appears drawn toward South Asians. We also note here that some individuals completely overlapped with Africans and Central Asians reflecting their recent origin from these populations. "Population tree inferred using Treemix (Pickrell and Pritchard 2012) showed that all Emirates, together with Qatar, cluster on a branch and receive African gene flow, probably from diverse sources as it was previously suggested (Hellenthal et al. 2014; Almarri et al. 2021). We estimate using admixture-induced linkage disequilibrium that the African ancestry was already present in the Emirates around 1,000 years ago but its influx appears to have been a continuous process until very recent times consistent with our findings from the PCA. Similarly, Central Asian admixture can be detected starting 2,900 years ago and continued until more recent times." "The Emiratis appear in these tests as significant source of ancestry to many Eurasian and East African populations suggesting an autochthonous component related to ancient Middle Easterners is retained in the genetic landscape. As targets of admixture, the Emirati populations have significant African ancestry as shown in our PCA, Treemix and ALDER results." "We have investigated the genome-wide diversity of the Emirati population and found that both ancient and more recent demographic events have contributed to the genetic formation and structure of the population. Our admixture tests suggest that the population retains an autochthonous Middle Eastern ancestry supplemented with African and South Asian ancestries. The Emirati population captures admixture events that have occurred thousands of years ago, possibly related to movement of people in the Middle East after major cultural transitions such as the invention of agriculture or more recent movements related to climate change and desertification of the region in the past 6,000 years ago (Petraglia et al. 2020; Almarri et al. 2021). However, we found in our data set individuals who were genetically identical to present-day Africans or Central/South Asians, suggesting gene flow into the Emirates is still an ongoing process."
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