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The earliest South Asian Muslims to come to Laos are believed to have been the [[Tamil Muslim]]s of [[Pondicherry]] who arrived to the country via [[Ho Chi Minh City]] during the [[French protectorate of Laos|French colonial period]].<ref name=":0" /> Predominantly belonging to the [[Labbay]] community, these Tamils found employment as labourers and guards in the [[Vientiane|Laotian capital]]. During [[World War I]], the [[British Army during World War I|British Army]] employed and stationed ethnic [[Pashtuns]] to Southeast Asia. South Asian Muslims are mainly found in [[Vientiane]] today.<ref name=":0" /> The small community of [[Cham people|Chams]] first came to Laos from [[Cambodia]] to escape persecution from the [[Khmer Rouge]] regime in the late 20th-century. The Chams established the Azahar Mosque, which is popularly known by locals as Masjid Cambodia.<ref name=":0" />
Formerly considered the largest Muslim community in Laos, the [[Chin Haw]] community have been sharply declining as many have begun to migrate overseas. Boasting a population of over 7000 in the mid-1960s, the [[Laotian Civil War]] and the [[History of Laos since 1945|political developments]] of the 1970s have driven much of the Chin Haw community to emigrate from Laos.<ref name=":1" /> Though majority of the Muslim population trace their origins to other countries, there is a small community of indigenous [[Lao people|Lao]], who are mostly [[Conversion to Islam|converts to Islam]]. Many of these converts intermarry with the other dominant Muslim communities.<ref name=":1" /> Nowadays, members of the [[Tablighi Jamaat]] frequent Laos from [[Thailand]] to spread their teachings.
==See also==
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