The Julaha (Weaver) are a community of Pakistan and India, which adopted the profession of weaving. Etymology The term Julaha may derive from the Persian julah (ball of thread). Other explanation put forth by Julaha themselves include "jal (net), jils (decorated) or uila (lighted up, or white)." Both Hindu and Muslim Julaha groups exist; a number of the Muslim Julaha later changed their group name to terms such as Ansari (but not all Ansari's are julaha, as only few julaha's changed their title to Ansari). See also Malik (Julaha) Dogra Haral Chuhra Kabir panth Bhuiyar Meghwal References Weaving communities of South Asia Social groups of India Ethnic groups in India Social groups of Pakistan