The Sindhi live in mud or baked brick houses that are generally built close together for security. Even very small homes are surrounded by high walls. The houses are designed so that male guests never see the women.
Traditionally, Muslim Sindhi women stay at home, leaving only for special occasions such as visiting the temple or calling on relatives. They wear long black dresses and cover their faces with heavy veils.
The family is the basic unity of Sindhi society with the male head being the dominant authority. Unlike other Muslims, the Sindhi tend to organize in caste-like groups along hereditary and occupational lines.
The Sindhi traditionally do not marry outside of their own social classes (caste-like groups). Marriages between first cousins are preferred and long engagements are common. The wedding ceremony includes a reading from the Koran and is performed by a local Muslim teacher.
The major Sindhi festivals coincide with the death anniversaries of three important men. These celebrations include singing, dancing, and reading poetry.

What Are Their Beliefs?

Most Sindhi are Hanafite Muslims. The majority of the rural Sindhi, however, have no clear understanding of their faith and include a strong belief in "folk spirits." Before 1947, many Hindu and Muslim practices were combined. For example, it was not uncommon for both Hindus and Muslims to venerate the same saint. Today, the practice of saint worship persists.

Two religious ceremonies are closely related to birth: naming the child and shaving its head. At the naming ceremony, the father whispers, "Allah is great" into the child's ear so that Allah's name is the first thing the child hears. The head-shaving ceremony seems to be a symbolic act of sacrifice. The young child's head is shaved and the hair is buried along with the bones of a sacrificed goat.