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ISS 22 Indian Muslims: Struggling for Equality of Citizenship
Riaz Hassan
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Description for ISS 22 Indian Muslims: Struggling for Equality of Citizenship
paperback. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFJ; JFSR2; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 376.
Research shows that Indian Muslims experience higher levels of development and equity deficits. Indian Muslims are also predicted to become the largest Muslim population in the world by 2050. This increase in numbers might exacerbate their relative deprivation, creating a disjunction between India's constitutional promises of ""equality of opportunity"" for citizens of a secular democracy—including for minorities—and the existential reality. This will create social and political conditions that could undermine the stability of the country's democracy and make Indian Muslims a security threat, which would have not only national but also global ramifications. This book examines the struggle for equality ... Read more
Research shows that Indian Muslims experience higher levels of development and equity deficits. Indian Muslims are also predicted to become the largest Muslim population in the world by 2050. This increase in numbers might exacerbate their relative deprivation, creating a disjunction between India's constitutional promises of ""equality of opportunity"" for citizens of a secular democracy—including for minorities—and the existential reality. This will create social and political conditions that could undermine the stability of the country's democracy and make Indian Muslims a security threat, which would have not only national but also global ramifications. This book examines the struggle for equality ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
MUP Academic Australia
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
Number of Pages
315
Place of Publication
Carlton, Australia
ISBN
9780522870640
SKU
V9780522870640
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About Riaz Hassan
Professor Riaz Hassan has published extensively on Muslim societies in an academic career that has spanned more than 40 years. He is the author of Faithlines: Muslim Conceptions of Islam and Society, and co-editor of The Cambridge Handbook of Social Sciences in Australia and Local and Global: Social Transformation in Southeast Asia.
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