Conversion to Islam: Untouchables' Strategy for Protest in India

Many Indians were taken by surprise, anger, and dismay by several thousand South Indian untouchables when they converted to Islam in 1981-82. Hindu chauvinists violently reacted and formed the Vishva Hindu Prishad which later occupied the famous mosque built by the first Mughul ruler of India, Babu...

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Main Author: Mohammad A. Siddiqi
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: International Institute of Islamic Thought 1990
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/8ca738a8cb9f4cb38c266f1a1ebd10ac
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