Tremors of Violence: Muslim Survivors of Ethnic Strife in Western India

Robinson, Rowena

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“…In keeping with the tenor of the above point, Robinson's (2005) work in both Gujarat and Mumbai suggests a similar kind of development 26 . Following some organizations which were involved in rehabilitative work in both cities, she writes:…”

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“…26 26 Robinson's work is related, although she pursues a dimension that has more to do with the experience of Islam under conditions of strife, particularly delimiting the several contesting strands and dilemmas of faith within the community. See Robinson (2005: chapter 5), ‘Fissures in the time of crisis’). See also Mehta and Chatterji (2007) for an exploration of how relief work in Dharavi, Mumbai, after the 1992–93 riots (following the Babri Masjid demolition) maps the connections and separations between community groups on the one hand and the public–private on the other. …”

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Religion and Rehabilitation: Humanitarian Biopolitics, City Spaces and Acts of Religion

Arif

2008

Int J Urban Regional Res

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Religion and Rehabilitation: Humanitarian Biopolitics, City Spaces and Acts of Religion

Arif

2008

Int J Urban Regional Res

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“…Two months later, in September 2006, the IRF organised a public conference titled 'Terrorism: A Muslim monopoly?' Following the urban marginalisation of Muslims in Mumbai and the anti-Muslims pogroms in the city in 1993 (Robinson 2005) and in Gujarat in 2002, Naik could no longer avoid his responsibility as a religious leader whom more and more people were following. Moreover, he had a responsibility toward his Muslim public.…”

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Ahmed Deedat, Internationalisation, and Transformations of Islamic Polemic

Sadouni

2013

J Religion Afr

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The South African preacher, Ahmed Deedat, has developed a specific discourse on the nature of relations between Muslims and Other religions through polemic and public debates. This paper describes the mechanisms of the circulation of his thought and activities and its political character. Deedat is a relevant actor in 'Muslim politics' who has not been thoroughly studied in the field of Muslim proselydsm. His political activities were inscribed first in the long history of munazara (debate, dispute) in India and then in the desire to internationalise his religious ideas in public platforms and media. His ideology has also been reappropriated by other television preachers, especially in Mumbai, through the example of Zakir Naik. The historical and the political approaches of this paper provide a better understanding of the internationalisation and transformations of Islamic polemics.

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“…8. For a more elaborate discussion of the targeting of Indian Muslim men during ethnic conflicts or after a terror attack, see Robinson (2005) and Dayal (2002). 9.…”

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Betwixt Kin and Community

Robinson¹

2008

Asian Population Studies

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Based on ethnographic accounts of Muslim survivors of ethnic strife in three cities of western India, and in particular on the voices of women, this paper draws attention to the impacts of such violence on the domains of kinship and family. It explores the implications of violence for the dislocation and dismembering of families, and the fracturing of educational and occupational aspirations of family members. While the kin group forms the first circle of support for survivors, there are also clashes of interest that must be handled. Muslim women in India, in particular, face some specific problems. Their skill levels are generally low and their capacity for mobility, because of community constraints, is hindered. The increasing ghettoization of Muslims in urban India, due to the threat of violence, further confines women survivors and their families to certain spaces and specific neighbourhoods. Women need to access state support and find new avenues of livelihood to support their families. At this very juncture, they may feel the weight of community norms more sharply. As the paper shows, the demands of family and community may be at odds and women have to tread a wary path in the battle to survive and retrieve a life for themselves and their children in the aftermath of violence.

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Tremors of Violence: Muslim Survivors of Ethnic Strife in Western India

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Religion and Rehabilitation: Humanitarian Biopolitics, City Spaces and Acts of Religion

Religion and Rehabilitation: Humanitarian Biopolitics, City Spaces and Acts of Religion

Ahmed Deedat, Internationalisation, and Transformations of Islamic Polemic

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