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Saquib Salim July 15, 2020July 15, 2020 Caste, caste in mosques, Deoband, Discrimination, gara, haridwar, Hashim. Mohammad, islamic, lower caste, manglaur, muzaffarnagar, namaz, qazi, Ramadan, ramazan, roorkee, saharanpur, salah, social justice, taraweeh, upper caste

Caste Discrimination in Mosques & My Grandfather, Mohammad Hashim

Caste system among Muslims in India is often debated among academic circles and hushed elsewhere. Many believe, especially the upper

Communalism

Saquib Salim January 19, 2020January 19, 2020 #Delhi, #Jamia, 1969 Gujarat, 1970, 1970 Riots, Aligarh Muslim University, AMU, Arson, BJP, Communalism, Congress, Discrimination, Gujarat Riots, Hindu Muslim Riots, Hindus in Pakistan, India, Indian Muslims, Indira, Indira Gandhi, Jan Sangh, Maharashtra Riots, Pakistan, Parliament, Police atrocities, rioting, RSS, Secularism

1970 Maharashtra Riots : Read How ‘The Times’ covered It – A Reproduction

On Rashid’s first day at school the other boys took down his trousers to see if he was circumcised and ever since no one has played with him . . . “you’re a Muslim”.