ID | 122446 |
Title Proper | Indian Muslims and minority rights |
Language | ENG |
Author | Mustafa, Seema |
Publication | 2013. |
Summary / Abstract (Note) | Post 9/11, the West descended on India seeking answers to the one question: why are Indian Muslims not terrorists? I attended any number of 'private' meetings organized by embassies of the Western countries in New Delhi with Muslims in India and their behavior patterns as the sole issue for discussion. In the process one ate a variety of cuisines, joining other carefully selected Muslims to help the missions and their governments understand the 'peculiar' character of the Indian Muslims that kept them away from the turbulence of Pakistan and the Middle East, and secular in their response. Paradoxically, the official Government of India position is that Indian Muslims are not terrorists, even though covertly more and more are being arrested and detained under various terror laws. |
`In' analytical Note | Dialogue Vol. 14, No.4; Apr-Jun 2013: p.139-147 |
Journal Source | Dialogue Vol. 14, No.4; Apr-Jun 2013: p.139-147 |
Key Words | 9/11 ; Indian Muslims ; Minority Rights ; India ; Terrorism ; Indian Parliamentary Democracy ; Foreign Policy ; Mujahideen ; Discrimination |