Contents
Acknowledgements. xi
List of tables. vii
List of figures. ix
Introduction 1
1. Minority and Minorityism: The Challenge before Indian Muslims M. J. Akbar 25
2. The Muslim as Victim, The Muslim as Agent: On Islam as a Category of Analysis Markha Valenta 35
3. Locating Multiculturalism and Social Exclusion in the Liberal Democratic Framework Ranu Jain 66
4. Muslims and Politics of Exclusion Ram Puniyani 88
5. Indian Muslims: Political Leadership, Mobilization, and Violence Irfan Engineer 107
6. Precedents and Exceptions: BJP’s engagement with the Muslims Nistula Hebber 131
7. Structure of Violence and Muslims Taha Abdul Rauf 145
8. Hindu–Muslim Riots in India: A Demographic Perspective R. B. Bhagat 163
9. Police Conduct during Communal Riots: Evidence from 1992–93 Mumbai Riots and its Implications Jyoti Punwani 187
10. Ethnic Politics, Muslims and Space in Contemporary Mumbai Abdul Shaban 208
11. Social Exclusion and Muslims of Kolkata Sanjukta Sattar 226
12. Muslim Women and Law Reforms: Concerns and Initiatives of the Excluded within the Excluded Noorjehan Safia Niaz and J. S. Apte. 250
About the Editor. 272
Notes on Contributors. 273
Index 277