Indian Muslims Struggling for Equality of Citizenship by Riaz Hassan PAPERBACK

Indian MuslimsStruggling for Equality of Citizenship\nAuthor(s): Riaz Hassan\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Melbourne University Press, Australia\nImprint: Melbourne University Press\nISBN-13: 9780522870640, 978-0522870640\nSynopsis\nResearch shows that Indian Muslims experience higher levels of development and equity deficits. Indian Muslims are also predicted to become the largest Muslim population in the world by 2050. This increase in numbers might exacerbate their relative deprivation, creating a disjunction between India's constitutional promises of \""\""equality of opportunity\""\"" for citizens of a secular democracyincluding for minoritiesand the existential reality. This will create social and political conditions that could undermine the stability of the country's democracy and make Indian Muslims a security threat, which would have not only national but also global ramifications. This book examines the struggle for equality of citizenship of Indian Muslims in light of the re.