Dalit Muslim

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Sunni Muslim refers to Hindu Untouchables, also called Sunnis, who have converted to Islam.[1][2][3]

Background[edit]

Dr. Aftab Alam, a political scientist, states:

"But caste and untouchability is a lived reality for Muslims living in India and South Asia, and untouchability is the community's worst-kept secret."[1]

Even though Islam is egalitarian in its social ethics,Template:Request quote Indian Muslim society is characterised by cast- like features, consisting of several caste- like groups (jatis,biraderis). Despite the conversion to Islam, the social and economic conditions of the Muslims in each caste hardly changed, and they remained tied down to their traditional occupations.[4][5][6][7]

Reservation[edit]

Muslim and Christian Dalit converts are deprived of Reservation, which is only available to Dalits who follow Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism under the Indian Government Reservation policy. National Commission for Minorities has suggested extending reservation to Dalit Muslims and Dalit Christians.[8]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Why are many Indian Muslims seen as untouchable?". Soutik Biswas. BBC. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  2. "Dalit Muslims". Outlook. 20 June 2002. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  3. "Dalit Muslims of India". Al Jazeera. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  4. Taylor, David (2011). Islam in South Asia. Volume III (Critical Concept in islamic studies). New York: Routledge. p. 298. ISBN 978-0415554725.
  5. "Backward Muslims protest denial of burial". Rediff. 6 March 2003. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  6. "The 'Dalit Muslims' And The All-India Backward Muslim Morcha". Yoginder Sikand. Counter Currents. 20 September 2003. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  7. Santosh Bhartiya (1 September 2008). Dalit And Minority Empowerment. Rajkamal Prakashan. pp. 326–. ISBN 978-81-267-1599-2. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  8. "SC status for Dalit Muslims, Dalit Christians favoured". The Hindu. 5 April 2008. Retrieved 18 July 2016.

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