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Lost Islamic Histories: Book review
Lost Islamic Histories by Firas Alkhateeb gives a simple holistic overview of the history of Islamic empires from the Prophet Muhammad’s time until the twentieth century.
Review of ‘The Anarchy’: How the British took India
A commonly asked question: ‘How did the East India Company, a small London-based corporate entity become the looter, occupier and eventual ruler of India?’ ‘The Anarchy’ by renowned writer and historian, William Dalrymple, explores this historical upheaval and gives a good overview of how the Company took on the might of the Mughal Empire and succeeded in destroying it.
Book Review: The Ministry of Utmost Unhappiness
The ‘Ministry of Utmost Unhappiness’ is the second novel I’ve read by Arundathi Roy. The story is set in Delhi with the backdrop of increasing Hindu extremism, and Roy’s own views are echoed a lot in the writing. Her activism on this issue is well documented.
African Muslim presence in India since 7th century
The Siddis are a largely Muslim community of African heritage who live along the coast of Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. Although the majority of them are concentrated in the Junagadh district of Gujarat.
A female-led whirling dervish group based in Afghanistan, is reclaiming the country’s deep-rooted Sufi heritage.