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Islamic Poetry and Ethics in an Age of Hindu Nationalism
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Since a right-wing Hindu nationalist government came to power in 2014, Indian Muslims have faced rampantIslamophobia, lynchings and mob violence, discriminatory legislation, and economic ostracism. How have Indian Muslimsthe largest religious minority in the worlds largest democracyresponded to the failures and demise of state secularism? Using the lens of Urdu poetry, this beautiful ethnography explores how Indian Muslims have drawn upon Islamic traditions to actualize free-thinking selves and imagine a pluralistic society unbeholden to coercive state power. Through poetic symposiums, interviews, social media, and deep conversations with diverse Muslim interlocutors, from religious leaders to politicians, civil society activists to poets, Anand VivekTaneja paints a portrait of thevitalityof Indian Muslim artistic, ethical, and spiritual life at a moment of existential crisis.
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