Articles by: Tausif Ahmad

Muslim society in India: Dynamics of Sects and Castes

Muslim society in India: Dynamics of Sects and Castes

This opinion emerged out of my discussions on Caste among Muslims, with my ‘Ashraf’ friends. In general, Ashraf  Muslims evade ‘Caste debate within Muslim community’, for Caste has no theological recognition in Islam. Nonetheless, the Ashraf having prefix’s like Syed, Khan, Pasha, Mirza, Sheikh, Siddiqui, Farooqui, in their name, argues for the idea of equality in Islam, and blame ‘diffusion[Read More…]

by 05/02/2019 2 comments India
Pasmanda Muslims: Question of Religion and Social Justice 

Pasmanda Muslims: Question of Religion and Social Justice 

Caste is not something that is only related to stratification of a society. It’s related with everything. That we have studied in the history book how the Hindu caste system creates a domination of the Brahman and put the Dalit and backwards on the back foot of the society. This whole phenomenon is related to the Socio-economic aspect. That one[Read More…]

by 25/01/2019 Comments are Disabled Annihilate Caste