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Book Review: Islam in India - Some reality checks and balances

Ghazala Wahab spectacularly fulfills her mandate of informing non-Muslims about Islam in India and engaging Muslims in a conversation about the way forward

Born a Muslim
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Suhit Kelkar
Born a Muslim: Some Truths About Islam in India
Author: Ghazala Wahab
Publisher: Aleph
Price: Rs 999
Pages: 399
 
The capacious and comprehensive Born a Muslim by journalist and writer Ghazala Wahab was born out of a massively ambitious aim. To quote from the book, she “wanted to represent the case of Muslims to those who wonder about them”, a necessity in the India of today, which is polarised to a deadly extent. Most Indians, though educated, conceive of Muslims in either of two ways: One, according to the poisonous, murderous canards floated by the Sangh Parivar, or, to

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