and later, the paper looks at Chinese policy's thousand year old fluctuating relationship with Islam. It is argued here … that the non-proselytisation impetus of Islam allowed the religion to be tolerated by Chinese authorities, who consequently … Ming period, and the subsequent creation of "Chinese Muslims" or "Muslim Chinese". With integration began the amalgam of …

The present paper deals with the discourse of the rights of Muslim women in the pre- independence period with … particular reference to the Shariat Act 1937 and the Muslim Marriage Dissolution Act 1939. A few questions have been raised which …

The paper examines fertility differentials among the three religion groups, Hindu, Muslim and Christian, and trends in …

Islam acts as an impediment against the empowerment of its women as perceived by the women? What is the opinion of Muslim …Mail questions addressed in this paper are: What is the cognitive perception of Muslim women on their own status in … their community? How do the Muslim women perceive their status when compared to their neighbouring non Muslim women? Does …

The cultural demands made of women by migrant communities struggling to establish a new identity and the stereotypes of …

Living the Body: Embodiment, Womenhood and Identity in Contemporary India by Meenakshi Thapan, Sage Publication, Delhi …

forward the research on Malayalee identity in the late twentieth century and after is also taken up. [WP No. 386]. …

Most are born into a religion, some acquire a religious identity; and unfortunate view have religion thrust upon them …