Elitism among Indian Muslims: Caste, Power, Privilege and Inequality

Though the philosophy of caste hierarchy is quite contradictory to the basic beliefs of Islam which explicitly emphasizes equality and universal brotherhood, caste hierarchy exists among Muslims in India that can be divided into three broad category; the Ashraf (upper class), the Ajlaf (clean occupational caste), and the Arzal (unclean occupational caste or untouchable). Since the Muslims rule in India, the Ashraf category who constitute only 15% of the total Muslim population has maintained their hegemony enjoying the political, cultural, social and educational privilege. Whenever the question caste arises, the debate is turned to Babri Masjid, AMU, Triple Talaq, Urdu, Muslim communalism and so on.  Read More...


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