Islamism and democracy in India : the transformation of Jamaat-e-Islami / Irfan Ahmad.
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind is the most influential Islamist organization in India today. Founded in 1941 by Syed Abul Ala Maududi with aim of spreading Islamic values in the subcontinent, Jamaat and its young offshoot, the Student Islamic Movement of India or SIMI, have been watched closely by Indian secu...
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| Online Access: | Electronic book from JSTOR |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2009. |
| Series: | Princeton studies in Muslim politics.
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