Caste and Islamic Revivalist Movements: A Case Study of Eastern Muslims in Sri Lanka

Caste exists in all South Asian societies. Although the caste has become contentious among Sinhalese and Tamils in Sri Lanka, it suffered a fatal blow among the Tamils during the civil war. However, it has re-emerged once again during the post-war context. In contrast, the caste among Muslims in Sri...

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Main Author: Aboobacker Rameez
Format: Article
Language:Arabic
Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018-06-01
Series:International Journal of Islamic Thought
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Online Access:http://www.ukm.my/ijit/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IJIT-Vol-13-June-2018_1_1-14.pdf