Language, Religion and Politics
Urdu, presently the national language of Pakistan and the identity symbol of Indian Muslims, is associated with Islam in South Asia. This association was forged during British colonial rule. The British replaced Persian, the official language of Mughal rule, with Urdu at the lower level and English...
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| Language: | English |
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Université de Provence
2008-11-01
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| Series: | Revue des Mondes Musulmans et de la Méditerranée |
| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/remmm/6019 |