Böcker av Hasan Suroor

In a bold attempt to help break the impasse in Hindu-Muslim relation, this book brings a much-needed perspective to a polarized debate on conflicting notions of secularism. It calls for de-hyphenating the so-called 'Muslim Question' (place of Muslims in a Hindu-majority India) from the wider debate on secularism and advocates a new Hindu-Muslim deal based around the centuries-old common cultural heritage skirting religious differences.In a refreshing break from liberal orthodoxy, the book explores the idea of a secular Hindu state which will recognize Hinduism as the official religion but guarantee equal rights to all its citizens, irrespective of their faith: a version of Britain's secular Christian state. An incisive analysis of why secularism failed and the rise of majoritarian Hindu nationalism, it underlines the urgent need for a new road map to restore communal harmony before it's too late for course correction.

Provocative, insightful, and passionately argued, this book attempts to bring some perspectiveto an increasingly polarized debate on the crisis of liberalism among Indian Muslims. It raisessome profound issues at the heart of the crisis fuelled on the one hand by the growing influenceof Wahhabism on Indian Islam-and on the other, by the rise of aggressive right-wing Hindunationalism which has alienated even moderate Muslims.