Essays collected in the volume examine the problem of Muslim identity particularly in plural societies. Some of the topics covered are: Sectarian strife in Lucknow, Kashmiri Muslims, Tablighis, Bengali Muslims, Bosnian Tangle, Partition’s Biharis, Meo identity, Nepali Muslims, Women, legal reforms and Muslim identity, religion in Transcaucasia, Muslim identity in Balkans, Biharis in Bangladesh, Islamic militancy in NWFP, Muslim minority in Sri Lanka, Divide and Quit in Bosnia and Mohd. Ali’s quest for identity in colonial India. The book is . . . valuable for the depth of details of each specific situation analysed and fails to highlight and delineate the larger questions that any discussion of identity politics in the Islamic context would seem to call for. The Book Review The book is, thus, valuable for the depth of details of each specific situation analysed. The Hindu
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