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Dalit and Muslim Persecution in India: History & Current Politics

Apr 14th 2019
Dalit and Muslim Persecution in India: History & Current Politics
Statement of solidarity from Hindu, Indian and Indian diasporic scholars based in/from Canada
This event will explore the history and current politics of anti-Dalit and anti-Muslim persecution in India, including the connections between the two as well as with other forms of marginalization in the region.
Program – 
  • Documentary screenings
  • Discussion, led by:
    Prof. Chinnaiah Jangam – Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Carleton University.  His research and writing is focused on the intellectual history of Dalits, particularly their engagement with colonialism, nationalism, and Christianity
    Sanober Umar – PhD Candidate in the Department of History at Queen’s University.  Her work examines internal ‘border making’ processes for Muslim minorities within Post-Colonial India, and the smokescreen of secularism in India’s ‘liberal democracy’ between 1947-1993.

Date: Saturday April 6, 2019
Time: 6:30 pm 
Location: Auditorium, Noor Cultural Centre
Admission: $5

Event co-sponsors:
Centre for South Asian Civilizations – University of Toronto
Muslim Societies, Global Perspectives – Queen’s University 
York Centre for Asian Research – York University
Jamhoor (independent media platform)


    About Noor Cultural Centre

    We aim to be a centre for Islamic practice and learning, and celebration of Islamic culture, while respecting the diversity in peoples and religions as directed by the Qur’an [49.13]: We have created you out of male and female, and have made you into nations and tribes, in order that you might come to know one another. In the sight of God the noblest among you is the one who is most deeply conscious of God.

    NOTE: Noor Cultural Centre no longer maintains a physical location

    Its 123 Wynford Drive location was sold in October 2021 after 18 months of continuous lockdown for COVID-19. Since March 2020, all Noor programming has been virtual, and is planned to continue thus, insh'Allah.





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