This is a necessary book for understanding not just the predicament of a minority butthat of religion itself in India.- FAISAL DEVJI, Author and historianOur understanding of religion in modern India is, amongst others, greatly influenced by Hinduismas we have known it over the years and the distorted aggressive political statement of Hindutva.In the highly polarized milieu of recent times, Salman Khurshid attempts to place Islam in thecontext of modernism, and the Indian Muslim in the perspective of contemporary politics.Visible Muslim, Invisible Citizen explains Islam to non-Muslims who do not know enough aboutit; places the identity of the Indian Muslim in the context of Indian democracy; and deciphersthe Muslim mind in social and political contexts, beyond theology. Khurshid undertakes thisonerous task primarily for the benefit of Hindus, many of whom in recent years have been forcedto misunderstand Muslims and Islam. Most importantly, it is also for the Muslims themselves, tohelp them steer out of the morass, partly of their own making.
About the Author
SALMAN KHURSHID is a former Union Law Minister and External Affairs Minister. He was alsoa member of the Congress Working Committee. He previously taught law at Oxford Universityand is Honorary Fellow of St Edmund Hall, Oxford.
