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Religion, ethics and nascent nationalism before Partition / E4

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Nearly 70 years ago, British India was partitioned along mostly religious lines - Muslims in the newly-created East and West Pakistan; Hindus, Sikhs and others in what remained of India. But, of course, it was never that simple. Here, Professor Ali Asani talks about the distinctiveness of South Asian Islam and the way in which political narratives emerged in the period leading up to Partition.

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