- Yoginder Sikand
Yoginder Sikand (born 1967) is the author of several books on
Islam -related issues inIndia . He is the editor and primary writer of "Qalandar", a monthly electronic publication covering relations between Muslims and followers of other religions. Sikand describes himself as agnostic.Sikand holds a
Master's Degree insociology fromJawaharlal Nehru University inNew Delhi , and a PhD in history from theUniversity of London . He currently lives inBangalore .Books
* "The Origins and Development of the Tablighi jam'aat: (1920-2000. A cross-country comparative study."(2002) New Delhi: Orient Longman.
* "Sacred Spaces: Exploring Traditions of Shared Faith in India" (2003). New Delhi: Penguin Books.
* "Muslims in India since 1947: Islamic perspectives on interfaith relations"(2004). London: Routledge Curzon.
* "Islam, caste, and Dalit-Muslim relations in India" (2004). New Delhi: Global Media Publications.
* "Bastions of the Believers: Madrasas and Islamic Education in India" (2005).External links
* [http://www.indianmuslims.in/author/yoginder Yoginder Sikand at IndianMuslims.in]
* [http://www.indianmuslims.info/articles/yoginder_sikand.html Collection of Yoginder Sikand's articles- on IndianMuslims.info]
* [http://madrasareforms.blogspot.com/ Madrasa Reforms in India]
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