Murtaza Dawar

South Asia Times

Murtaza Dawar is a Pakistani young scholar interested in Islamic intellectual and legal history of South Asia and the Middle East. He can be reached on X @MohamadMurtaza_.

Political Theology: Sovereignty in the Indian subcontinent transform from a divinely ordained king who wielded both political and religious authority to a modern colonial state

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From Kingship to Mosque: Political Theology in the Islamic World

Sovereignty in the Indian subcontinent transformed from a divinely ordained king who wielded both political and religious authority to a modern colonial state.

Murtaza Dawar

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How Islamic Tradition Became ‘Foreign’ in Modern India

The Islamic tradition in India is as indigenous as any other traditions in South Asia. But colonial era writings and modern Hindu nationalism portray Islam as foreign, endangering Muslim communities.

Murtaza Dawar