Contents: Jewish-Muslim Relations in South Asia (Issue 21)
Contents: Jewish-Muslim Relations in South Asia (Issue 21)
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Jan 8
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Guest-Editorial: Jewish-Muslim Relations in South Asia: An Introduction
By Navras Jaat Aafreedi
The only places in the world where Jews were not in a predominantly Christian or Muslim society were China and India, which are also the only two countries in the world where they never suffered persecution and discrimination. Chinese Jewry ceased to exist long ago as a result of their complete and total assimilation. However, Indian Jews not only managed to exist, but thrived in India and came to enjoy superbly cordial relations with their non-Jewish neighbours including Muslims.
Religious Syncretism and Jewish-Muslim Dialogue in India and Beyond
By Amit Ranjan
The Jew-Muslim conflict is the talk of the time. It needs to be probed, however, whether it is a religious conflict or a geopolitical one. Often, in the modern world, terms are easily conflated by vested interests to fan prejudices and form alliances on some other lines than what the real issues at hand are. A direct counterpoint to the conflict mentioned above is the Jewish-Muslim relations in South Asia.
South Asian Holocaust Educator: A Personal Journey
By Mehnaz M. Afridi
As a first generation Pakistani, a child of Indian refugees, I was raised with pride to be a Muslim and a Pakistani – Pak-istan, literally translated as “the land of the pure”. My experience of the partition is limited, even non-existent, but my parents’ memories remain engraved in my mind for better or worse. The story of my paternal grandfather who lost his clothing business in Aligarh, India and when he arrived in Karachi, Pakistan, his small saved fortune was stolen from his room.
A Story of the Holocaust and the AIDS Epidemic: The romance of an Indian Muslim Freedom Fighter and a Lithuanian Jewish Woman
By Kenneth X. Robbins & John Mcleod
The horrors of the Holocaust were to touch Hamied and Luba directly. In June 1941, Nazi troops occupied Wilno, and almost immediately began the extermination of the city’s Jews. Luba’s siblings survived: her brother Zorach was working for Hamied in Bombay, and her Communist sisters had escaped to Moscow before the coming of the Germans.
Transcending Worlds: Jewish and Muslim Ideas in the Art of Siona Benjamin
By Ori Z. Soltes
Siona Benjamin’s world is transcultural and transnational. She grew up as a Jew in India, in Mumbai (Bombay), a region dominated by Hinduism and Islam—each with its own artistic sensibilities and conflicts—and attended Catholic and Zoroastrian schools. She was also a girl, of course, in a culture still finding its way toward healthy treatment of women.
Impressions from the Visit of the First Ever Pathan/Pashtun Delegation to Israel
By Eyal Be'eri
Throughout the course of history, there are moments that are hidden by fog, so to speak, moments when more is unknown than is known, and the future is beyond our visibility. So too, when the Pathan delegation first landed in Israel in the middle of November, the weather in Tel Aviv was grim, and like a cloud of flour dust in a bakery, a great question mark loomed over the nature of this visit.
The Only Hebrew Language Teacher in Indian Academia: A Devout Muslim
By Navras Jaat Aafreedi
The only Hebrew language teacher who holds a position in Indian academia, Dr. Khurshid Imam, Assistant Professor, School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, in his conversation with Dr. Navras Jaat Aafreedi discloses the secret of Ben Gurion Mosque and tells us about a hadīth according to which Prophet Muhammad encouraged Muslims to learn Hebrew.
The Story of Mariam
By Charles Solomon
Mariam was a free spirited person. She made close friends with a wide circle of members of our Jewish community. She was always kind, supportive, helpful and sympathetic. She was loved by everyone.
Muslim-Jewish Relations in Sidi Janjira
By Anuradha Bhattacharjee
The tiny Sidi state of Janjira in the Konkan coast of India, saw Shalom Bapuji Israel (Wargharkar), a Jew become the Karbhari (prime minister) from 1891 to 1896, under Nawab Sidi Ahmed Khan, a Muslim ruler of Abyssinian origin.
Muslim families look after Kolkata synagogues
By Priyanka Borpujari
Generations of Muslim families have been taking care of the maintenance of three synagogues in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata, which was once home to a thriving Jewish community. The city's Jewish population has dwindled over the decades to just about 20 as compared to 3,000 at its peak before the country became independent from British rule in 1947.
Café Dissensus 