Waqf and Urban Space: Production of Minority Identity in Hyderabad's Old City

Mirza, Shireen

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“…I contend that this language of civic conduct is significant because it suggests a counterclaim to narratives of Muslim political marginalisation in the Old City (Mirza 2014;Varshney 2002). Muslim politics has long been characterised as incommensurable with the objectives of 'secular' state making.…”

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The politics of inclusivity

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2017

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This article examines popular perceptions of communalism and apparent lack of political engagement among Muslims in Hyderabad’s Old City. The Old City is a notoriously poor, Muslim-majority district with social problems exacerbated by poor infrastructure and political neglect. Through an examination of everyday political participation, which I term civic conduct, I argue that Hyderabadi Muslims enact notions of public interest and civic virtue. Through ethnographic fieldwork conducted along networks of voluntary associations in the Old City, I argue that Hyderabadi Muslims contest the weight of historical exclusion and political negligence through expressions of civic engagement. Everyday accomplishments and aspirations perform a norm of civility in the Old City that constitutes a powerful claim to belonging. I suggest that civic conduct becomes both a means for accessing the rights of urban citizenship and a critique of exclusionary narratives.

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Waqf and Urban Space: Production of Minority Identity in Hyderabad's Old City

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