Princeton University, Sciences Po and Columbia University will launch a major three-year research project on Muslim communities in India with the support of a generous $385,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation. Manan Ahmed, associate professor of history at Columbia University, will lead the development of visualization and spatial mapping highlighting the results of the research. Bringing together a community of over 30 scholars and researchers in India, the United States, France and the UK, the project will provide a detailed examination of the multiple factors impacting Indian Muslim communities and shaping their future. “Further study of the Muslim communities of India — a large and diverse minority that has faced considerable challenges since independence — is much needed,” Haykel said. In addition, the project will create a dedicated website that will feature interactive maps and graphs, video interviews with members of Muslim and Hindu communities in India, as well as podcasts with experts and academics.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 08, 2021 14:15 UTC