Yoginder Sikand
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Yoginder Sikand (born 1967) is a intellectual from India and the author of several books about Islam and allied issues. He is the editor and primary writer of Qalandar, a monthly electronic publication covering relations between Muslims and followers of other religions. Yogi Sikand is not Muslim (he describes himself as agnostic) but hails from a Muslim background belonging to the Hanafi school of thought.
Sikand holds a Master's Degree in sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, and a PhD in history from the University of London. He currently lives in Bangalore.
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- 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).
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