Rethinking Pan-Islam under Colonial Rule in British India: Urdu Press 1911-14

Abstract: The study of pan-Islam in the context of British India is largely restricted to the Khilāfat Movement. It overlooks, or peripherally mentions, the process of the creation of a pan-Islamic discourse prior to the Khilāfat Movement, aided by technological advancements across the Muslim world from the late eighteenth century onwards. The onset of the printing press had a significant impact on the creation of this discourse since it informed the spread of Islam across a vast geographical area about the happenings in other Muslim-dominated lands. This paper explores the pan-Islamic discourse in the Urdu press between the years 1911 and 1914 and pays specific attention to three newspapers – Al-Hilāl, Hamdard, and Zamīndār. This discourse redefined the classical definition of pan-Islam, by incorporating into its fold the lived realities of colonial rule. Hence, its aim was twofold – fighting for the cause of the Ottoman Empire, and empowering Indian Muslims. In this sense, it was strongly .... https://www.globalhistories.com/index.php/GHSJ/article/view/306

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Rethinking Pan-Islam under Colonial Rule in British India: Urdu Press 1911-14 ; volume:5 ; number:1 ; day:16 ; month:05 ; year:2019 ; Global histories ; 5, Heft 1 (16.05.2019)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Aizaz, Fatima

Further information

• DOI: 10.17169/GHSJ.2019.306
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022011412003480672953
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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