Creating a New Medina: State Power, Islam, and the Quest for Pakistan in Late Colonial North India Contemporary in Brobdingnag

in Brobdingnag

"A New Earth" is a profoundly spiritual manifesto for a better way of life

In a neighbouring refugee camp

and the first and only woman to lead a post-colonial Muslim state

the truth is going to be even harder to find

Creating a New Medina: State Power, Islam, and the Quest for Pakistan in Late Colonial North India Contemporary in BrobdingnagThe book explores how the idea of Pakistan was actively shaped and popularized in late colonial India, especially in Uttar Pradesh, during the final decade of British rule. It argues that Pakistan was imagined not just as a political state, but as a future Islamic center with global religious significance, strongly influenced by the role of Deobandi scholars in shaping this vision. Paper Back Author: Venkat Dhulipala "Please note that book titles may