Malegaon: Dr. Omar Khalidi
who died in an accident in the United States November 29 was known
for articulating the voice of the Indian Muslims during some of
their darkest hours. He was a prolific writer
and a champion of human rights for minorities.
He authored several
books on Indian Muslims including historic and pathbreaking book
'KHAKI AND ETHNIC VIOLENCE IN INDIA: Armed Forces, Police and
Paramilitary During Communal Riots.'
He was known for his commitment to
the cause of justice and fairness for Indian Muslims.
Dr Khalidi, who was living in Boston
after migrating to United Sates, died in an accident November 29.
Dr. Khalid's
published work include:
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A Report on the Status of Urdu
Literacy in India, 2010,”
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Handmaidens of Hindutva” Published on
Rediff.com,
The New Indian Express and
Outlook India,
India Abroad, and
tehelka.com
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Disrespect for Religion in Demolition
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Crescent Obscured: Indian Muslims in
Britain,”
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Why
the Islamic Center Should Get a Green Light,
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No Room for Extremist Hate in Waltham
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Indian Muslims Waqfs in Palestine
Shorter version as, “Indian Muslims and Palestinian Awqaf,”
Jerusalem Quarterly 40 (Winter 2009-10):52-58.
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Auditing
Aligarh Muslim University Faculty: Lock Over Research in
Talagarh
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Khaki
and Ethnic Violence in India,
revised, updated edition, New Delhi: Three Essays Collective,
2010. Reviewed by Ahmad Faruqui,
Dawn (Karachi 15 March
2010) on Op Ed page.
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Muslim
Experience of Indian Democracy,” pp. 163-188, in Islam and
Democratization in Asia, edited by Shiping Hua, (Amherst,
NY: Cambria Press, 2009).
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Not
Relevant Indians,”
Outlook India (November
10, 2009)
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“Muslim
Print Journalism in India A Review and Suggestions for
Improvement
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Haj
Hijacked, The Hindu (October 4, 2009) on Open
Page
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Sacred Journey: Sinful Passengers,
Hajj Scams in India
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“Hindu By
Default: Inflating Religious Majority in India” Journal of
South Asian & Middle Eastern Studies 32, 3 (Spring
2009):1-20.
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“Hinduising India: Secularism in Practice," Third World
Quarterly 29, 8 (December 2008): 145-1562. Urdu translation
in Mutaaleaat 4, 2 (April-June 2009): 35-60.
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“Why
India is not a Secular State,” Outlook India
29 January 2009
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Entrepreneurs from Outside the Traditional Mercantile
Communities: Muslims in India’s Private Sector,” Journal of
South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies 31, 2 (Winter 2008):
13-42.
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“Scheduled
for Recruitment? Hindustan Times 03 March 2007
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“Politics
of Official Language Status for Urdu in India,” Journal of
South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies 28, 3 (Spring 2004):
53-77.
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“Muslim
Ministers in the State Cabinets: The Case of Bihar, 1947-2003,”
Radiance 4-10 January 2004: 10-12.
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“Indian
Muslim Society and Economy,” Oriente Moderno 23, 1
(2004): 177-202
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“Muslim”
Ministers in the State Cabinets: The Case of U.P., 1947-2003,”
Radiance 7-13 September 2003: 14-16.
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“Mawlana
Mawdudi and the Future Political Order in British India,” The
Muslim World 93, 3&4 (July-October 2003): 415-48. Urdu
translation in Abulala Mawdudi: Ilmi wa Fikri Mutalaa,
pp. 389-410, edited by Rafiuddin Hashimi and Salim Mansur Khalid,
(Lahore: Idarah-yi Maarif-i Islami, 2006.
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“Slices of
Iran in the Subcontinent,”Indo-Iranica 56, 1-4
(March-December 2003): 115-118; Radiance 13-19 July
2003:17-18.
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“Ordinary
People, Extraordinary Lives,” Radiance 9-15 February
2003: 21; Milli Gazette 16-31 July 2003:17.
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“Muslim”
Ministers in the State Cabinets: The Case of Maharashtra,”
Radiance 15-21 September 2002: 10-11.
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“Maulana
Mawdudi and Hyderabad,” Islamic Studies 41, 1 (Spring
2002): 35-68.
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“Ethnic
Group Recruitment in the Indian Armed Forces
http://www.defenceindia.com/def_common/ethnic_group_recruitment.html:
The Contrasting Cases of Sikhs, Muslims, Gurkhas and Others,”
Pacific Affairs 74, 4 (Winter 2001-2002): 529-552.
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“Gurkhas
Overseas: Mercenaries or Legitimate Soldiers,” Weekly
Independent (Lahore) 13-19 December 2001; and the electronic
edition.
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“Gaon-wale: The Forgotten Majority of the Indian Muslim
Minority,” Radiance (18-24 November 2001)
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“Muslim
Ministers in the State Cabinets: The Cases of Karnataka and
Andhra Pradesh (1956-2000): Radiance 16-27 October 2001):
16-17.
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“A
Solution for Kashmir,” The Boston Globe (25 October
2001): A;15. Letter to the editor.
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“Begum
Qudsiya Aizaz Rasool: An Extraordinary Career,” Radiance
9-15 December 2001: 15-17.
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“Modern
Education of Indian Muslims.”
Millli Gazette
(1-5 June 2001): 10.
Interview
with Dr M.N. Qureshi.
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“Muslim
Ministers in the Union Cabinet: Half a Century of Distrust or
Lack of Power,” Radiance 11-17 February 2001): 14-15.
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“Unbounded
Love for Jerusalem,” Islamic Horizons (January-February
2001):56.
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“East
Punjab Muslims: After the Flames of 1947,” Radiance (28
January-3 February 2001): 15-17.; The News on Sunday
(Islamabad, Sunday 11 February 2001): 26; Dawn
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“Sikhs:
Approaching Nationhood?” The News (Islamabad, Sunday 25
February 2001): 26.
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“Other
Backward Classes (OBCs) Among Muslims: Who Are They? What Do
They Want?” Journal of the Henry Martyn Institute 20/1
(January-June 2001): 4-20.
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“Desperately Seeking Role Models for Indian Muslim Youth,”
Radiance (3-9 September 2000): 17-18.
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“Azim
Premji: Rise of New Muslim Businessmen or False Dawn,”
Radiance 12-18 March 2000, p. 20-21; AFMI News Brief 9/5
(November-December 1999):8; AFMI Convention Souvenir
(October 1999):17.
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“The
Muslim Discrimination is a Fantasy,” Indian Express (25
August 1999): 1; other versions are in Radiance 3-9
October 1999, p. 10-11; The Hindu 7 December 1999, p. 21;
AFMI News Brief 9/5 (November-December 1999):7.
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“Hope for
Peace in India,” Christian Science Monitor (29 July
1999): 8. Letter to the editor on a feature on Dilip Kumar.
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“International Concern for Minorities: The Contrasting Case of
Muslims and Christians in India,” Islamic Horizons 28,
no. 4 (July-August 1999): 56; Radiance (23-29 May 1999):
12-13.
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“Political
Representation of Minorities: The Contrasting Case of Muslims
and SCs”, Radiance (9-15 May 1999): 9-11; AFMI New
Brief 9, 3 (April-May 1999):9.
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“Hyderabad: Fifty Years After the Fall,” several versions,
Dawn (Karachi), Islamic Horizons 27, no. 6
November-December 1998): 14-23; Arab News Jeddah) 17
September 1998: 9; and Radiance (New Delhi); Journal
of Islamic History (New Delhi) II/3-4 (1997): 571-78,
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“Sardar
Patel and Indian Muslims,” Radiance (12-18 July 1998):
19-20.
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“From
Torrent to Trickle: Indian Muslim Migration to Pakistan,
1947-97,” The Bulletin of the Henry Martyn Institute of
Islamic Studies 16, no. 1 & 2 (January-June 1997): 32-45;
and in Islamic Studies 37, no. 3 (Autumn 1998): 339-52.
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Indian
Muslims Since Independence,
(New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House, 1996, 1995)
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“Lotus and
the Crescent: Hindus in the Islamic Lands”, Journal
Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs 14, nos. 1& 2 (January-July
1993): 85-93
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“Musalmanan e Hind ke Masaail ka Hal aur Rawshan Mustaqbal ke
Liye Chand Tajawiz,
(Hyderabad, 1993); Rahnuma-I Dakan 13 December 1993
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“Kashmir
and Muslim Politics in India,” pp. 276-84, in Perspectives on
Kashmir: The Roots of Conflict in South Asia, edited by Raju
G.C. Thomas, (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1992); shorter
version in Saudi Gazette (8 June 1992): 9.
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“Muslim
Minorities: Theory and Experience of Muslim Interaction in
Non-Muslim Societies,” Journal Institute of Muslim Minority
Affairs 10, no. 2 (July 1989): 425-37.
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With
Theodore P. Wright, Jr., “ Majority Hindu Images, Stereotypes
and Demands of the Minority in India: The Backlash,” Journal
Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs 12, 2 (July 1990):
321-354.
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“Urdu
Language and the Future of Muslim Identity in India,” Journal
Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs 7, 2 (July 1986):
395-403.
PART II:
SOCIOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL STUDIES
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Waqayi'-i Musafirat-i Navvab Mustatab Ashraf Arfa' Wala Mir
Layiq 'Ali Khan 'Imad al-Saltanah Sir Salar Jang (K.C.I.E.)
bisub-i farangistan,
Edited by Omar Khalidi and Sunil Sharma, Tehran: Nashr-i
Tarikh-i Iran, 2008. This book is a travelogue of Europe by
Salar Jang II, Mir Layiq Ali Khan in the nineteenth century.
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“Indian
Muslims and Palestinian Awqaf,” Jerusalem Quarterly 40
(Winter 2009-2010):5-58.
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Muslims
in the Deccan: A Historical Survey,
(New Delhi: Global Media, 2006). Reviewed in The Telegraph
(03 March 2006)
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“Business
Rajas: The Gujaratis, Gosains, and the Marwaris of Hyderabad,”
Deccan Studies (January-June 2006): 49-79.
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“Sayyids
of Hadramawt in India,” Asian Journal of Social Science
32, 3 (2004): 329-352; Arabic translation by AbuBakr Baqadir,
in al-Masar (Virginia) 3:2 (2002):
59-74.
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“Col.
Shafaat Ali: Witness to an Unknown War,” The Milli Gazette
(1-15 December 2005): 10.
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“The Rifai
Sufi Order and the Faqirs in India,” Hamdard Islamicus
25, 2 (April-June 2002): 71-78.
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“The Rise
and Fall of a Muslim Militia: The Rizakars of Hyderabad,
1940-1950,” Journal of the Henry Martyn Institute
(January-June 2002):3-26. Also in Quarterly Journal of the
Pakistan Historical Society 52, 2 (April-June 2004): 3-23.
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Suqut
e Haydarabad, co-edited
with Muinuddin Aqil, (Hyderabad: Majlis e Taamir e Millat, &
Karachi: Bahadur Yar Jang Academy, 1998)
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“Armenian
Diaspora in India: The Case of the Deccan,” Islamic Culture
LXXI, no. 2 (April 1997): 77-88.
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“The
Hadhrami Role in the Politics and Society of Colonial India,
1750s-1950s,” pp. 67-81, in Hadhrami Traders, Scholars and
Statesmen in the Indian Ocean, 1750s-1960s, edited by Ulrike
Freitag & William G. Clarence-Smith, (Leiden: E.J. Brill,
1997). Arabic version /translation in Majallat Dirasat al-Khalij
wa al-Jazirat al-Arabiyya 11, no. 45 (January 1986):
135-69.
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“An
Introduction to the Study of Conversion to Islam in India,”
Muslim World Book Reviews 14, no. 4 (1994): 47-62.
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“The
Pathans in the Deccan: An Introduction,” Islam and the Modern
Age 22, no. 3 (August 1991): 214-29.
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“The
Shi’ites of the Deccan: An Introduction,” Rivista degli
Studi Orientali LXIV, no. 1-2 (1990): 5-16; and al-Tawhid
(Tehran, 9, no. 2 (November 1991-January 1992): 163-75;
Hamdard Islamicus 15, no. 4 (Winter 1992): 31-52.
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“African
Diaspora in India: The Case of the Habashis of the Dakan,”
Hamdard Islamicus . 4 (Winter 1988): 3-22.
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Hyderabad: After the Fall,
(Wichita, KS: Hyderabad Historical Society, 1988). Reviewed in
Akhbar-i Jahan (London 21 May 1989); Asian Affairs
21, 1 (February 1990): 85-86; Bulletin of School of Oriental
& African Studies 52, 3 (1989): 588-89; Dawn (14
April 1989); The Hindu (31 January 1989); Impact
International (28 July-August 11, 1989): 17; Message
13, 5 (October 1989), p. 37; Minaret 11, 1 (Winter
1990): 58-59; Nida-yi Millat 44, 4 (12 November 1989),
p. 10; Siyasat (21 May 1989); South Asia 11, 2
(December 1988): 137-140.
PART III:
CULTURAL STUDIES
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With
Margit Franz, “Karl Malte von Heinz: Austrian Architect in
India,” Architecture & Interiors 23 (2009): 92-95.
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“Armenians in Mughal Delhi,” Journal of the Society of
Armenian Studies 15 (2006): 147-157.
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The
British Residency in Hyderabad: An Outpost of the Raj,
(London: British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia, 2005)
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“Immediately Apparent Splendor: Osmania University Campus Design
and Architecture,” Islamic Culture 76, 2 (April 2002):
149-197.
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“Gosha
Mahal Baradari and the Freemasons’ Lodge,” Channel 6: The
Twin Cities Magazine 11/8 (March 2001):23-25.
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“Abid Road
ka Abid,” Siyasat July 7, 1999: 4; “The Amazing Abid of
Hyderabad and Devon,” Devon & Cornwall Notes and Queries
(Autumn 1999): 161-68.
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Romance
of the Golconda Diamonds,
(Ahmedabad: Mapin Publishing Private Ltd., 1999)
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“Ottoman
Royal Family in Hyderabad, Deccan,” Hamdard Islamicus 21,
no. 3 (July-September 1998): 77-85; Quarterly Journal of the
Pakistan Historical Society XLVI, no. 3 (July-September
1998): 89-97. Illustrated Turkish version, “Hindistan’da
Osmanli Sultanlari,” Toplumsal Tarih 124 (Nisan 2004):
14-23; shorter version with Cecil Beaton portrait as “Caliph’s
Daughter,” Cornucopia 5, 31 (2004): 34-36; Urdu
translation in
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Mutalaat
3, 4 (October-December 2008): 107-118.
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“Memoirs
of Gen El-Edroos of Hyderabad,” Quarterly Journal of the
Pakistan Historical Society XLII, part II (April 1994):
182-213.
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Memoirs
of Sidney Cotton,
(Watertown, MA: Hyderabad Historical Society, 1994)
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Memoirs
of Cyril Jones: People, Society and Railways in Hyderabad,
(New Delhi: Manohar, 1991)
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