Islamism And Democracy In India

ISLAMISM AND DEMOCRACY IN INDIA Jamaat-e-Islami Hind is the most influential Islamist organization in India today. Founded in 1941 by Syed Abu! Ala Maududi with the aim of spreading Islamic-values in the subcontinent, Jamaat and its offshoot, the Student Islamic Movement of India (simi), has been watched closely by Indian security services since 9/11. In particular, simi has been accused of being behind terrorist bombings. hlamism and Democracy in India is the first in-depth examination of India's Jamaat-e-Islami and simi. It explores political Islam's complex relationship with democracy and gives us a rare window into one immensely significant Islamic trajectory in a Muslim-ninority context.