Frères ennemis? Relations between Panjabi Sikhs and Muslims in the Diaspora

This paper focuses on Sikh representations of the Muslims and the relationships between those two groups sharing a common regional identity, both in the Sub-continent and in the diaspora. It does so diachronically, arguing that historical constructions of the Muslim as the Other (often, but not alwa...

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Main Author: Christine Moliner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre d’Etudes de l’Inde et de l’Asie du Sud 2007-10-01
Series:South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal
Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/samaj/135
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description This paper focuses on Sikh representations of the Muslims and the relationships between those two groups sharing a common regional identity, both in the Sub-continent and in the diaspora. It does so diachronically, arguing that historical constructions of the Muslim as the Other (often, but not always, as the enemy) have been instrumental in Sikh identity formation process, since the 18th century onwards. And synchronically, it traces the reshaping of these representations in post-colonial Britain that is home to important Sikh and Muslim populations and the ways they impact on inter-community relationships.
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spelling doaj-art-11ebc7ba5fdd45fbb8d09fb8bc4ac8af2025-08-20T02:37:52ZengCentre d’Etudes de l’Inde et de l’Asie du SudSouth Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal1960-60602007-10-01110.4000/samaj.135Frères ennemis? Relations between Panjabi Sikhs and Muslims in the DiasporaChristine MolinerThis paper focuses on Sikh representations of the Muslims and the relationships between those two groups sharing a common regional identity, both in the Sub-continent and in the diaspora. It does so diachronically, arguing that historical constructions of the Muslim as the Other (often, but not always, as the enemy) have been instrumental in Sikh identity formation process, since the 18th century onwards. And synchronically, it traces the reshaping of these representations in post-colonial Britain that is home to important Sikh and Muslim populations and the ways they impact on inter-community relationships.https://journals.openedition.org/samaj/135
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Frères ennemis? Relations between Panjabi Sikhs and Muslims in the Diaspora
South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal
title Frères ennemis? Relations between Panjabi Sikhs and Muslims in the Diaspora
title_full Frères ennemis? Relations between Panjabi Sikhs and Muslims in the Diaspora
title_fullStr Frères ennemis? Relations between Panjabi Sikhs and Muslims in the Diaspora
title_full_unstemmed Frères ennemis? Relations between Panjabi Sikhs and Muslims in the Diaspora
title_short Frères ennemis? Relations between Panjabi Sikhs and Muslims in the Diaspora
title_sort freres ennemis relations between panjabi sikhs and muslims in the diaspora
url https://journals.openedition.org/samaj/135
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