This book traces the negotiations and contestations over Indian Muslim difference in Singapore and examines the conditions that have given rise to these debates.

Torsten Tschacher is Junior-Professor at the Institute for Islamic Studies, Freie Universität Berlin.

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1. Chapter 1: Introduction
2. Chapter 2: Histories of a Name: Making the 'Indian Muslim'
3. Chapter 3: Alternatives or 'Sub-communities'? Engaging with Internal Difference
4. Chapter 4: Dress, Drama, and Divorce: The Clash of Masculinities
5. Chapter 5: Religion or Culture? Popular Practice and the Perception of Difference
6. Chapter 6: The Markers of Difference: History, Language, Identity
7. Chapter 7: The Organisation of Religious Life
8. Chapter 8: Representing 'Indian Muslims': The Politics of Mediation
9. Chapter 9: Conclusion

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