The persecution of the Ahmadiyya community in South Asia reveals how Sectarianism, political mobilisation and institutional failure can turn theological differences into organised violence, with the 1979 attacks in India standing as a stark example
Shabir Ahmad Ganaie is a researcher of South Asian history. He writes on the socio political history of Kashmir, with a special focus on the history of the Ahmadiyya community in Kashmir.
Shabir Ahmad Ganaie is a researcher of South Asian history. He writes on the socio political history of Kashmir, with a special focus on the history of the Ahmadiyya community in Kashmir.
The persecution of the Ahmadiyya community in South Asia reveals how Sectarianism, political mobilisation and institutional failure can turn theological differences into organised violence, with the 1979 attacks in India standing as a stark example
BY Shabir Ahmad Ganaie 4 April 2026
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