Babri Mosque: a historic bone of contention

Since 1855, the Babri Mosque in Ayodhya has been the source of sporadic clashes between Hindus and Muslims. After a thorough scrutiny of the available historical literature on the Mosque, this article argues that to regard it as the birthplace of the Hindu deity Rama is untenable and the notion was...

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Main Author: Islam, Arshad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Blackwell Publishing 2007
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/30892/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/30892/1/Babri_Mosque_A_historic_bone_of_contention.pdf