Pan-Islamic Connections: Transnational Networks Between South Asia and the Gulf
A comparison of Islam in Arabia and in South Asia and how these versions of the religion interact through the vectors of trade, politics, and migration.
Laurence Louër is Associate Professor at the Centre for International Studies (CERI), Sciences.
A comparison of Islam in Arabia and in South Asia and how these versions of the religion interact through the vectors of trade, politics, and migration.
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