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Asghar Ali Engineer

Indian activist · India · On the map · Writers · Lived 1939 to 2013 · aged 74

Asghar Ali Engineer was an academic, Indian reformist writer and social activist. Internationally known for his work on liberation theology in Islam, he led the Progressive Dawoodi Bohra movement. The focus of his work was on communalism and communal and ethnic violence in India and South Asia.

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A typical day, 30 days to 21 September 2026

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Right Livelihood Award2004

About this person

He was a votary of peace and non-violence and lectured all over world on communal harmony.

Country
India
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1939 to 2013 · aged 74