The Muslim Precariat of Assam
Contagion, Migrants, and Covid-19
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7419482 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yasmin Saikia (0000-0002-4321-1188, Arizona State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 2021 |
| Issue | 54 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Two Homelands (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0353-6777 • E-ISSN: 1581-1212 |
| Publisher | The Research Center of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (ZRC SAZU) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3986/dd.2021.2.04 |
| OpenAlex | W3187000656 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
This article examines the plight of migrant Muslim garbage pickers during the COVID-19 lockdown in India and their struggles to return home to Assam. Their financial hardships were exacerbated by social, political, and religious prejudices. Belonging to the Bengali-speaking miya community, deemed “Bangladeshi,” government authorities neglected them. The lockdown’s hyped-up anti-Muslim propaganda also reduced them to “corona jihadis.” The author reads their struggles as a case study of the Muslim condition in India and argues for civic engagement for redressing the condition of the marginal and vulnerable. The research was conducted through telephone and Zoom calls and in-person interviews
Bengali · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Government (linguistics · Political science · Politics · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Gender Studies · Law · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · South Asian Studies and Conflicts · South Asian Studies and Diaspora
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |