Introduction: Towards a Framework / Vinod K. Jairath ----PART I. Self identity and others. 1. Border Transgressions and the Frontiers of Faith in Kachchh, Gujarat / Farhana Ibrahim ---2. We are Different from Shias Here; We Are Different from Iranis There: Irani Shias in Hyderabad / Vinod K. Jairath and Huma R Kidwai ---3. Sidis of Gujarat Building Community --Their Role in Indian History into Contemporary Times / Beheroze Shroff ----PART II. Caste --reproduction, stratification and mobility. 4. Consanguineous Marriage and Kinship System: Impact of Socio-cultural Dynamics Among the Muslims of Delhi, India / R. Nasir and A.K. Kalla ---5. Social Stratification Among the Muslims of Kerala / P.R.G. Mathur ---6. Ethnic Identity and Islamization among the Borewale Muslims of Andhra Pradesh / S.A.A. Saheb ---7. Taleem, Tanzeem aur Tijaarat: The Changing Role of the AIJQ / Zarin Ahmad ---8. Multiple Identities and Educational Choices: Reflections on Ansari Students in a School of Banaras / Nirmali Goswami ----PART III. Muslim citizens. 9. Tamil Muslims and the Dravidian Movement: Alliance and Contradictions / S. Anvar ---10. Muslim erceptions and Responses in Post-police Action Contexts in Hyderabad / M.A. Moid ---11. Naata, Nyaya: Friendship and/or Justice on the Border / Rowena Robinson.