Islam & Muslims: Dr. Ali Shariati’s Sociological Views

Dr. Bashir A. Dabla is an eminent sociologist of Kashmir. After doing Masters in Sociology in Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, he carried out M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes of research in the same university. At present, he is Professor and Head, Department of Sociology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar. In fact, he had established this department in 1989. He has worked as Assistant Director, Social Welfare Department and Press Officer to Chief Minister, J&K Govt. and Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. Dr. Dabla has published 3 books, 30 research papers and about 50 newspaper-magazine articles on his areas of research. The topics of his books are "Polity, Society and Change", "Working Women in Kashmir" and "Islam and Muslims". He has carried out successrully several research projects sponsored by international and national agencies/organizations, especially UNICEF, Save the Children Fund (UK) and Ministry of Planning, Government of India, New Delhi. In the past three years, he has completed successfully SCF's research project on 'Impact of Conflict Situation on Women and Children in Kashmir' and MOP's project on 'Multi-Dimensional Problems of Women in the Kashmir Valley'. Moreover, he has organized several national and regional seminars, conferences and workshops on various sociological themes. Dr. Dabla's areas of specialization are (a) Social Change and Development, (b) Women Children and Society, (c) Sociology of Minorities/Islam/Muslims and (d) The Kashmir Sociology.