Hijrat: The Flight of the Faithful. A British File on the Exodus of Muslim Peasants from North India to Afghanistan in 1920

This volume provides a detailed analysis and a primary source edition regarding the ’Hijrat’ movement of 1920, when thousands of Muslim peasants emigrated from British India to Afghanistan. Dietrich Reetz contextualizes a specific British administrative file, shedding light on the motivations of the migrants and the reactions of the colonial authorities. It is a crucial source for studying the intersection of religious identity, anti-colonial resistance, and migration.