![]() ![]() “There’s not a single household that doesn’t have a story of djinns, and this is not just limited to Muslim homes,” he says. ![]() Tales of seeing or even interacting with djinns were commonplace in the Muslim neighborhood where he was raised, in the northern Indian city of Lucknow. Many turn to ancient religious traditions, such as the djinns, to find solutions to their problems.Īs a child Ahmad was taught that there are two parallel worlds, one inhabited by humans and the other by djinns. Today, India’s Muslim minority, about 15 percent of the country’s population, continues to be marginalized, with limited economic and educational opportunities. His images help tell stories of a deeply entrenched belief in the supernatural, and of human suffering and desperation at least partly rooted in recent history.Īfter British rule ended and India and Pakistan were partitioned in 1947 along religious lines, the Muslims who stayed in India found themselves in a precarious position, with many displaced and subjected to violence. Over five years, Ahmad captured in detail djinn worship as practiced at Kotla. ![]()
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