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To: kiryandil
I'm not sure about the Muslim designation. His surname appears to be a "caste" name, if you go digging around for Indian/Bengali roots.

While it is the tradition to adopt an Arab/Islamic name when converting to Islam, Subcontinent India has a long history with Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism and thus, I believe, the name is not an absolute indicator.

14 posted on 06/03/2016 12:56:26 PM PDT by SES1066 (Quality, Speed or Economical - Any 2 of 3 except in government - 1 at best but never #3!)
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To: SES1066

Yeah, I didn’t realize that Bengal had been conquered by the Islamic Moghuls, and that it’s more than 50% Muslim [53%].


19 posted on 06/03/2016 1:11:27 PM PDT by kiryandil (To the GOPee: "Giving the Democrats the Supreme Court means you ARE the Democrats.")
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