Re: Tall or short partner
Almost all of the Indian muslims are converts from untouchable Hindu lower castes. Brahiminism made them convert to a different religion. Just because they chose to follow the right path, they should not lose out on jobs and education. In Pakistan, Indian migrants- mahajirs get special treatment.
This is not completely true. Only recent converts (during last 150 years) are from lower caste hindus. Old converts were always from upper caste hindus. I know thoroughly my community history and my community belonged to upper caste hindus in Sindh before converting to Islam in 15th century. Large economic slump in Sindh after the defeat of Humayun forced large scale migration of people from Sindh to Gujarat during later part of 16th century.
During early Islamic period of India, only upper caste hindus like Rajputs etc got converted. Even poet IQBAL was also a convert from Kashmir Brahmin group. Recent genetic research on a small sample of U.P. muslim group suggest certain genetic markers shared by sunni muslims with upper caste hindus.