Globalization and minority identity: Comparative analysis of Shia Women of Iran and Kashmir

In the Muslim world two contradictory processes encountered during the era of twentieth century. On the one hand revival of Islamic identity and closing its border to outside influence while as on the other hand another process was taking shape on the name of globalization. Globalization as a social, political, economic and cultural force has been able to infiltrate the most secluded and closed-off areas of the world. Since the 1990s, there has been a significant increase in women's participation in education. Woman's admittance to education is one of the most substantial global transformations in education in the last decades. The trend is narrowing gender gap in education; economic participation and empowerment bur there are dominant paradigms that govern the different societies at different contexts. Despite great achievements towards gender equality in education, the battle is not yet over. Quantitative and qualitative limitsendure to occur in the jurisdiction of education, the broader participation of women in society is far from ideal. The study addresses the impact of globalization on minorities. The identity of minority is anticipated rather than enforced and allotted. Thus the study aims how minorities represents the universal, while also reclaiming the specific.