Who, Where and How Many??

Dr Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin is the 97-year-old spiritual leader of the Dawoodi Bohras. His organization the Dawat-e-Hadiyah, consists of many Dawoodi Bohra’s who are considered a subset of Ismaeli Shia Islam. The majority of the religion resides in India.

Dawoodi Bohra’s Carrying His Holiness

Badri Mahal in central Mumbai is the nerve center for the ever [...]

Re-development Initiative

The Bhendi Bazaar is well known in Mumbai, with its huge Bohra population, and colourful market, its the perfect area for Dawoodi Bohra spiritual leader Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin to redevelop. His initiative calls for the renovations of 270 buildings in the Bhendi Bazaar vicinity to rehouse 25,000 resident (mainly Dawoodi Bohra tenants) into new buildings. [...]

Curruption From Above

In Surat, a member of the Dawoodi Bohra community has sought direction from the Human Rights Commission and the Gujarat High Court claiming the community has boycotted her and other family members socially and financially from the community. This is due to her ‘uncovering’ scams committed by the religious leaders.

Zohra Cyclewala, who is a manager [...]