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Weaponization of Hindu Festivals: A Catalyst For Anti-Muslim Violence In India
Weaponization of Hindu Festivals: A Catalyst For Anti-Muslim Violence In India

The celebration of a Hindu festival, Ram Navami, which marks the birth of Lord Ram, was tarnished by violence in late March across 10 Indian states, including Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Delhi and West Bengal. It’s this kind of religious violence and intolerance that belied the surface of diplomatic talks between India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his state visit to Washington.

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Asia, Conflict, Culture, hinduism, Human Rights, India, News, Primary Feature, Religion, Religious Equality, Religious FreedomRishabh JainRisabh Jain, Ram Navami, India, Kashif Siddique, Muslim, Islam, Hanuman Jayanti, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, Narendra Modi, Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, Amjad Khan, Routes of Wrath, Chander Uday Singh, Rohinton Nariman, Bajrang Dal, Shiv Sena, Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Hindu Yuva Vahini, Shaheen Abdulla, Maktoob Media, Hindus, Hindu, Sharjeel Usmani, Ramzan, Harsh Mander, Hindutva, Asif Mujtaba, Primary Feature, News, Secondary featureComment
Attacks on Muslims and Christians Continue to Rise in India
Attacks on Muslims and Christians Continue to Rise in India

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s election in 2014 and reelection this May, brutal mob attacks by Hindu nationalist groups against India’s Muslim and Christian minorities have continued to steadily rise.

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Asia, News, Politics, Primary Feature, Religion, Religion News, Religious EqualityAvinash GiriAvinash Giri, Narendra Modi, mob attacks India, Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, Muslim persecution, attacks against minorities India, lynching in India, Mob lynching, Hindu nationalism, Bajrang Dal, Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, Christian persecution, Pakistan, Primary Feature, Secondary Feature, Muslims, Christians