Freedom of Religion, Conversions
Unmasking 'love jihad': The dangerous Indian conspiracy theory
https://observers.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-observers/20230623-love-jihad-india-conspiracy-theory-investigation-hindu-muslim India’s Muslims have been accused of land jihad, population jihad, corona jihad… but the “love jihad” conspiracy theory is perhaps the most salient and divisive accusation to have become ingrained in Indian society, fuelling ongoing culture wars. The love jihad theory posits that the Muslim community strategically targets vulnerable Hindu women, seducing them and subsequently coercing them to convert. This baseless narrative has led to widespread suspicion of Muslim men who dare to interact with Hindu women.
https://www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.English/videos/821693502707318 A Muslim man accused of “love jihad” in India can be harassed, beaten, arrested or even killed. It’s a conspiracy theory openly supported by officials from the ruling party, the BJP. But is there any truth to it? Using firsthand accounts from victims of love jihad accusations and an analysis of the deluge of disinformation circulating online, The Observers - France 24 journalist Pariesa Brody unravels the consequences of this divisive narrative.
Raqib Hameed Naik: In modern India, love jihad is one of the most dangerous tools used by the far right to stoke fear, mistrust, create animosity and normalise the acts of violence against Muslims
'The price of citizenship for Indians like Goa’s Joseph Pereira — uncertainty, red tape, tears' ThePrint Sep 5, 2024
'Joseph Pereira was the lone applicant from Goa to request citizenship under CAA. The Pereiras’ saga is both a validation of the CAA’s intent and a damning indictment of the prevailing system it aims to replace. It forces us to confront uncomfortable questions: While the Pereiras are distinguished by their success, how many others like them are caught in this twilight zone of identity? And what is the cost of this “success”? Decades of uncertainty and a life of fragmented belonging – this is the price tag of citizenship for some of us Indians, says Karanjeet Kaur, journalist and former editor of Arré, in this week's column.
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Mass Conversions - real or fake news
love jihad
Interfaith marriage committee, compilation of love jihad cases