Religious Violence
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Hindu monks calling for violence against India’s minorities are betraying their sacred vows
The commitment of offering fearlessness to all should be understood as an obligation to join in building communities where all live without fear.
Anantanand Rambachan
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As Leicester tries to understand its recent unrest, impact of global Hindutva cannot be ignored
Research shows Hindutva sentiment has been on the rise in Britain since 2014.
Chris Allen, The Conversation
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India is at high risk for mass killings, says senior US official
International Religious Freedom’s Rashad Hussain cited a report from the Early Warning Project at Germany’s Holocaust Museum while making the observation.
Scroll Staff
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Mob allegedly vandalises Christian prayer house in Haridwar, assaults worshippers
Members of the mob shouted slogans of ‘Jai Shri Ram’ and ‘Vande Mataram’.
Scroll Staff
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SC overturns Bombay HC verdict granting bail to three persons who beat Muslim man to death in 2014
The top court said that the fact that the victim belonged to a certain community cannot be justification for murder.
Scroll Staff
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Pakistan suicide bombing: Why ISIS feels so threatened by Sindh's Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine
No other shrine in the country captures the essence of religious syncretism like this one.
Haroon Khalid
Video
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‘We will fight until the last drop of blood’: A meeting with insurgent group fighting for Rohingyas
In hiding, the Harakah al-Yaqin has lost ground among the persecuted community they claim to fight for, but has not lost spirit.
Adil Sakhawat
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Dadri lynching: Police impose Section 144 amid high tension after villagers organise mahapanchayat
Security forces have been on alert in Greater Noida since police refused to lodge a cow slaughter case, after which there was a panchayat meeting.
Scroll Staff
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Four days later, Ranchi communal tensions force schools and shops to stay shut
Groups of Hindus and Muslims shoot at each other after meat is found outside two temples in Jharkhand capital.
Anumeha Yadav
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Fifty kilometres from Delhi, hundreds of Muslims have become refugees overnight
A mob of 300 Jat men rampaged through a village in Ballabhgarh this week, attacking Muslims. The reason: they don't want a mosque in the village. Local elections are due in August.
Anumeha Yadav
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Electing Congress MLAs reduce chances of Hindu-Muslim riots by 32%, says new Yale study
Congress candidates losing all close elections could have led to 46% more riot casualties between 1962 and 2000, Yale scholars conclude.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan