“Fight, Die, and If Required Kill”: Hindu Nationalism, Misinformation, and Islamophobia in India
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This article provides a deep dive into several recent cases of majoritarian hate speech and violence perpetrated against Muslims in India. We first provide an introduction to Hindutva as social movement India, followed by examination three case studies which Islamophobic circulated on media, well instances anti-Muslim violence. These studies—the Delhi riots, the Love Jihad conspiracy theory, disinformation related COVID pandemic—show that Hindu nationalism India codes Muslim minority country particularly dangerous untrustworthy.
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عنوان ژورنال: Religions
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2077-1444']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/rel13050380