Back العنف ضد المسلمين في الهند Arabic স্বাধীন ভারতে মুসলমানদের বিরুদ্ধে সহিংসতা Bengali/Bangla خشونت علیه مسلمانان در هند Persian Violence contre les musulmans indiens French भारत में मुसलमानों के खिलाफ हिंसा Hindi Keganasan terhadap orang Islam di India Malay இந்தியாவில் முஸ்லிம்களுக்கு எதிரான வன்முறைகள் Tamil بھارت میں مسلمانوں کے خلاف تشدد Urdu Hindistonda musulmonlarga qarshi zoʻravonlik Uzbek
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Since the partition of India in 1947, there have been several instances of religious violence against Muslims. These incidents often take the form of violent attacks on Muslims by Hindu nationalist mobs, forming a pattern of sporadic sectarian violence between the Hindu and Muslim communities. From 1954 to 1982, nearly 7,000 incidents occurred, resulting in the deaths of 10,000 people[1][2]
The causes of violence against Muslims are varied. The roots are thought to lie in Indian history: resentment towards the Islamic conquest of India during the Middle Ages, divisive policies implemented by the colonial government during British rule, and the partition of the Indian subcontinent into a Muslim-majority Pakistan and an Indian state with a Muslim minority. Many scholars believe that incidents of anti-Muslim violence are politically motivated and part of the electoral strategy of mainstream political parties associated with Hindu nationalism, such as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Other scholars believe that the violence is not widespread but is instead confined to certain urban areas due to local socio-political conditions.[3]
- ^ Dhattiwala & Biggs 2012.
- ^ Naʻīm, ʻAbd Allāh Aḥmad (2008). Islam and the Secular State: Negotiating the Future of Shari'a. Harvard University Press. p. 161. ISBN 978-0-674-02776-3.
- ^ Atal, Yogesh (2009). Sociology and Social Anthropology in India. Pearson Education India. pp. 250–251. ISBN 978-81-317-2034-9.