Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Interfaith marriage under attack in India--"love jihad"

 The Washington Post has the story:

It was never easy being an interfaith couple in India. Now some states are making it harder

"Marrying across religious lines has always been a challenge in India, a vast multifaith democracy where the pull of family and tradition remains strong.

"Now politicians in India’s ruling party are contemplating laws to thwart such unions, driven by a conspiracy theory that views them as a tool for conversions.

"At a rally last month, the leader of the country’s largest state warned of the danger of “love jihad,” an inflammatory slur referring to an alleged plot by Muslim men to convert Hindu women through marriage."

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