After pushing a narrative about @ncri_io’s report on Leicester that distorts the findings, the author proceeds to mangle the definition of Hinduphobia and erase history.
Yes, reciprocal radicalization is a concern, but she makes “rising Hindutva” the main issue in Leicester,
Yes, reciprocal radicalization is a concern, but she makes “rising Hindutva” the main issue in Leicester,
when the actual finding was that while disinfo was spread by both communities vs each other, disinfo about H violence against Ms fomented real M violence vs Hs. Hs were disproportionately accused on SM of inciting violence when they were in reality disproportionately the victims.
To deny the historical, material basis of Hinduphobia is to erase a state-sponsored documented genocide of Hindus in 🇧🇩 on the scale of millions. It denies the 🇧🇩 state-sponsored erasure of Hinduism from textbooks and the shocking decline in 🇧🇩 Hindu population since 1971.
It denies the control and taxation of Hindu temples by the Indian government - the only religious institutions controlled and taxed by a democratic government anywhere in the world. It denies that these funds are then dispersed to support other religious communities.
It denies the impact of highly-funded, aggressive forced proselytization by Christian missions targeting vulnerable Hindus in India, including poor and disabled communities, by holding their education and health hostage.
It denies the systematic Hinduphobia encoded and enacted in British literature and British laws in India that had a profoundly violent impact on Hindu society and the Hindu psyche and still haunts us to this day.
It denies the erasure of Hindu history - including civilizational contributions and the violence of Mughal invasion - from Indian textbooks immediately following independence.
I could go on.
In short, denying the material and historical basis of Hinduphobia is intellectually dishonest and inhumane.
In short, denying the material and historical basis of Hinduphobia is intellectually dishonest and inhumane.
Here is the Working Definition. understandinghinduphobia.org
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