Hate campaign

Islamophobia is hurting India's coronavirus battle. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

Today's top story How Islamophobia Is Hurting India's Battle Against The Coronavirus Nizamuddin has been on edge since it was declared a coronavirus hotspot, after hundreds of cases of COVID-19 across the country were traced to a large congregation organised in the neighbourhood by the Tablighi Jamaat religious order. ‌ The subsequent outpouring of explicit anti-Muslim hate on social media and television channels, and from members of the BJP, has set up a vicious cycle where the hate campaign has made an already marginalised community wary of state authorities, making it harder to tackle the virus, which in turn prompts more Muslim demonisation and Islamophobia. Read More In more news... Nurses Treating Coronavirus Living In Govt Hospital Halls, Sharing Bathrooms In Delhi Read More Vir Das Recommends 5 Shows/Films You Need To Binge On This Weekend Read More Before you go... BJP MLA's Birthday Video Shows How Poor Suffer Amid Political Blame Games Coronavirus Updates: What You Need To Know Today What Living In A Buddhist Monastery Taught Me About Getting Through Quarantine New to this email? You can sign up here. ‌ You can also follow HuffPost India on Flipboard. ‌ ©2019 HuffPost lndia | Level 3B, DLF Centre, Sansad Marg, Connaught Place, New Delhi - 110001, India You are recieving this email becuase you signed up for updates from HuffPost India.  ‌ Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe