Sunday, June 12, 2022

 PODCAST

Why is Muslim hate on the rise in India?


Protestors hold placards during a demonstration against anti-Muslim violence and hate crimes in New Delhi

An international backlash has been growing against India’s governing Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), after the party’s national spokeswoman Nupur Sharma and Delhi media operation head Naveen Kumar Jindal made disparaging remarks about the Prophet Muhammad.

Meanwhile, Muslims in India have been going through uneasy times – from violence, persecution, to repeated calls to literally wipe them out. So why is this happening in the world’s biggest democracy and who is behind it?

In this episode:

  • Salil Shetty (@SalilShetty), Former secretary general of Amnesty International

Credits:
This episode was produced by Khaled Soltan, Hayat Mongodin, and host Sami Zeidan. George Alwer is our sound designer. Aya Elmileik is our lead engagement producer and Munera AlDosari is our assistant engagement producer. Omar al-Saleh is our executive producer.

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