In General, Minorities suffer in many countries. I do not see that being reported in these forums.
Muslims suffering in Muslim countries too does not get any attention from denizens.
There is not much space for it.
But this "so called" created hardship for non-existant Hindu Minority in Pakistan or Bangladesh is a diversion to harass Indian-Muslims as Pakistani's is wrong.
Talk about Indians, India is not a Hindu only country, and even if it was it still must protect all of its citizens.
A Perilous Future
India and Sri Lanka may claim secular status, but the reality is that both today are consolidated Hindu and Buddhist majoritarian states, respectively. Given how religion is being deftly manipulated in both countries to wage a civilizational war against Muslims, while other minorities are left cowed, the extant majoritarianism will only widen and deepen.
With Hinduism and Buddhism rooted in the Indian subcontinent and Islam originating in the Middle East, Hindus in Sri Lanka get seen as rivals while Muslims in both India and Sri Lanka are easily marginalized as interlopers. Never mind that the vast majority of Muslims in both countries converted to Islam and have coexisted with other faiths for centuries. The fact, however, is that notwithstanding various crosscutting cleavages, democracy and demography favor majoritarianism in both India and Sri Lanka. This bodes ill for both countries’ Muslims and their societies.
Islamist terrorism tends to normalize Islamophobia. For instance, Pakistan’s willingness to use jihadi forces to destabilize India in disputed Kashmir and the renascent Islamism connected to extremism worldwide cause anxiety and promote Islamophobia in states like India and Sri Lanka. In these...
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