Isalamophobia in India during the Covid-19 crisis: a surge of stigmatization, vilification and murder

Ushama, Thameem (2021) Isalamophobia in India during the Covid-19 crisis: a surge of stigmatization, vilification and murder. Al-Shajarah: ISTAC Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization, 26 (1). pp. 71-98. ISSN 1394-6870

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Abstract

This article discusses how zealots exploit the COVID-19 pandemic to amplify Islamophobia in India. Qualitative content analysis of publications, speeches, websites, news bulletins, periodicals, YouTube and social media reveals a surge of anti-Muslim rhetoric and activity. It highlights deliberate misinformation by campaigns and outrages. These include blaming Muslims for the contagion, denying them medical treatment, official justification by doctors to murder Muslim corona patients, and the vandalization, boycott and destruction of Muslim homes, stalls and shops — all under cover of the COVID-19 lockdown.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	COVID-19, Hindutva, Islamophobia, Muslims, Sangh Parivar, Persecution
Subjects:	BPL Islamic education
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Usul al-Din and Comparative Religion
Depositing User:	Prof.Dr Thameem Ushama
Date Deposited:	27 Dec 2021 16:46
Last Modified:	27 Dec 2021 16:46
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/95402

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