Right-wing Hindutva voices on social media are promoting a dangerous conspiracy theory accusing #Muslims in #India of devising a sinister plot, "Coronajihad," to spread the #Coronavirus. This is leading to violence & hostility against Indian Muslims.
#StopCOVIDIslamophobia
It& #39;s not just online, Indian media & BJP politicians r guilty of promoting this reckless, dangerous, & racist accusation. A political cartoon in The Hindu equated #Muslims to the virus, leading to further dehumanization of Muslims. #StopCOVIDIslamophobia https://twitter.com/KhanSahira/status/1243515484189982723?s=20">https://twitter.com/KhanSahir...
Indian media networks have platformed this dangerous conspiracy theory, giving greater airtime to bigotry. #StopCOVIDIslamophobia https://twitter.com/RizviUzair/status/1244981119415541760">https://twitter.com/RizviUzai...
#ArnabGoswami& #39;s fear-mongering monologue railed against #Muslims in the country, accusing them of "spreading hate against the lockdown and told their followers to do everything possible to defy the lockdown”. #StopCOVIDIslamophobia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=564jlHlzfNE">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
Scapegoating Muslims is a tried & tested tactic of the #Modi govt, especially when it wants to divert attention away from its failures, whether it be #India& #39;s stagnating economy to #Modi& #39;s haphazard lockdown, causing great turmoil. #StopCOVIDIslamophobia https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2020/03/india-coronavirus-covid19-narendra-modi/608896/">https://www.theatlantic.com/internati...
All too often in times of uncertainty & instability, pundits & politicians have preyed on people’s heightened emotions & fears, rhetorically scapegoating & passing laws & policies tht target marginalized communities.

#COVID19
#StopCOVIDIslamophobia https://truthout.org/articles/islamophobia-has-no-place-in-the-fight-against-covid-19/">https://truthout.org/articles/...
Police brutally beat Rizwan after he stepped out to buy essential items. His family were so afraid tht they didn’t take him to hospital, instead treating him at home. Eventually, he was shifted to a hospital when his condition deteriorated. He died there. https://thewire.in/communalism/coronavirus-muslims-communal-healthcare">https://thewire.in/communali...
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