Anti-Muslim reactions to the Coronavirus Pandemic in India
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Attack type | Discrimination, Harassment[2] |
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Anti-Muslim reactions to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in India refers to an ongoing series of religiously motivated attacks[6] and general acts of prejudice being carried out against Indian muslims as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[7][8] The incidents occurred primarily after Tablighi Jamaat was held responsible by the officials for spreading covid-19 in the country.[1][9] Mob cases were reported by the news media after some people related to the missionary were tested positive for pandemic of COVID-19, though infectious disease spread worldwide with thousands of deaths since it originated in 2019.[10][11] The pandemic triggered severe attacks on the minorities, leading to violence between followers of different religions.[12][13] An Indian novelist and activist Arundhati Roy claimed the sectarian violence "approaching to genocide".[14][15] The #CoronaJihad hashtag has been distributed 300,000 times on social media during this period.[16]
Background[edit]
Since the COVID-19 case was detected in India on 30 January 2020, the religious violence sparked among the people from different adherents, especially Hindus accusing minorities for infecting the citizens of the country, though the Government of India did not took measures to stop religious activities at the earliest.[17][18][19] Tablighi Jamaat, a Muslim missionary held several congregations in the country, claiming in rise of coronavirus cases before lockdown was imposed in the country.[20] It is claimed that Hindus were also actively involved in organising religious debates,[18] including Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath attended a congregation at a Hindu temple, comprised hundreds of attendees during the nationwide lockdown.[7][21]
Reactions[edit]
A man who belonged to Himachal Pradesh state was threatened after his neighbors suspected him COVID-19-infected, and later he subsequently committed suicide and killed himself.[22] In April 2020, the official at a medical institute in Jharkhand state refused to treat a woman over ongoing violence, leading to death of two newborn babies.[23] The attackers beaten up a former army officer[6], including a civilian in India's capital Delhi, claiming he was intentionally infecting the people.[24] A US-based television channel CNN stated in its report that coronavirus violence has affected 200 million muslims in India through offline as well as online attacks. The pandemic also sparked violence in New Delhi, where volunteers involved in food distribution program, suffered harassment.[25] The recent reports has claimed mob attacks on minority communities, including farmers who were beaten up by the mobs.[26]
Role of administration[edit]
The Indian police of the Maharashtra state charged over 200 people linked to the missionary congregation for allegedly spreading COVID-19 in the country,[27] though health officials argue that government linked the Muslims to pandemic unfavorably.[27][28] In India, thirty-two people associated to the missionary are confirmed dead out of total 1,251, while Pakistan has reported twenty missionary-linked deaths out of 1,914.[29] The Foreign Affairs magazine held the Indian as well as Pakistan government responsible for intense COVID-19 fatalities due to lack of scientific medical establishments and unavailability of modern medicine. The World Health Organization (WHO) stated in its report that coronavirus is passing in India through local gatherings not through arrival of people with the history of foreign travelling.[30]
Social media controversies[edit]
The political leaders, including 25 members of Bharatiya Janata Party termed the islamic conference or congregation "#coronaJihad", "#CoronaTerrorism" and "#CoronaBombsTablighi" using the hashtags that were subsequently circulated by the internet users across the social media, including Twitter.[31][16] An Indian politician and former wrestler Babita Phogat wrote on Twitter stating that Jamaati are bigger problem than even the virus.[32] Her tweet was later criticised by the several people using "#SupendBabitaPhogat" Twitter hashtag.[33] Some Indian employees working with Dubai-based private companies suffered termination of employment for allegedly sharing coronavirus violence-related posts on social media.[34]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gettleman, Jeffrey; Schultz, Kai; Raj, Suhasini (April 12, 2020). "In India, Coronavirus Fans Religious Hatred" – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ Halarnkar, Samar. "Coronavirus is another excuse to marginalise India's Muslims". Quartz India. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ↑ Yasir, Sameer (22 April 2020). "India Is Scapegoating Muslims for the Spread of the Coronavirus". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ↑ "Coronavirus in India: Muslims as scapegoats". Qantara.de - Dialogue with the Islamic World. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ↑ "Islamophobia concerns after India mosque outbreak". BBC News. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Slater, Joanna; Masih, Niha (23 April 2020). "As the world looks for coronavirus scapegoats, Muslims are blamed in India". Washington Post. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Opinion - In India, a Coronavirus Pandemic of Prejudice and Repression". The New York Times. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ↑ Apoorvanand (18 April 2020). "How the coronavirus outbreak in India was blamed on Muslims". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ↑ Hasan, Mehdi (April 14, 2020). "The Coronavirus Is Empowering Islamophobes — but Exposing the Idiocy of Islamophobia".
- ↑ Sharma, Yashraj. "In Delhi, First Came the Pogroms. Then Came Coronavirus".
- ↑ "COVID-19 rumours linked to 3 attacks in Delhi, Gurgaon". April 7, 2020.
- ↑ Delkic, Melina (April 12, 2020). "Anti-Muslim Attacks, Boris Johnson, China's New Cases: Your Monday Briefing" – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ "In Modi's India, Virus Fallout Inflames Divisions Between Muslims and Hindus". The New York Times. April 17, 2020.
- ↑ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "India's treatment of Muslims amid coronavirus is almost 'genocidal,' activist Arundhati Roy claims | DW | 17.04.2020". DW.COM.
- ↑ Desk, Web (19 April 2020). "India should protect rights of Muslims amid COVID-19 crisis: OIC - Pakistan". The News International. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "It Was Already Dangerous To Be Muslim in India. Then Came the Coronavirus". Time.
- ↑ "Coronavirus pandemic used to stir-up anti-Muslim prejeudice in India". RFI. 13 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Coronavirus Spread in India Sparks Intolerance Toward Minority Muslims | Voice of America - English". www.voanews.com.
- ↑ "The Coronavirus Has Morphed Into an Anti-Muslim Virus". The Wire.
- ↑ Beydoun, Khaled A. (17 April 2020). "Between virus and violence: The horror of being Muslim in India". alaraby. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ↑ Jha, Nishita (3 April 2020). "The Coronavirus In India: 200 Million Muslims Blamed For Spread Of COVID-19 After 6 Deaths Tied To One Mosque". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ↑ Gilbert, David (13 April 2020). "India's Hindu Nationalists Are Inciting Hate By Claiming Muslims Are Spreading Coronavirus". Vice. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ↑ Wallen, Joe (19 April 2020). "Indian hospitals refuse to admit Muslims as coronavirus causes Islamophobia surge". The Telegraph. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ↑ Kolachalam, Namrata (9 April 2020). "Indian Muslims Are Being Scapegoated for the Coronavirus". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ↑ Regan, Helen; Sur, Priyali; Sud, Vedika (24 April 2020). "Covid-19 amplifies prejudices against India's Muslims". CNN. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ↑ "A New Wave Of Anti-Muslim Anger Threatens India's Virus Fight". BloombergQuint. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 Ulmer, Alexandra (17 April 2020). "In Modi's India, virus fallout inflames divisions between Muslims and Hindus". U.S. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ↑ "Saudi scholar calls for expulsion of Hindu supremacists from the Gulf". Middle East Monitor. 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ↑ Miglani, Sanjeev (31 March 2020). "India and Pakistan crack down on Muslim group emerging as COVID-19 cluster". IN. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ↑ Krishnan, Vidya (3 April 2020). "Coronavirus Threatens Catastrophe in India". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ↑ Kolkata, Hannah Ellis-Petersen Shaikh Azizur Rahman in (April 13, 2020). "Coronavirus conspiracy theories targeting Muslims spread in India". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
- ↑ "India stars under fire for 'anti-Muslim' tweets". BBC News. April 17, 2020 – via www.bbc.com.
- ↑ DelhiApril 17, India Today Web Desk New; April 17, 2020UPDATED; Ist, 2020 15:18. "Babita Phogat faces backlash over controversial tweets on Tablighi Jamaat". India Today.
- ↑ PTI (13 April 2020). "Another Indian expat in UAE sacked over Islamophobic post". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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