Uneasy peace prevails for India's Muslims

Los Angeles Times by Henry Chu, Mark Magnier | Dec. 14, 2008 (Special Report)

Many of India's 150 million Muslims feared a violent backlash after the Mumbai attacks, blamed on Islamic extremists, and have gone the extra mile to prove themselves loyal.

But the uneasy peace masks the fact that India's 150 million Muslims -- about as many as live in neighboring Pakistan -- are often branded a fifth column and looked on with distrust and even disgust in this Hindu-majority country. Many live a marginalized existence in poverty-stricken ghettos, uneducated, unable to find work and sometimes abused or unfairly arrested by police, giving rise to resentment that observers warn could be exploited by radical groups. Full Story »

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by Fabrice Florin - Dec. 15, 2008

Interesting report about India's Muslim population, and its attempts to prevent a backlash following the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai. This article provides good factual evidence on how Muslims have denounced these acts of terrorism to demonstrate their loyalty to India. The authors also offer helpful context about Muslims in India, with links to reports of discrimination against this minority group.

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by Kenneth Sibbett - Dec. 14, 2008

This is the first story I've read about how this was going to affect the Muslim population.This was well written, informative and timely.

Living in America, you sometimes forget the religious freedom this great country has. While everyone screams and writes article after article about the abuses of this administration, and rightfully so, it's kind of nice to stand back and thank God we're living in the greatest nation on earth.

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by Kaizar Campwala - Dec. 13, 2008

Many Muslims in India, afraid of being cast as unpatriotic or even traitorous, have gone the extra mile to prove themselves loyal to their country as well as their faith. More »

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by Rao Nagisetty - Dec. 14, 2008

The report is predictable and somewhat truthful but does not go deep into the problem. One could say it is shallow.

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In India, Muslims Mark a Somber Eid

Washington Post by Emily Wax | Dec. 10, 2008 (Special Report)

() Indian Muslims -- who represent about 10 percent of the country's population -- are by and large eager to separate themselves from the alleged Islamist extremists who carried ...

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3.2

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India's Dangerous Divide

Wall Street Journal by Ramachandra Guha | Dec. 7, 2008 (Opinion)

() Since the reasons for the poverty (and the anger) are so complex, a successful compact between Indian Muslims and modernity will require patient and many-sided work. It would ...

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4.4

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Muslims in India Put Aside Grievances to Repudiate Terrorism

New York Times by Robert F. Worth | Dec. 8, 2008 (News Report)

() “It’s a pity we have to prove ourselves as Indians,” said Mohammed Siddique, a young accountant who was marching in the protest here on Sunday afternoon with his wife ...

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