Dissecting the fallacy of "Love Jihad"
Book: Love Jihad and Other Fictions: Simple Facts to Counter Viral Falsehoods Authors: Sreenivasan Jain, Mariyam Alavi, Supriya Sharma Publisher: Aleph Book Company Pages: 205 inam ul rehman Whenever I hear “love jihad” I often laugh at this oxymoron term used by Hindutva groups in India . A Muslim man or a woman is forbidden to enter into any relationship before marriage. So, there cannot exist any “love jihad”. However, no matter how much you drill this point the Hindutva groups will not relent in using this terminology. The Hindutva people ascribe everything wrong in India to Muslim conspiracy. The Congress party for long has been described as “appeasing Muslims” while as the fact is that Muslims, which constitute 14 percent of Indian population are marginalised in every sector. The Congress party other than offering lip service didn’t do anything for Muslims. Muslim percentage in government jobs is abysmal, their representation in state assembli...