ISLAMOPHOBIA IN INDIA DURING THE COVID-19 CRISIS

A SURGE OF STIGMATIZATION, VILIFICATION AND MURDER

Authors

  • Thameem Ushama ISTAC-IIUM

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31436/shajarah.v26i1.1227

Keywords:

COVID-19, Hindutva, Islamophobia, Muslims, Sangh Parivar, Persecution

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.

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Published

2021-06-30

How to Cite

Thameem Ushama. 2021. “ISLAMOPHOBIA IN INDIA DURING THE COVID-19 CRISIS: A SURGE OF STIGMATIZATION, VILIFICATION AND MURDER”. Al-Shajarah: Journal of the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC) 26 (1):71-98. https://doi.org/10.31436/shajarah.v26i1.1227.

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 1 (2021)

Section

ARTICLES