The Times of India Editorial New Delhi, Jan 19, 2020: The Syro-Malabar church of Kerala has claimed that “love jihad is not an illusion,” that Christian women are being lured abroad by Muslim men to become “sex slaves.” These church elders have followed the Hindutva playbook, where the idea ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Jan 17, 2020: The Syro-Malabar Synod has come under heavy fire for its allegation that Muslim men feign love to lure Christian girls to Islam and then use them for terrorist activities. The synod, the apex body of the Oriental Catholic rite, on January 15Continue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, Jan 17, 2020: This is in response to a report titled “Love Jihad disturbs social peace: Syro-Malabar Synod” published in Matters India on January 15. The Syro-Malabar Church, the largest Christian denomination in Kerala, seems to have blamed the Islamic State for luring scores ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Jan 15, 2020: The Syro-Malabar Church, the largest Christian denomination in Kerala, alleges that Islamic State has lured scores of Christian women from the southern Indian state to be used in terror activities. “Love jihad is a reality,” asserted the Church’s synod that on JanuaryContinue Reading
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By Jeffrey Gettleman and Suhasini Raj Ahmedabad: The attack begins with a Hindu man, wearing a bright shirt and a white scarf, stepping off a motorbike carrying a long iron pickax. He pounces on an older Muslim man, attacking him from behind and striking him over and over. “Babu, saveContinue Reading
Ram Puniyani The politics of communal polarization in is focusing on many identity issues, one being the Love Jihad, where the Hindu girl married to a Muslim or Christian man is targeted, and is legally manipulated in a manner to ensure that she is forced to be sent to herContinue Reading
“All love marriages should not be termed as ‘love-jihad’,” observed the Kerala High Court on October 19, while hearing a petition with regard to an inter-religious marriage of Kannur-native Sruthi and Anees Hammed. The court further said that these kind of marriages should be encouraged as there is no boundaryContinue Reading
Thiruvanathapuram: State police chief Loknath Behera has said that there is no confirmed case of ‘Love Jihad’ reported in Kerala. The report, which appeared in a section of the media saying the state police chief has confirmed that ‘Love Jihad’ is there in state, is wrong, the DGP said inContinue Reading
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