love jihad
Hindu Extremists Declare War on Interfaith Love
India’s Love Jihad Laws meant to stop “forceful conversions” disproportionately target Muslims.
Why Couples Continue to Elope in This Indian State
In the northern Indian state of Punjab, hundreds of men and women approach the courts to live and love without fear.
They Were Celebrating Their Special Day. Then Someone Cried 'Love Jihad'
We spoke to the couple in north India whose marriage was stopped earlier this month after the police was told that a Muslim man was about to marry a Hindu woman.
10 Arrested for Interfaith Relationships Under India’s ‘Love Jihad’ Law
Police in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh have arrested Muslim men under the anti-conversion law, even as families insisted that the relationships were consensual.
A Kiss in a Netflix Show is Dividing Indians Over Religion and Censorship
Members of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party are outraged over a scene that shows Muslim boy kissing a Hindu girl in a temple.
How the Stalking and Murder of a Woman is Fanning Religious Tensions in India
As Hindu right-wing outfits demand a crackdown on interfaith unions, the larger story of a woman abused and murdered has been sidelined.
Right-Wing Trolls Made an Indian Brand Withdraw its Ad on Interfaith Couple
Critics of the ad accused it of promoting “love jihad”, an Islamophobic conspiracy theory. The company called the outrage saddening.
Hey, So Maybe We Should Stop Shaming People Who Make Out in Public
Yet another video of a couple kissing on the Delhi metro has gone viral with people even calling it porn. What’s so bad about love that we need to go to war for it?