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Ayodhya: A Microcosm of India's Religious Divide.

India's rising tide of Hindu nationalism is eroding the country's secular underpinnings and presenting one of its biggest challenges: to safeguard freedoms for its Muslim minority. Ayodhya, a small temple city in northern India, has become a religious microcosm of India, where a diverse, multicultural past has gradually been overrun by ruptured relationships between Hindus and Muslims. The city is also a reflection of India's widening religious divide, where a systemic anti-Muslim fury has descended since Prime Minister Narendra Modi first assumed power in 2014.

via Al Jazeera English|

#ayodhya #hindu-nationalism #india

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Religious Divide Widens in Indian City.

India's rising tide of Hindu nationalism is eroding the country's secular underpinnings and presenting one of its biggest challenges: to safeguard freedoms for its Muslim minority. Ayodhya, a small temple city in northern India, has become a religious microcosm of India, where a diverse, multicultural past has gradually been overrun by ruptured relationships between Hindus and Muslims. The city is home to two ordinary citizens, Syed Mohammad Munir Abidi and Swami Ram Das, who embody the opposing sides of a deeply entrenched religious divide.

via The Associated Press|

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Religious Divide in India: A Tale of Two People in One City.

India's rising tide of Hindu nationalism is eroding the country's secular underpinnings and presenting one of its biggest challenges: to safeguard freedoms for its Muslim minority. Ayodhya, a small temple city in northern India, has become a religious microcosm of India, where a diverse, multicultural past has gradually been overrun by ruptured relationships between Hindus and Muslims. The city is home to both Hindus and Muslims, who embody the opposing sides of a deeply entrenched religious divide.

via Yahoo News|

#ayodhya #hindu-nationalism #india

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Lebanon's Daylight Savings Dispute Creates Two Time Zones

Lebanon is in confusion as the country is divided over a decision by caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati to extend winter time for a month, instead of entering daylight savings time on the last weekend of March. The decision was seen as an attempt to score a win by Muslims, allowing those fasting during the holy month of Ramadan to break their fasts an hour earlier. However, Lebanon's influential Maronite church, the largest Christian church in the country, announced it would not abide by the decision, saying there had been no consultations or considerations of international standards. The decision has deepened divides in a country that witnessed a 1975-90 civil war between Christian and Muslim factions.

via Reuters|

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