1. Factsheet: Love Jihad Conspiracy Theory
- Author:
- Bridge Initiative Team
- Publication Date:
- 05-2024
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- The Bridge Initiative, Georgetown University
- Abstract:
- Love Jihad is a widely debunked conspiracy theory promoted by Hindu nationalists in India to incite fear, animosity, and violence against the country’s 200 million Muslims. The theory claims that Muslim men are luring Hindu women into marriages in an effort to forcibly convert them to Islam. This conspiracy theory has been heavily promoted by Hindu far-right groups, right-wing media, and the leaders of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). As a result of this conspiracy theory, Muslim men have been imprisoned, faced violent attacks, and killed.
- Topic:
- Far Right, Conspiracy Theory, Hindu Nationalism, and Love Jihad Conspiracy Theory
- Political Geography:
- South Asia and India