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Monday, April 22, 2019

Religious Minorities Across Asia Suffer Amid Surge in Sectarian Politics

The New York Times

By Hannah Beech, Dharisha Bastians and Kai Schultz
April 21, 2019

JAKARTA, Indonesia — The deadly attacks in Sri Lanka on Sunday highlighted how easily religious coexistence can be ripped apart in a region where secularism is weakening amid the growing appeal of a politics based on ethnic and sectarian identity.

In India, the country’s governing right-wing Hindu party is exploiting faith for votes, pushing an us-versus-them philosophy that has left Muslims fearing they will be lynched if they walk alone.