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13 May 2024
Factsheet: Love Jihad Conspiracy Theory
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. read the complete article
08 May 2024
Factsheet: Sadhvi Rithambara
Sadhvi Rithambara is a senior leader in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), and is the founder of Param Shakti Peeth, a “charitable organization” in India, which also has two sister organizations in the US, Param Shakti Peeth Of America Foundation and Param Shakti Peeth Of America East Coast (PSPA). Rithambara is a leading figure in the Hindu nationalist movement and her anti-Muslim speeches played a central role in the demolition of the Babri Mosque in the 90s. read the complete article
03 May 2024
Factsheet: Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs (FPÖ)
Die Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs (FPÖ) wurde 1956 als Partei von ehemaligen Nazis gegründet. Während die Partei in den ersten drei Jahrzehnten eine marginale Oppositionspartei blieb, wurde sie Mitte der 1980er Jahre zu einer der ersten (und erfolgreichsten) populistischen rechtsextremen Parteien in Europa. read the complete article