The demolition of the Babra mosque in Ayodhya and the implications for India's secularism and political stability
On 6 December 1992, 200.000 Hindus led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) razed the sixteenth century Babri mosque in Ayodhya. The destruction ignited week-long Muslim-Hindu communal violence in many parts of India. After a look at the underlying causes of the conflict, the author outlines and high...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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1994
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Asian profile
Year: 1994, Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Pages: 51-65 |
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Religious conflict
B Temple B Mosque B Hindus B Muslim B India |
| Summary: | On 6 December 1992, 200.000 Hindus led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) razed the sixteenth century Babri mosque in Ayodhya. The destruction ignited week-long Muslim-Hindu communal violence in many parts of India. After a look at the underlying causes of the conflict, the author outlines and highlights the implications of the destruction of the Babri mosque for India's secularism and political stability. (DÜI-Sen) |
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| ISSN: | 0304-8675 |
| Contains: | In: Asian profile
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