Putting the attacks on Islamabad’s first Hindu temple in context
The backlash is coming not from ‘extremists’ but nationalists who were made to believe all Hindus are their enemies. Alongside Hindu temples, several gurdwaras – Sikh places of assembly and worship – were also renovated by the Pakistani state in recent years. Regardless of its motivation, the Pakistani state’s new-found interest in Hindu and Sikh places of worship represents a much-needed paradigm shift in its relationship with the country’s religious minorities, as most of these temples and gurdwaras were in ruins prior to their renovation. The Pakistani state’s new-found interest in protecting Hindu and Sikh religious spaces surely needs to be lauded. However, without structural changes to the education system, reintroduction of historical Hindu and Sikh place names and an active campaign to counter the deep-rooted narrative of perpetual Hindu-Muslim conflict, the state’s efforts to protect minority religious spaces will continue to face public backlash.
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