BELAGAVI, India — Arbaz Mullah’s love story began, as romances often do, when he first laid eyes on the woman of his dreams, Shweta Kumbhar. While interfaith unions between Hindus and Muslims are rare in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s governing Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, and other Hindu nationalists have forcefully decried what they call “love jihad.” The discredited …
In India, boy meets girl, proposes — and gets accused of jihad Enlarge this image toggle caption Manjunath Kiran/AFP via Getty Images Manjunath Kiran/AFP via Getty Images NEW DELHI — Inside a former army barracks, Simran Sagar sings a Hindi love song as she makes tea for her fiancé on what they hoped would be their wedding day. Asia A …
The Gujarat High Court has ordered a stay on as many as six sections of the state government's law to prevent "love jihad". The division bench of Gujarat HC also stated that its interim order is aimed at protecting interfaith couples from unnecessary harassment. READ: 'Love jihad' undefined, yet states rushing with anti-conversion laws The court passed the order upon …
