special guest contribution: is love without borders possible?

@article{Sarkar2018specialGC,
  title={special guest contribution: is love without borders possible?},
  author={Tanika Sarkar},
  journal={Feminist Review},
  year={2018},
  volume={119},
  pages={7-19}
}
  • Tanika Sarkar
  • Published 1 July 2018
  • Political Science
  • Feminist Review
abstractThis article focuses on ‘Love Jihad,’ the neologism that Hindutva, or Hindu Extremism, has invented to incite suspicion and violence against Indian Muslims. I begin with a brief discussion of several characteristics of the Hindutva organisational and ideological apparatus. Then I discuss anti-Love Jihad campaigns as a strategy to assert Hindu extremism in interpersonal relations. I go on to highlight specific episodes of ‘Love Jihad’ attacks by the Hindu Right that have targeted and… 
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