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Yes, coronavirus is aggravating Islamophobia
This position holds that coronavirus is aggravating Islamophobia in India. It argues that the outbreak has inflamed tensions raised by the Delhi riots, that government policies set the scene for prejudice to grow, and that a Muslim gathering has been scapegoated for spreading the virus.
Supporting arguments · 3
- Government policies set the scene for it to growThe Modi government has introduced a number of Islamophobic policies, which have normalised behaviours we are now witnessing.
- The virus has exacerbated tensions following the Delhi riotsExisting religious have now been given an excuse to grow.
- A Muslim sect is being blamed for the virusThe Tablighi Jamaat Islamic missionary group is being scapegoated for the pandemic.