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How India's Hindu-Muslim conflict plays out in mosques

Adil Bhat
December 16, 2024

In India, historic mosques are becoming flashpoints for religious tensions between Hindus and Muslims. Hindu nationalist groups claim that these mosques were built on destroyed Hindu temples during centuries of Muslim rule.

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Adil Bhat India correspondent with a special focus on politics, conflict and human-interest stories.
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