Saturday, November 09, 2013

A Tale Of 'Two Cities': Hindu-Muslim Divide Deepening In Ahmedabad, India

Sectarian tensions between Hindus and Muslims -- always bubbling under the surface of India's chaotic and teeming urban streets and which frequently explode into deadly violence – appear to be rising in the city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state. According to a report in The Hindu newspaper, Muslims in the city – complaining of increasing discrimination and official neglect in a state ruled by controversial Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – are gradually concentrating in "ghettoes" along the perimeter of the huge and diverse city. In previous years, Muslims lived in various neighborhoods across the city.

MORE: http://www.ibtimes.com/tale-two-cities-hindu-muslim-divide-deepening-ahmedabad-india-1446296