"If Modi again comes to power we are doomed," said the retired Arabic professor from Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state. Since Modi stormed to power in 2014, many Muslims feel under threat. A string of lynchings of Muslims by Hindu mobs over so-called cow protection -- a sacred animal for many Hindus -- and other hate crimes has sown fear and despair in the community. Narendra Modi needs to do more to reassure Indian Muslims anxious about the turn their country has taken. Azamgarh, home to 450,000 people -- 15% of them Muslims -- is a special place for Muslims and its Shibli College has long been a pioneer in Muslim education.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 17, 2019 04:30 UTC