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A single-judge bench of the Allahabad High Court ruled that activities such as distributing the Bible, promoting education for children and providing “good teachings” do not constitute “allurement” under Uttar Pradesh's unlawful conversion law.
The petitioners said that the affidavit filed by the BJP-led government "discloses that political groups linked to the Union were themselves involved in the communal crimes".
Conversion Law, Quran Petitions: Judge Nariman Got His Act Right, His Logic Wrong by R Jagannathan - Apr 14, 2021 06:18 AM Justice R F Nariman. Justice Nariman should have known that the law is not equal. He should have stopped short of making gratuitous remarks about anti-conversion laws and freedom to propagate religion that do not accord with ground realities. Last week, a Supreme Court bench headed by Justice R F Nariman quickly dismissed two petitions, one to seek the expungement of 26 controversial verses from the Quran, and another to check religious conversions, the former as âa...
‘Love Jihad’ is an Islamophobic Campaign: Why Honour is about Controlling Women's Bodies In light of the renewed demand from certain sections of society to enact laws against religious conversions for marriage, this reading list analyses the harmful impact of the narrative of “love jihad” on Hindu women. “Love jihad” is an Islamophobic conspiracy theory. It claims that Muslim men are “luring” women (mostly Hindu women) into converting to Islam, under the pretext of love and marriage. Claims of an alleged “love jihad” are not new—this phrasing first gained notoriety in 2...