Framing 'love jihad': nationalists' discourse construction in a right-wing extremist sub-issue on social media.
This paper investigates one sub-topic within a right-wing extremist (RWE) movement in India – love jihad, a conspiracy created by Hindutva nationalists alleging that Muslims forcefully convert Hindu women to Islam with allurements of love. Love jihad narratives and digital dissemination tactics serv...
| Publicado en: | Third World Quarterly Vol. 46; no. 6; pp. 645 - 665 |
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