Muslims in India face two-pronged battle in fight against COVID-19
India’s 200 million Muslims remain as vulnerable as any other community to the COVID-19 but they not only have to battle the deluge of targeted misinformation and fake news, they are also at the receiving end of rising communal onslaught on social and traditional media.
Muslim intellectuals and community leaders told Salaam Gateway they are doing their best to create awareness at the community level, but insist the menace is too big to deal with, given the limited presence or representation they have in the media.
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