An Empirical Inquiry into the Nature of Systematic Discrimination and Trajectory of Increasing Communal Segregation in India
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https://doi.org/10.32674/k1p4q175Keywords:
Ghettosiation; Communal; Muslim: Juhapura; IndiaAbstract
This study explores the ongoing communal discrimination of Muslims and forced segregation. This large-scale discrimination of Muslims at every level is a recent phenomenon, primarily attributed to regular religious riots and stat neglect to the issue. The study relies on field evidence and extensive literature review to understand the nature of the ghettoization process. In recent decades, Gujarat has become a focal point of communal tension, forces Muslim population to relocate to several within the state and sometime other parts of the country in search of safety from their original locations. It uses Juhapura area as a case to illustrate the discriminatory processes. These ghettos are underdeveloped and lack the physical and socioeconomic infrastructure necessary for a basic standard of living.
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