{"id":71972,"date":"2022-09-21T15:51:01","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T13:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/?p=71972"},"modified":"2022-09-21T15:51:01","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T13:51:01","slug":"communalism-hindu-muslim-scuffles-lead-to-heightened-communal-tension-in-uks-leicester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/communalism-hindu-muslim-scuffles-lead-to-heightened-communal-tension-in-uks-leicester\/","title":{"rendered":"Communalism Hindu-Muslim Scuffles Lead to Heightened Communal Tension in UK’s Leicester"},"content":{"rendered":"

Neelam Rahim<\/em> –\u00a0neelam@radioislam.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n

4 min read
\n21 September 2022
\n15:50 CAT<\/p>\n

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There have been Muslim-Hindu clashes in Leicester city in the UK.\u00a0Radio Islam International<\/span><\/em>\u00a0is joined in discussion with Leicester Community activist and Board member of MEND (Muslim Engagement and Development) organisation committed to tackling Islamaphobia, Shockat Adam Patel.<\/span><\/p>\n

Much of the clashes is been attributed to the cricket match between India and Pakistan on the 28 of August.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Shockat, that was not the time when it started but a time when it became the national, local, and even the media focus.<\/span><\/p>\n

He said the Muslim community have been living with Hindus for over half a century, and there have not been any issues apart from the last decade when things have slowly started to cause a division between the two communities.<\/span><\/p>\n

The division is not linked to cricket matches.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Cricket has nothing to do with this at all, this has never happened before at the end of a cricket match which resulted in weeks and weeks of violence,” he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

He further stated Leicester is a very diverse city, and very recently, there has been a new influx of community from the West Coast of India who moved to Leicester, which is of the practices of the Hindu faith.<\/span><\/p>\n

This particular community has been planted in a slightly deprived social-economic environment. After that, there have been a lot of issues, most of which are social issues. These include drinking, littering, loud music outside the mosque and dancing in the park, which has aggravated the community.<\/span><\/p>\n

Recently, there have been physical attacks against Muslims based on their faith.<\/span><\/p>\n

“The individuals that have been attacked, and the first one on record was in May where a young boy was set upon by 30 people after having asked him what his religion was. In his reply to being Muslim, he was beaten up.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The case was unfortunately not resolved by the police as it should have been and left to linger.<\/span><\/p>\n

This was brewing already, which followed this cricket match and after that, everything flared up.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Muslim and Hindu community’s delegates (Faith Leaders) will be meeting tomorrow outside a Masaajid to make a unified statement. This will be reciprocated with a joint statement outside the temple as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

Listen below to the interview with Mufti Yusuf Moosagie and Shockat Adam Patel on Radio Islam’s<\/em> podcast.<\/p>\n