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Ismat Ara on India’s Crackdown on Love

Ara explains the insidious harm of the "love jihad" myth: "A deeply personal decision, two people deciding to marry, gradually becomes something that others felt entitled to violently police."

Ismat Ara on India’s Crackdown on Love

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Ara explains the insidious harm of the "love jihad" myth: "A deeply personal decision, two people deciding to marry, gradually becomes something that others felt entitled to violently police."

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Ara explains the insidious harm of the "love jihad" myth: "A deeply personal decision, two people deciding to marry, gradually becomes something that others felt entitled to violently police."

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