In A Pluralistic Part Of India, Fears Of Rising Islamic Extremism -- Washington PostMUVATTUPUZHA, INDIA - Wearing jeans and leaving her auburn hair uncovered never created problems for Rayana Khasi, a 22-year-old Muslim engineering student in the coastal state of Kerala.
But then came the threats. About two months ago, members of the Popular Front of India, a fast-growing Muslim political and social organization in Kerala, allegedly started sending text messages to her saying, "You're committing blasphemy."
They admonished her publicly in her home town of Kasaragod, confronted her family and pelted her car with stones, she said.
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My Comment: Of all the problems that India has .... rising Islamic extremism followed by Hindu retaliation is one that India has a long and sad history on.
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