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Newsweek, 22 April 2002

Newsweek, 22 January 1999

(above) A report in
Newsweek magazine
opening with the
words “Less than
half of Muslim chil-
dren attend school
and literacy rates are
lagging” described
the physical and psy-
chological pressure
placed on the Muslim
population, which ex-
ceeds 200 million, by
Hindu nationalists. The
report covered a
demonstration by
Gujarat Muslims against
the biased attitude of
the police in the face of attacks by Hindus. The same report also stated that
Hindus had attacked Christian churches and schools. (Side) A report titled
“A Free Reign of Terror” described how the Christian minorities in India
frequently hold protest marches to complain about attacks.