To counter Islamophobia, students start #TalkToAMuslim campaign

Agra | Wednesday | 18th July, 2018

Summary:

Agra: In an effort to fight off Islamophobia , a group of students, including some from the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), have launched an online campaign with the hashtag #TalkToAMuslim. The online campaign has been supported by Bollywood actresses Swara Bhaskar and Gauhar Khan, historian Rana Safvi, among other Twitteratis. Talking to a Muslim is not a crime,” said Farrukh IIyas, another AMU student.“Muslims are human beings too. An atmosphere of hatred has been created everywhere in the name of religion for the past couple of years. The initiative, they said, is to “help” people overcome perceived misconceptions about the community..