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Conflict Insight ·  Asia

Interfaith conflicts in Nepal: The struggles of including Islam and Christianity in a Hindu-dominated society

How to cite this journal: Author, Date of the post, WMO Conflict Insight, Title of the post, ISSN: 2628 6998, https://worldmediation.org/journal/ ABSTRACT * This article examines the situation of religious minorities in Nepal and the largely unrealised potential of interfaith dialogue as an instrument of peacebuilding. Opening with the communal violence at Narainapur in the Terai, the author surveys the country’s religious landscape, the transition from Hindu kingdom to secular state and the disputes surrounding the constitution of 2015. Two minority situations are examined in detail: the marginalisation of Muslim

communities, including educational disadvantage and the rise of hostility during the pandemic, and the contested position of Christianity,…

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