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Religious tolerance in danger

Rasper, AnkeMarch 9, 2022

In this edition: Inspiring the struggle for freedom: new excavations solve a decades old mystery about US freedom fighter Harriet Tubman -- Religious tolerance in danger: How Hindu radicals foster hatred against the Muslim minority in India.

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Harriet Tubman's home discovered  

Harriet Tubman was born into slavery 200 ago this week, and she became the most famous anti-slavery activist in the United States. As a young woman, Tubman fled her home in Maryland and reached freedom. But she returned to rescue dozens of other slaves. She also fought in the Civil War, and in her later years, she was an activist for women's suffrage.

Historians were thrilled when the location of the house where Tubman lived with her family as a teenager was recently discovered during archaeological excavations. It offers a glimpse into the early life of the inspiring anti-slavery activist. But now, the excavation site is under threat.

Reporters: Michael Marek, Anja Steinbuch (Presenter: Elliot Douglas)

Hindu fanatics against Muslims in India

For millennia, people of different faiths have been living together on the Indian subcontinent. Today, the more than 1.2 billion Indians are predominately Hindu, and there are also more than 170 million Muslims as well as Christians, Jains, Buddhists and other minorities.

For the most part, Indian society has been rather tolerant. But in recent years, there's been an increase of hate speech against the Muslim minority kindled by radical Hindus that are close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP party.

A new citizenship law introduced two years ago has been criticized by many for discriminating against Muslims. Since then, there are increasing tensions, and India's public fears for religious tolerance. 

Reporter: Peter Hornung (Presenter: Ineke Mules)