The Gyanvapi Mosque

Gyanvapi Mosque dispute: A religious flashpoint in India

For nearly three centuries, Muslims and Hindus in India’s northern Varanasi city have prayed to their gods in a mosque and a temple that are separated by one wall. Many see it as an example of religious coexistence in a country where bouts of deadly communal violence are common.

May 26, 2022
May 26, 2022

Gyanvapi Mosque dispute: A religious flashpoint in India

For nearly three centuries, Muslims and Hindus in India’s northern Varanasi city have prayed to their gods in a mosque and a temple that are separated by one wall. Many see it as an example of religious coexistence in a country where bouts of deadly communal violence are common.

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