Are women in Europe really using pigs to avoid Muslim men?
Viral videos show European women walking pigs, claiming they do it to ward off Muslim refugees. But these clips, including one featuring a pet pig, are being twisted to fuel Islamophobia. This video fact-checks the truth behind these claims and shows how ordinary footage is being hijacked for misinformation online. Watch the video to learn more.
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Rather, it was Owaisi's tone and timing, his eagerness to present a sanitised picture of India abroad, at a moment when Muslims at home are being subjected to bulldozer justice, arbitrary arrests and public lynchings by the same establishment he was representing overseas. This made many of those who looked up to him feel abandoned. Amid this deeply violent landscape, what does it mean for Owaisi to offer the narrative of internal harmony to the world? Participation in such delegations could have been used as an opportunity to highlight the paradox of Indian democracy, its capacity to showcase token diversity while eroding real dissent. Asaduddin Owaisi drops a truth bomb "A terrorist wanted by America is being sheltered by the Pakistan Army in Muridke and Bahawalpur" @asadowaisi says it like it is! 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By chanting 'Pakistan Murdabad' or death to Pakistan, not as a critique of that nation's policies but as a means of proving loyalty, Owaisi has crossed a symbolic threshold. It is not just that he's critical of Pakistan – it's that he appears eager to use anti-Pakistan sentiment as a way to buy legitimacy in the eyes of an establishment and a section of India's people who already view Muslims with suspicion.. For many Indian Muslims, this feels disorienting. This is not because they sympathise with Pakistan – far from it – but because their everyday lives are shaped by being equated with it. At a time when India's Muslim neighbourhoods are branded as 'mini-Pakistans' and community youth are jailed merely on the allegation of supporting Pakistan in cricket, what does Owaisi's vilification of Pakistan globally really accomplish? His actions of presenting a united front on an international level play into the BJP's narratives that project India through a Hindutva lens and marginalise Muslims. AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi- 'Bharat Zindabad Pakistan Murdabad' — Haryana Mail (@HaryanaMail) May 8, 2025 The irony is bitter. Indian Muslims are denounced as being 'anti-national' for everything from their dietary habits to their choice of clothing, yet the man they looked to for defense now seems to be parroting the very lines that reinforce their marginalisation. Owaisi's nationalist credentials may earn him mainstream support, media space and diplomatic access, but at what cost? When the bodies of Muslims lie broken in the streets and their homes reduced to rubble, silence is complicity. Owaisi's silence, dressed in this hyper-nationalist rhetoric, speaks volumes. Internal discontent For the BJP, Owaisi is becoming a prized possession. 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This growing sense of alienation could have tangible electoral consequences too, particularly in states like Bihar and West Bengal, where his All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen party has sought to expand its influence. The question now is no longer just about his strategic brilliance, but about trust. Can Indian Muslims still see Owaisi as a bulwark against systemic injustice or is he becoming just another player in a rigged game? Owaisi once inspired a new variety of Indian Muslim politics, one rooted in legal consciousness, political engagement and unapologetic identity. Today, however, that feels hollow. It speaks at global press conferences, not about the streets. It performs nationalism, not justice, and in doing so, it loses the very people it was meant to protect. Yes, politics demands compromise. Yes, Muslim leaders walk a tightrope in today's India. However, there is a difference between walking carefully and walking away. Owaisi's recent actions suggest he may be doing the latter. In a nation where Muslim existence is increasingly criminalised, where bulldozers replace courts and where silence is state policy, what Indian Muslims need is not a strategist but a witness: someone who will name the violence – even if it costs him the mic. Until that happens, Owaisi may not be seen as a political alternative but merely a bearded accessory to an increasingly Hindutva state. Ismail Salahuddin is a writer and researcher based in Delhi, focusing on Muslim identity, communal politics, caste, and the politics of knowledge, social exclusion and inclusive policy at Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi. Mohammad Aaquib is a Kolkata-based writer and researcher. He works on communalism, political violence and Muslim identity in contemporary South Asia.
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