Muslim children in India face bullying owing to media's 'hateful' promotion

Following the disorder between Pakistan and India in the wake of recent events, cases of bullying have mounted for Muslim children residing across the border, reveals a report.According to The Print citing author Nazia Erum, a recent trend has been noticed in the neighboring country that has made life difficult for Muslim children as they experience a new wave of bullying and name-calling by their peers in school.In a Facebook post, Nazia had written of the freshly risen disarray saying: “Getting information from various cities that there has been a sharp spike in children being singled out, bullied and being told to ‘go to Pakistan’. From my maid, cousins, friends to Twitter acquaintances — everyone reporting this in.”The writer in an interview with the publication holds the media responsible for the growing hostility: “But it is these ‘nationalistic’ TV channels which have promoted hate, the worst-affected of which are the children.”“When these channels talk about ‘enemies within’, use street language and deplorably low-IQ content, kids are listening to that. They are angry and hurt. There is a limit to the number of jokes and jibes they can take,” she stated.“Unfortunately, for many, they are addictive. Such content lead to a slow scale hatred within communities. Mothers are scared of not just the psychological impact such bullying can leave on them in the long run, but also of any physical harm that the kids may be subjected to,” she added further.

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