{"title":"Impact of Islamophobic myths on Indian healthcare.","authors":"Sana Saboowala","doi":"10.1136/medhum-2023-012798","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper explores how anti-Muslim myths, particularly the related neo-eugenic ideas of 'population jihad,' 'love jihad,' and 'corona jihad', work to stigmatise Muslims in India. I discuss how these ideas, although debunked, are mobilised in the Indian healthcare system, systematising eugenics and negatively impacting Indian Muslims. This paper focuses, in particular, on the discriminatory experiences of pregnant Muslim women due to the 'population jihad' myth. I conclude by discussing the activist work of doctors in India who oppose Islamophobia and outline their suggestions for moving towards a more just healthcare system.</p>","PeriodicalId":46435,"journal":{"name":"Medical Humanities","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2000,"publicationDate":"2024-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Medical Humanities","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1136/medhum-2023-012798","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"0","JCRName":"HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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This paper explores how anti-Muslim myths, particularly the related neo-eugenic ideas of 'population jihad,' 'love jihad,' and 'corona jihad', work to stigmatise Muslims in India. I discuss how these ideas, although debunked, are mobilised in the Indian healthcare system, systematising eugenics and negatively impacting Indian Muslims. This paper focuses, in particular, on the discriminatory experiences of pregnant Muslim women due to the 'population jihad' myth. I conclude by discussing the activist work of doctors in India who oppose Islamophobia and outline their suggestions for moving towards a more just healthcare system.
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