Alfonso Perez de Velasco, Islam in India (Documentary/Photojournalism)

India has a long tradition of religious tension. One of the most significant, sustained religious conflicts has been between Hindus and Muslims. This struggle has raged since Islam spread into the Indian Peninsula in the early 700s. In the 20th century, this tension was a major factor in the partition of the British colony of India (1947) into the new states of India and Pakistan. Today 15% of the Indian population are muslims. PREV / NEXT

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