Muslim activist (woman):
[In a TV debate]:
Fellow panelist: Why are you criticizing the government? If you don’t like your life here, you can go to Pakistan!
[In a public space]:
Another man: If you were in Iran or Saudi Arabia, you wouldn’t even be allowed to go out of your home. You can speak here because this is India.
Another woman: How can you say that you are secular? You wear these religious markers- like your hijab.
[Speaker on a stage]
Man: Ms X wants to bring Sharia law into this country and turn this country into an Islamic state. That is her agenda!
A young Muslim man
[Talking to a Hindu woman. Goons surround them]
Goon: This is love jihad! Get him arrested.
[While applying for a job]
Recruiter: Sorry, the company doesn’t hire Muslims.
[Chatting with another youth]
Boy: Muslims don’t join the army because they are not loyal to this country.
[Sitting in a train compartment]
Right wing goon: You lot should be careful. If you can’t say ‘Jai Sri Ram’, you cannot remain in India.
A young Muslim woman
[Talking to a non-Muslim friend]
Friend: So when did you move here from Pakistan?
Reply: But my family has always been Indian!
Another friend: Why are Muslims in Arab countries so barbaric? You should speak out against this.
Another friend: Oh no, I am not Islamophobic! I visited UAE for my holidays.
[During a job interview]
Recruiter: We would love to have you, but you will have to work without your hijab.
A restauranter
Right wing goon: Are you serving halal meat? That is not allowed here!
Politician on stage (restauranter in the crowd): Muslim hotels are putting drugs in the food for Hindus to make us impotent
[A group of goons attack the shop with sticks]
They are secretly serving beef! Destroy this shop!
[Police arrives on the scene]
We will have to check the meat here to see if it was indeed beef.
Kashmiri student
[Someone hits him with a thick stick]
Your terrorists have killed our soldiers!
[In class]
Classmate: You people complain about human rights but what did you do to the Pandits?
Two classmates whisper to each other: All Kashmiris are just waiting to become terrorists.
[A crowd gathers outside his room, student has locked himself in]
Chanting: Kick out the Kashmiri terrorists from our university!
Small businessman living in a Muslim street
(Hailing an auto)
Auto driver: No I won't go to that address. It's too dangerous
Friend: Yes, I know Muslims have it bad here. But don’t non-Muslims have it worse in Pakistan?
Reply: But that doesn’t solve my problems.
Old woman standing outside the shop to a municipal worker: No need to fix street lights there. Its a Muslim shop.
Group of rioters: Here is a Muslim shop! Burn it down!
Muslim actor (male)
Man on TV: A Muslim actor shouldn't be playing a Hindu god. It's an insult to us!
Twitter user: Why is this jihadi an ambassador of a government project? Please get his background checked.
Actor on stage: There is fear among people in the country today.
Audience member: This country made you an actor. You should be grateful!
Group of people: Boycott X! Burn the theatres!