India is known for its multiculturalism; people follow different faiths, speak different languages and believe in different values. But while communalism – a political philosophy rooted in these ethnic and cultural diversities – was once a fringe issue, today, the tensions between different groups have become a persistent feature of India’s polity, placing religious minority groups in an increasingly vulnerable position. The secularism on which the world’s largest democracy was built has been rapidly fraying, and anti-Muslim attacks in particular have become rampant across many Indian territories. More than anyone, Muslim women have paid the price for these tensions. Over...