Current World Situation
Curently religious conflicts has become a major issue world wide. From middle east to south east asia and also some western developed nations are facing religious tensions and conflicts. Nowadays people have become more violent and as a result hatred and untrust between different religious communities are ever widening.Causes of Religious Conflicts
If we take a closer look, we will see that usually religious conflicts takes place within a country or in simple words within a particular province or city. Differences in religious beliefs and ideological differences plays a big role in these conflicts. This happens due to the intolerances and lack of trust between different communities. Defferent factors fuels these conflicts such as political, economic and religion based organizations. Power plays a big role in these type of conflicts. Politicians try to use population demography based on religion to gain their own objectives.
Also when people from a particular community tries to gain advantages and authotriy based on their religious power and majority these kind of religious conflicts takes place.
Economy also plays a big role in these conflicts, different socio-economic condition and unfare advantages based on religious identity triggers unrest between different faith and community.
Religious Fundamentalism
Globally religious fundamentalism are on the rise. Specially middle east, South asia and Africa are worst affected. These religious fundamentalist groups are on a rampage. Mainly majority and minority mindset is responsible for it. It is observed that in places where one religious community are in majority, they try to cement and show their authority over minority religious groups. As a result anger and frustration increases and cause social unrest and religious tensions.
Role of Politicians and Religious Leaders
Politicians and religious leaders plays a big role in these religious conflicts. Politicians use various religious groups and organizations to gain their political advantage and votes. On the other hand radical religious preachers and leaders use controversial interpretation of religious verses to incite violence against other religious communities. These results in huge amount of loss of properties, damage of social peace and stability and even losses of life.
Radical zealots urges normal public to break law and order cause substantial damages to life and property.
Roles of Social media
In recent times social media was involved significantl in religious conflict in various parts of the world. Nowadays social medias are used to spread false informations. False and distorted news through social media were spread to ignite violence.
Also hate speech and radical preaching gets a huge platform on various kind of social media to incite violence. Religious zealots use social media like facebook to incite violence against other religious groups. They also use various social medias to mobilize and recruit like minded individuals to cause violence.
Also various extremist groups use social medias to spread divisive narratives, propaganda and hate speech. As a result people become agitated and polarized, which eventually results in religious tensions and tussle between communities.
Effects on Ordianary People
Whatever causes religious conflicts, it's the ordinary people that suffers the most. Ordinary people doesn't like violence. They simply try to live their life. But these religious conflicts force them to leave their beloved home and face uncertain future and unimaginable risk. Also they suffer emotional and psychological damages.
Conclusion
Religious conflicts has bacome a global problem nowadays. In fact it has become so huge that it's currently not limited to a particular country or region. Its spreading like a cancer all over the world. Whenever there is a religious conflict on a particular part of the world, the effects of this conflict can be seen spreading like a chain of events on other parts of the world too.
