How religious clashes came to Leicester

<p>Leicester has always been held up as a beacon of multicultural Britain. But for more than two weeks, the city has witnessed religious clashes between young men from the Hindu and Muslim communities. The violence flared up after a cricket match, but is there more to this story than meets the eye? Has fake news stoked tensions? And could the Hindu nationalist ideology of&nbsp;Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have had an influence?</p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: </em><a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/episodes/thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes</em></a><em>.&nbsp;</em></p><p><strong>Guests: </strong></p><ul><li>Fiona Hamilton, Crime and Security Editor, The Times.</li><li>Barnie Choudhury, Editor-at-large, Eastern Eye newspaper.&nbsp;</li></ul><p><strong>Host: </strong>Manveen Rana.</p><p><strong>Clips: </strong>Leicestershire Police, Channel 4, Al Jazeera, One India News, Reuters, DW News, NDTV.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>