Diasporas and Transportation of Homeland Conflicts: Inter-group Dynamics and Host-Country Responses

Abstract

violent clashes occurred between groups of Hindu and Muslim men in Leicester. This was not a one off incident as similar riots have happened in the past in other British cities such as Bradford. Dozens of participants were arrested as a result of these violent altercations and police investigations continue up to this day (Allen, 2022). It has been reported that there were violent assaults as well as attacks on religious symbols by the two groups which included burning fl ags or damaging mosques and temples as they sym-bolise each community ’ s sacred places (