summarize this paragraph
Finally, tensions between Hindus and Muslims in Bengal were
intensified by economic grievances. In eastern Bengal the tenants
(overwhelmingly Muslims) began to assert their economic rights
vis-a`-vis the landlords and moneylenders (mostly Hindus). At the
same time the emerging Muslim middle class was frustrated in its
social and political ambitions by the disdainful attitude of Hindu
notables, who continued to regard them as far below themselves in
terms of prestige and status. In 1906 and 1907, Hindu Swadeshi
activists and their Muslim opponents began to use mob violence
against each other in several parts of eastern Bengal, notably
Mymensingh and Comilla.16 These ‘communal riots’ and the sense of
insecurity they produced proved to be powerful instruments in
strengthening religious solidarities. They created and nurtured
communal stereotypes. Many Hindu bhodrolok now saw rural Muslims
not just as inferior but as dangerous anti-Swadeshi hooligans who
acted as agents of the British. Among Muslims, on the other hand,
Hindus were increasingly depicted as arrogant, wily and insensitive
exploiters who sought to rule over Muslims in perpetuity.
summarize this paragraph Finally, tensions between Hindus and Muslims in Bengal were intensified by economic grievances.
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