New Delhi, October 28, 2022: Hindu population has reportedly more than doubled in Canada during 2001-2021, and Hinduism is now third largest religion in the country after Christianity and Islam. According to Statistics Canada, as reported in the 2021 Census, Hindus rose from 1.0% to 2.3% (close to 830,000 people) of total Canadian population from […]
New Delhi, February 24, 2021: Hindus have welcomed The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine in New York, an Episcopal church which is claimed as largest Cathedral in the world, for presenting yoga classes. “Body and Soul: Yoga from the Cathedral” fortnightly classes offering yoga and mindfulness meditation streamed virtually from inside the building’s monumental […]
New Delhi, September 20, 2020: Hindus are concerned at what they view as unfair treatment at England’s prestigious Durham University (DU). Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that there was no Hindu chaplain and no dedicated Hindu prayer room at this “multi-cultural, multi-faith” public research university, which according to […]
By Namta Gupta New Delhi, May 11, 2020: Pakistan has reconstituted National Commission for Minorities (NCM) but it is just old wine in a new bottle. Pakistan Minorities Teachers’ Association (PMTA) in a statement to CurrenTriggers noted that while there are 8 Muslim members, just 10 members are from 5 minority religions of Pakistan. It […]
By Namta Gupta New Delhi, May 10, 2020: The government fo Israel may soon off-air a Christian television channel that was launched on April 29th, 2020, and was aiming to preach to the Jews. Israel has strict rules against conversion bids aimed at under-18s without parents’ permission and conversion activities are, anyways, frowned upon. GOD-TV, […]
New Delhi, May 8th, 2020: White House heard the Vedic Hindu Prayer at the National Day of Prayer in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington D.C on May 7th, 2020. The National Day of Prayer is an annual event formally enacted in 1952 celebrating faith and prayer in America’s life. Now, when […]
By Namta Gupta New Delhi, May 4th, 2020: In Pakistan, a congratulatory video is going viral in which an Islamic Cleric is expressing joy over the conversion of non-Muslims to Islam during Coronavirus. The unidentified cleric tells the anchor in the video: I have good news for you. I have just received a message that a […]
A minority group has shot of a letter dated 23rd April 2020, asking the Pakistani establishment why there are double standards when it comes to human and religious rights of minorities such as the Christians. The letter by Pakistan Minorities Teachers’ Association (PMTA) comes close on the heels of the current declaration that Mosques would […]
Kuala Lumpur was abuzz when a hilarious amateur video of a Christian missionary, purportedly shot on July 29th, 2019, went viral. The Authorities in Malaysia apprehended a Christian Missionary who was found conducting preaching for purposes of conversion at a public hospital on the morning of 29th July. The incident occurred at the government-run Bukit […]
Does Islamic law allow a Christian to run for an office and govern Muslims? When Ahmad Zayed, a professor of shari’a at Qatar University, was asked this question by Qatar-based Saudi academic Raed Al-Samhouri he gave a surprising answer. MEMRI translated the interview and also gave out a transcript giving the exchange between the two. […]
