The restaurant siege has ended with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina praising the police for its hard work. 20 out of 35 hostages and 2 officers have been killed after a 10-hour standoff at the location. 6 attackers have been killed while one has been arrested at the Holey Artisan Bakery. At the press conference, […]
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Malaysia: Cleric tells minorities to dress properly during Ramadan
Malaysia, June 12, 2016: An Islamic cleric’s advice has created uproar in Malaysia that has a significant Christian and Hindu population as well. The Islamic cleric, Kelantan Mufti Dato Mohamad Shukri Mohamad, has been quoted by Malay Mail Online as stating that non-Muslims must dress conservatively during the holy month of Ramadan as provocative attire […]
Who is murdering Hindu girls of Pakistan?
Sindh, May 31, 2016: Another Sindhi Hindu girl Guddi Bheel, aged 16-years was found brutally murdered. The news spread out yesterday while the police had no knowledge of the incident. The hapless Hindu community says that it is done by the local influential man Mazhar Bozdar in Khipro City,District Sanghar. Later her mother told the […]
Egypt: 70-year old Christian woman paraded naked by angry men
New York, May 28, 2016: An elderly Christian woman was beaten by armed Muslim men who tore her clothes chanting Allahu Akbar and later paraded her naked on the streets of rural Egypt. The armed mob was at least 300 strong and it also burned down 7 homes of Orthodox Coptic families. The mob was outraged over […]
Christians are to convert all Muslims says top Vatican official
New Delhi, May 24, 2016: A top Vatican official close to Pope has said that the Christians have a mission to convert all Muslims and also that Judaism must be respected as the ‘mother.’ The comments were made by Cardinal Kurt Koch, who is the primary man for the ecumenical relations for the Vatican, and he […]
Hindus, other minorities facing survival crisis in Bangladesh: HFS President
Mrs. Chitra Paul is the President of Hindu Forum Sweden (HFS), a not-for-profit organization based in Sweden which strives to see a continued existence of the Hindu religion and cultural in Sweden, Europe and other places in the world, wherever Hinduism (also called Sanatana Dharma), is being practised. Currently this organization did a conference on […]
Kerala: Modi invokes Father Prem & Sadanandan Master
New Delhi, May 8, 2016: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in full form when he went out today at the Kasaragod rally and hit out at both the Left and the Congress. Reminding the people that many saints from this land had worked for the betterment of society and for the upliftment of the poo, Modi […]
Safety Check activated after deadly terror attack in Pakistan
New York, March 28, 2016: The deadly terror attack in Lahore prompted Facebook to activate Safety Check feature which claimed at least 60 lives. Terrorist organization Jamaat ul-Ahrar has said that the Christians were the target of this attack which took place at Gulshan-e-Iqbal park on Sunday. Close to 200 people have also been hurt as per […]
Balanche: Minorities threatened by Jihadists in Middle-East
New York, March 18, 2016: In a presentation delivered as a part of Christian Solidarity International’s current series of talks on The Future of Religious Minorities in the Middle East, Balanche said, “religious pluralism has been maintained by authoritarian states that protect minorities” – states whose rulers were themselves from religious minority groups. He stressed […]