Tarique Khoso is a human rights worker based in Pakistan and he recently shared case of a young Dalit Hindu woman. He informed that on November 9th in Sindh’s Mithi, a Dalit Hindu woman Asmia Kolhi was drugged, kidnapped, and then forced to marry and convert to Islam by an influential Muslim man. The Hindu […]
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Hindu leader wants all cities of Canada to allow Diwali fireworks
Hindu leader Rajan Zed has urged all cities of Canada to allow fireworks on the occasion of Diwali, the most popular of Hindu festivals, like the cities of Brampton and Mississauga, both in the province of Ontario. According to reports, Brampton residents are allowed to use short-range fireworks on their private property four times a […]
Sri Lanka: Nandi flag hoisted to fend off missionaries
Sri Lanka is seeing a widespread discontent over the way some religious missionaries are going about targeting Tamil Hindu houses for conversions. To warn the missionaries, a Nandi flag was hoisted by the Sri Lankan Hindu group ‘Siva Senai’s founder, M K Sachithananthan and his companions. Siva Senai was formed last year in Sri Lanka […]
Poor and gullible Hindu children converted to Islam in Telangana
On Sunday, 19th November, 9 persons were arrested by the Rachakonda Police of Hyderabad for allegedly converting poor Hindu children to Islam. The conversion was going on in the Peace Orphan Home Society where these poor children were made to convert to Islamic faith after luring them with free education, food, and safe shelter. Sri […]
What do Canadians feel about the influence of Hinduism in the country?
32% of respondents say that influence of Hinduism “in Canada and Canadian public life” is growing as compared to 7% who say that it is shrinking; according to a national study “Faith and Religion in Public Life” by Angus Reid Institute and Faith in Canada 150 posted on November 16. 13% of Canadians find Hinduism […]
Jakarta to provide teachers to teach Hinduism, help in cremation
Indonesia is in for a major education overhaul with Jakarta leading the race with a special initiative. For Jakarta’s 1,05,000 Hindu population, it is soon to provide religious teachers. The Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan on Monday, 13th November, said that the administration will start providing weekend religious teachers for Hindu students in the nation’s capital. […]
Hindu leader urges for more Hindu artifacts in Louvre Abu Dhabi
Hindu leader Rajan Zed has urged the prestigious museum Louvre Abu Dhabi unveiled by French President Emmanuel Macron on November eight to enrich its collection of Hindu artifacts. The cost of this art museum is a staggering £1bn. Welcoming the reported display of 10th century dancing Lord Shiva statue at Louvre Abu Dhabi, and a painting […]
German Hindus demand equality in religious holidays
The German Hindus are hoping that the prestigious University of Hamburg (Universität Hamburg UHH) will grant class exemption for the Hindu students to observe Diwali and other Hindu festivals. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) yesterday, said that like all pupils, it was important to meet the religious and spiritual […]
Sri Lanka: Hindus suffer love jihad, Temple desecration, and apath
Hindu group ‘Siva Senai’ founder M K Sachithananthan has reported another case of Temple desecration and conversion of a Hindu girl from Sri Lanka. The case of Temple desecration has been reported from Muthaliyarkulam which is in the Hindu-majority Nilathari division of Sri Lanka. Nilathari division is the smallest administrative unit of the government. This […]
Bangladesh: Hindus accuse journalist of vandalizing Temple
Under the leadership of Subrata Kumar, a Hindu youth from Bangladesh, local Hindus launched a complaint before the law enforcing agency (Upazila Nirbahi Officer- Magistrate) against a journalist who was mischievously defaming Hinduism. The group of complainants also accused the journalist of ‘demolishing’ a Hindu Temple, said Bangladesh Minority Watch (BDMW). It seems to be […]