Balochistan saw massive protests after the police did not hand over a Hindu man suspected of committing blasphemy against Islam. The mob of locals chanted Allah O Akbar and other religious slogans in the Lasbela district’s Hub area of Balochistan, DawnNews reported. The failure to hand over the man, made the locals resort to pelt […]
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Christian-Jew-Buddhist leaders support the idea of Hindu Prayer Room at Frankfurt Airport
In a remarkable interfaith gesture; Christian, Jew, and Buddhist leaders have backed the idea of establishing a Hindu Prayer Room at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) in Germany; the idea which was recently floated by distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed. Frankfurt Airport, which is one of the world’s dozen largest airports; already has Christian, Jewish and Muslim […]
Seven members of a family, including a minor, convert to Islam in Bangladesh
Seven members of the same family have converted to Islam after leaving Hinduism in Bangladesh. They recited Islamic prayer and adopted Islam. The group also allegedly included a minor child to which Bangladesh Minority Watch (BDMW) raised objections to. In a statement it said: Voluntary conversion is right to religion and it cannot be interfered […]
Hinduism cannot be undermined by the likes of Mohd Asri or Zakir Naik
This is the detailed statement of Prof. Dr.Ramasamy, a Malaysian leader on the current attack on the Hindu community for demanding that Zakir Naik be sent back to India. The post has been presented without any changes: “It is quite sad to know that the Mufti of Perlis, Mohd Asri Zainal Abidin, known for his progressive […]
Hindraf: Why impose Islamic laws on non-Muslims?
Malaysia human rights group Hindraf today questioned why Kelantan government decided to impose a 15-minute blanket ban on trading at dusk (Maghrib prayer). Kelantan is a state of Malaysia and this statement was made by a senior politician Mustapa Mohamed. The New Straits Times quoted Mustapa as saying: “The Kelantan state government is duly elected […]
Mamata Banerjee hits out at BJP, says we need no lessons on Hinduism
Mamata Banerjee is unhappy. The West Bengal Chief Minister spoke at length on Hindutva and on the ‘political party ruling at the center’and how her views are being misinterpreted. She, however, refrained from naming BJP. Mamata Banerjee then said that I want to share amongst all my friends, Facebook lovers, social media lovers and also […]
Temple desecrated and vandalized by miscreants in Manipur
A Hindu Temple was vandalized and desecrated by vandals in Manipur but after the Red Shield Division of the Indian Army came to know of the incident it quickly sprung into action. The Division reconstructed the Temple which was damaged by unidentified miscreants in Lairouching village of Senapati, Manipur, at the request of locals who were […]
Fearing eastern mysticism, this Catholic college wants to ban Yoga
While the Benedictine College (BC), a Roman Catholic college in Atchison (Kansas), wants to abolish yoga fearing eastern mysticism; Vatican Library carries many yoga-related books, including “How to know God. The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali”. Prominent US Roman Catholic universities/colleges—University of Notre Dame, Georgetown University, College of the Holy Cross, Boston College, Villanova University, Santa […]
Slowly, but Hinduism is gaining ground in Ireland
Hinduism is one of the fastest growing religions in Ireland and it grew over 34 per cent from 2011 to 2016, according to Census 2016 Summary Results by Central Statistics Office (CSO) of Government of Ireland reportedly published on April six. Only other religion which grew faster than Hinduism during this period was Orthodox. Religious […]
Islam is the fastest growing religion says new research
Islam is fast catching up with Christianity riding high on more births than any other religion, says a Pew Research report. The data speaks of the year 2015 and notes that while Christians remained the largest religious group in the world in 2015, making up nearly a third (31%) of Earth’s 7.3 billion people yet […]