South African Hindu community has been battling abusive slurs and slights over Hinduism for a long time. To fight this, they are taking to legal recourse and it is yielding some results. Recently a man named Daniel Naicker posted degrading statement on Shivalingum, saying that the Shivalingum is a ‘Holy Word…. It Means F****.’ Following […]
Insulting Hinduism on social media turned out to be a costly affair for Zamri Bin Abd Razak, a Malaysian Muslim who has been arrested by the police. This is one of those rare occasions where a Muslim has been arrested for slighting other faiths. Earlier, several non-Muslims were arrested for allegedly insulting Islam and Prophet […]
Tamil Hindus are a minority in Sri Lanka but they are facing stiff challenges from other minority religions when it comes to freely practice their faith. On Mahashivaratri, one of the prominent Tamil Hindu religious festivals, Tamil Hindus faced a harrowing time at Thiruketheechcharam Siva Temple, Mannar, Sri Lanka when hooligans descended on the site […]
Indonesia’s largest Islamic organisation, Nahdlatul Ulama, with around 140 million members has given a call to not call non-Muslims as Kafir. In its recently held National Conference, the group said that the word ‘Kafir’ or infidel must not be used in any circumstances. The group says that Indonesia wasn’t established only by the Muslims and […]
After the targeted killing of Hindu man, Chander in Sindh and abuses directed against the Hindus and Hinduism by several politicians, defence specialists and even journalists, Foreign Office spokesperson issued a statement backing the Hindu community of Pakistan. In a statement by the Government of Pakistan, ‘the Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr. Muhammad Faisal admired the […]
On the occasion of Mahashivratri, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and other devotees performed ‘Kar Sewa’ to clean the sacred pool of the historic Durgiana Temple in Amritsar on Maha Shivratri. This temple is dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Durga Devi. Kar Sewa means service done voluntarily and this is is the third ‘Kar Sewa’at […]
Muslim mob chanting Allah-o-Akbar and ‘Catch Malaun‘ (derogatory word to signify non-Muslim/Infidel in Bangladesh) attacked a Hindu Temple and also vandalized a graveyard of Hindu community. The attack happened on Sunday, February 24th, 2019, at Sahaspur Chourangibazar, Bochagonj of Dinajpur, Bangladesh. The mob was led by Mohammad Abdullah Bachumiah and a school teacher named Mohammad […]
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, attended the Gita Aradhana Mahotsav at ISKCON-Glory of India Cultural Centre, New Delhi, today. He unveiled a unique Bhagwad Gita, prepared by ISKCON devotees. It measures over 2.8 meters and weighs over 800 kg. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said that it is indeed a special occasion to unveil this […]
A minor Hindu school girl Susmita Rani Majumder (14) was kidnapped by her private tutor Md. Illius Mollah (27) and two more perpetrators on 21 January 2019 for forceful conversion to Islam. She was abducted from the main road of Rajendrapur Bazar of Tegoria Moor South Keranigonj, Dhaka. The girl who is the resident of […]
A Hindu girl named Komal Meghwar aged around 14 was kidnapped from Golimar, Karachi and converted to Islam. Her family is from Tando Allahyar. Karachi is the capital of the Pakistani province of Sindh and it is this region where maximum Hindus still live. The Hindu girl’s conversion came to light on February 13th, 2019 […]
