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 […]
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Ban on Cow slaughter appropriate: All India Shia Personal Law board
All India Shia Personal Law board (AISPLB) today in Lucknow said that a ban on cow slaughter is appropriate while it also said that the Ram Mandir Temple issue needs to be resolved via talks between different stakeholders. Maulana Yasoob Abbas, AISPLB also said that when asked for fatwa from Ayatollah Sheikh Basheer Najafi (a […]
More Canadians like Hindus today but burqa gets thumbs down
Hindus are seen favorably in Canada but Muslim symbols like niqab and burqa do not get many thumbs-ups in the country. Forty-nine percent of Canadians had a favorable opinion of Hinduism in February 2017 as compared to 42% in September 2013, according to Religious Trends public opinion poll conducted by research organization Angus Reid Institute […]
Pakistani Islamic leader Khadim Hussain Rizvi crosses limit, targets non-Muslims (video)
Khadim Hussain Rizvi is a man whom many won’t know outside of Pakistan but he is a powerful voice and represents Muslim majoritarian mindset. When Sindh was contemplating a Bill to protect forced conversion he was the first one to jump on the protest wagon. He is also a supporter of blasphemy laws and had […]
Pakistan: Sweeper job ad asking for Shias, Hindus, and Christians withdrawn
In Pakistan, sweeper jobs are ‘culturally’ reserved for non-Muslims like Hindus and Christians but perhaps for the first time, Shias have also made the cut in the ‘non-Muslim’ list. Interestingly enough there is a separate mention of Balmikis for the job which is in line with the current policy of Pakistan on the census where Schedule Caste is […]
Pakistani PM heard Gayatri Mantra on Holi?
Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif took out time to celebrate Holi with the Hindu community this year. When he came to felicitate the Hindu community, he also heard the chanting of the sacred Gayatri mantra by a female participant which you can hear in the video below. The Pakistani PM remained mostly silent and clapped at the […]
On Holi, Pakistani PM says Islam gives equal rights (Video)
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday spoke at great lengths on the merits of Islam while wishing a gathering on Holi. He also said that Islam teaches respect for all religions and said to make a prosperous Pakistan, people will have to think as Pakistani. His address on the occasion of Holi was replete […]
Pakistani Muslim woman speaks up for Pakistani Hindus and Christians
Pakistani Muslim woman Mahwash Ajaz has said something that many deny in Pakistan, i.e., the persecution of the minorities via blasphemy laws and the forced conversion of Hindus. A well-known face in Pakistan’s journalistic circles, this Pakistani Muslim woman made her voice vocal and said: Tolerance for religions & faiths isn’t a one-way street. You […]
Trump rings refugee alarm again, while Hindus also feel the heat
Donald Trump tweeted that 72% of refugees admitted into the USA in between 3rd February 2017 and 11 February 2017 come overwhelmingly from the seven Islamic countries, namely, from SYRIA, IRAQ, SOMALIA, IRAN, SUDAN, LIBYA & YEMEN ( Why are these nations mentioned in capital letters? Because that’s how the US President wrote. Why? Ask him). […]
Malaysian Indian group Hindraf drags UK government to court
Hindraf is taking the UK government to the High Court of Wales and England in the quest of getting equal rights for the Indian people in Malaysia, where they have been made second-class citizens. This is an official statement of Hindraf on what prompted it to take up the case: On July 2, 2012, Hindraf filed […]