How the Babri mosque destruction shaped India
Source: BBC News On this day, 25 years ago, right-wing Hindu mobs razed to the ground the 16th Century Babri mosque, claiming that it was built on the site of […]
Special report: In Modi’s India, cow vigilantes deny Muslim farmers their livelihood
Source: Reuters BEHROR, India (Reuters) – The beating that ended Pehlu Khan’s life was televised nationwide. Cell phone video captured a group of men punching and slinging Khan around the […]
Pakistani Hindu wins Emerging Young Leaders Award
Source: https://www.rabwah.net/pakistani-hindu-wins-emerging-young-leaders-award/ A Pakistani Hindu has become the first Pakistani to be awarded the Emerging Young Leaders Award. The award is granted by the U.S. Department of State to a group of young leaders in recognition of their efforts to promote positive social change in their communities. Raj Kumar who is […]
India’s crackdown on abattoirs spreads, causing Muslim unease
Reuters International MAR 29, 2017 – By Rajendra Jadhav and Mayank Bhardwaj MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A crackdown on unlicensed abattoirs in India’s most populous state has spread to other […]
Hindu ritual forces Nepali women into monthly exile
Source: Asia Times: The small thatched hut in western Nepal has no walls to keep out the cold. Inside is a raised platform where Pabitra Giri sleeps during her period, banished from her home by a centuries-old Hindu ritual. Below the hut, known as a chhau goth, Giri lights a small […]
After Hindu protest, California firm removes dog-bed showing dogs on Lord Ganesha
After Hindu protest, California firm removes dogbed showing dogs on Lord Ganesha San Diego area (California) based online home décor company “KESS InHouse” removed various products displaying Hindu deity Lord Ganesha after a Hindu protest called these “highly inappropriate”. Various products removed, which carried image of Lord Ganesha; include dog […]
Dozens arrested for attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh
Source: RNS By Serajul Quadir DHAKA, (Reuters) – Police in Bangladesh have arrested dozens of people following fresh violence against Hindus, a senior officer said, after a spate of attacks […]
What would a Hindu justice mean for the Supreme Court?
Source: The Washington Post President Obama has narrowed his list of potential Supreme Court nominees to about six names, our colleagues on The Post politics staff report. One jurist in […]
Talking to India on religious freedom, says US
thehindu.com: After New Delhi denied visas to members of the USCIRF for the seventh year, State Department spokesman John Kirby backs the commission. The United States on Monday expressed disappointment over India denying visas to members of the United States Commission of International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). A USCIRF team was […]
India’s Government Is Becoming Increasingly Antiscience
Scientific American: Three murders, a suicide and a rash of political appointments at universities have thrown Indian academia into an uproar against the conservative (right-wing) government. Prominent artists, writers, historians and scientists are speaking out against an intensifying climate of religious intolerance and political interference in academic affairs. “What’s going on […]