Confluence of religious holidays led to happy meeting
Tue., April 18, 2023 It was a beautiful and enriching experience where Muslims, Christians, Jews, Hindus and Sikhs got together to break the fast last Saturday during Ramadan, Easter weekend […]
In Brief: Diwali – A Celebration Across Three Religions
WORLD RELIGIONS 24th October 2022 ©Shutterstock Sarmad Naveed, Canada Today marks the celebration of Diwali, which is a major festival observed by Hindus, Jains and Sikhs. It is celebrated ‘from the 13th day […]
Holy days converging in April spark interfaith celebrations
In addition to Passover, Easter and Ramadan, holy days occurring in April this year include the Sikhs’ and Hindus’ Vaisakhi, the Jains’ Mahavir Jayanti, the Baha’i festival of Ridvan, and […]
ISIS-K claims killing of Sikh physician in Pakistan’s Peshawar city
He was shot dead by some gunmen who barged into his clinic on ThursdaySHARE ARTICLE Updated At: Oct 02, 2021 06:00 AM (IST) ‘Hakeem’ Sardar Satnam Singh pratised ‘Unani’ medicine. PTI file […]
Pakistan’s dangerous turn: Shift from Jinnahist to jihadist ideology
By Ashok Bhan Anti-minority bias is inherent in Pakistan’s Constitution, with successive governments adopting discriminatory laws. The killing of 11 coal miners belonging to the minority Hazara community in Pakistan’s […]
Only non-Muslim immigrants to get Indian citizenship now
Thursday, Jan 10, 2019 DECCAN CHRONICLE WITH AGENCY INPUTS Jan 9, 2019 They have no place to go except India, says Rajnath Singh. Rajnath Singh, Minister of Home Affairs of […]
Will Kartarpur Corridor Encourage Religious Pilgrimages Between India & Pakistan?
The Kartarpur Gurudwara in many ways evades the issues of border conflict. But whether it sets a precedent for other religious places, remains to be seen. Mohit Marwah | News18.comUpdated:November […]
Pakistan’s Religious minorities: The significant “Other”
Source: Global Village Space By Asif Aqeel, who is a prominent journalist, researcher and writer, and a vocal member of Pakistan’s Christian community. His area of work is “Marginality & […]
The Ahmadiyya Diaspora: An Interview with author Michael Nijhawan
by Rabwah Times On October 18th, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with the Caliph of Ahmadiyya Muslims, the worldwide head of millions of Ahmadis. Over 30,000 of these Ahmadis, call Canada their home, and the majority of these Ahmadis migrated from Pakistani Punjab, similar to the Sikhs who migrated […]
Canadian Sikhs: where have all the girls gone
By: Jonathan Forani Staff Reporter, Published on Mon Apr 11 2016 thestar.com 138 boys for 100 girls? Baldev Mutta (centre), CEO of Brampton’s Punjabi Community Health Services, is surrounded by his grand daughter Talon Mutta, 9 (left) and daughter Rakhi Mutta. Mutta is involved in initiatives to celebrate girls born to Indian parents. […]
Afghan Sikhs say discrimination, persecution forcing them to leave country of their birth
Published: June 11, 2015 HUMAYOON BABUR AN LUNNE O’DONNELL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KABUL — Afghanistan’s once-thriving Sikh community is dwindling fast as many choose to leave the country of their birth to escape what they say is growing intolerance and discrimination. Once boasting as many as 100,000 members in the […]
Another case of blasphemy? : Extremist Hindus tore Guru Granth Sahib in Pano Aqil
Daily Times: KARACHI: Hindus of northern Sindh tore the most sacred book of Sikh religion, Guru Granth Sahib in Pano Aqil town in Sukkur district, local Sikhs told Daily Times on Friday. The incident took place on June 18, 2013 and despite passage of more than two weeks, police have […]