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Sikhs Continue to Feel Unsafe in the Valley of Kashmir

Sikhs Continue to Feel Unsafe in the Valley of Kashmir

Tweet By Jagmit Singh Sikhs feel unsafe in Valley of Kashmir Jammu, Kashmir (CHAKRA) —Sikhs are feeling continuously unsafe in the Valley of Kashmir.  A Sikh-based organization said there was a common consensus of members of the Sikh faith feeling unsafe in the area.  Their cars are being damaged in addition to girls and women [...]

October 16 2010 | Posted in Featured, Ignored News, Sikh Related, World News | Read More »

Arsonists Blamed for Fire at the Construction Site of Buddhist Temple in Turku

Arsonists Blamed for Fire at the Construction Site of Buddhist Temple in Turku

Tweet By Tan Ong Turku, Finland Turku, Finland (CHAKRA) – A fire thought to be set out deliberately, almost destroyed a Buddhist Temple under construction in Turku last Saturday.  The fire was started at about 2:00 AM and is thought to be set deliberately. Deputy Chairman of Finland’s Vietnamese Buddhist community, Ari Vuokko, said that [...]

October 14 2010 | Posted in Buddhist Related, World News | Read More »

13-Year-Old Hindu Girl Abducted in Pakistan and Forcibly Converted to Islam

13-Year-Old Hindu Girl Abducted in Pakistan and Forcibly Converted to Islam

Tweet Karachi, Pakistan (CHAKRA) —In the town of Lyari in Pakistan, a 13-year-old Dalit girl, Poonam, has been abducted and forcibly converted to Islam. According to Poonam’s uncle Bhanwroo she went missing last Wednesday and was not seen until neighbours spotted her at a Madrassa in the town and informed her parents. When her parents [...]

October 11 2010 | Posted in Featured, Hindu Related, Ignored News, World News | Read More »

Pope Praised by Hindus for Highlighting the Importance of Family

Pope Praised by Hindus for Highlighting the Importance of Family

Tweet By Karishma Patel Pope praises family (CHAKRA) Hindus have praised Pope Benedict XV1 for raising the importance of Family Union in his message through a letter that was released on September 24th. The letter which was released at Vatican City for the “Seventh World Meeting of Families 2012” which will take place in May [...]

October 9 2010 | Posted in Hindu Related, World News | Read More »