Hindus globally are highly concerned and fearful of more attacks regarding official reports of attempted genocide of the Hindu minorities of Bangladesh. Reports suggest that over a dozen Hindu temples and hundreds of Hindu-owned houses were looted and destroyed; hundreds of Hindus were beaten, resulting in injuries to dozens of kids and elderly women; and […]
American Hindu, Buddhist, LGBT, Christian & Athiest Groups Hold Candlelight Vigil for Persecuted Bangladeshi Minorities
Sonnets of famed Bengali Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore charged the atmosphere on Wednesday evening at the historic Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C. The chorus held candles and sang solemnly, mourning the recent murders of Bangladeshi minorities at the hands of Islamist extremists, “Jodi tor dak shune keu na ashe tobe ekla cholo re (If no […]
Murder of Another Bangladeshi Hindu Shocks Minority Hindus Globally
Hindus globally, including the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) were appalled, but unfortunately not surprised by the latest tragedy in Bangladesh involving the murder of a Hindu man, in the ongoing climate of fear and violence Hindus are facing. According to media reports, Joarder spent three weeks in jail over four years ago for allegedly making derogatory remarks […]
Hindu Americans Call for Equality, Urge Govt Not to Erase Their Identity and Heritage
Hindu Americans of all types converged on Sacramento yesterday to voice their concerns about the California Department of Education Instructional Quality Commission’s (IQC) plans to accept problematic edits made by a small group of South Asian studies faculty. These proposed edits would have largely removed references to India and Hinduism, and replaced them with the […]
Hindu Americans Sad & Deplore Easter Terror Attack Targeting Christians in Pakistan
Leaders of the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) joined the global chorus deploring yesterday’s bomb attack that targeted Pakistan’s Christian minority on Easter Sunday in Lahore. Over 70 people were declared dead, including 29 children, and over 300 remain seriously injured, with the death toll rising. Taliban-affiliate Jamaat-ur-Ahrar, which has also pledged loyalty to ISIS, claimed […]
Islamic Extremists Behead Hindu Priest in Bangladesh in Latest Attack Targeting Religious Minorities & Athiests
Many international human rights & secular organizations, including the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) demanded action after the brutal murder of Jogeshwar Roy, a 55 year-old Hindu priest who was beheaded yesterday by Islamic militants inside the Sonto Gaurio Temple complex in Panchagarh district, Bangladesh. Two other Hindus were injured by gunshots and grenade attacks on […]
Hindu Groups Disappointed with US Court Decision for Alabama’s Sureshbhai Patel
Leaders of the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) expressed strong disappointment after a federal judge acquitted former Madison, Alabama policeman Eric Parker yesterday of federal charges for his attack on Indian immigrant Sureshbhai Patel last year. The decision precludes federal prosecutors from retrying Mr. Parker for the assault. “Today’s decision unfortunately short-circuits the legal process to […]
Rights Group Decries Ruling in Malaysian Kids Conversion Case, Demands Intervention by Government
American Human Rights and Hindu Rights Advocacy group, Hindu American Foundation (HAF) expressed serious concern today over a court ruling in the case of M. Indira Gandhi, a Hindu teacher in Malaysia, whose three children were unilaterally converted from Hinduism to Islam by her ex-husband, without her consent. A Court of Appeals decision found that the validity […]
U.S. Postal Service Celebrates Holidays of All Major Religions Except Hinduism
Did you notice what’s missing in the picture above? If you answered Diwali (aka Deepavali) you guessed right. While there are stamps from all other major World faiths commemorating Christmas (Christianity), Hanukkah (Judaism), Kwanzaa (African Heritage) and Eid (Islam), there is no U.S. postage stamp commemorating Diwali (celebrated in Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism). This isn’t the first time Hindus […]
Human Rights Org Calls on Bangladesh to Protect Hindus in Wake of Terrorist Attacks on Multiple Temples
The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) called upon the government of Bangladesh to protect its Hindu community in the wake of recent terror attacks targeting Hindu temples in Dinajpur, Bangladesh. Two separate attacks, one at the historic Kantaji temple and a second at a gathering of over 2,000 people at the International Society for Krishna Consciousness […]
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