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		<title>Hindu Girl Held in Madrassa and Forced to Convert to Islam</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Antony Thomas Islamabad, Pakistan (CHAKRA) - A Punjabi Hindu girl from Pakistan has been kidnapped and is being held in a madrassa where she is being forced to convert to Islam.  This has been brought to attention by leading Pakistani activist Ansar Burney.  Burney’s rights organization has learned that 15-year-old, Gajri who is daughter [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chakranews.com/hindu-girl-held-in-madrassa-and-forced-to-convert-to-islam/770/</link>
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		<title>Gujarati Man Survives 70 Years Without Food</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Karishma Patel Sadhu Prahlad Jani has survived without food and water for a long period of time Ahmedabad, India (CHAKRA) - Seven decades have passed without any food or water claims a man 83 years of age.  Indian doctors have recently started experiments on him in hopes of improving survivor skills training for men [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chakranews.com/gujarati-man-survives-70-years-without-food/766/</link>
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		<title>Anti-Hindu Media in Majority Hindu India</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Priya Shah NDTV and CNN-IBN are 2 of the most known Anti-Hindu Media channels in India New Delhi, India (CHAKRA) - Indian’s take pleasure in the fact that India is renowned as the world’s largest democracy.  However under the disguise of being massively populated yet governed democratically through a transparent electoral process, lies the truth: India’s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chakranews.com/anti-hindu-media-in-majority-hindu-india/757/</link>
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		<title>Has Yoga been Hijacked?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Aseem Shukla Swami Ramdev has helped spread traditional Hindu Yoga   Washington, US - Nearly 20 million people in the United States gather together routinely, fold their hands and utter the Hindu greeting of Namaste &#8212; the Divine in me bows to the same Divine in you. Then they close their eyes and focus their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chakranews.com/has-yoga-been-hijacked/751/</link>
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		<title>Why are Hindus so Uncomfortable with Themselves?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New York, USA (CHAKRA) &#8211; This article will attempt to analyze why Hindus quite often do not feel comfortable speaking about their religion or identifying with aspects of it.  The average Muslim, Christian or Jew never has to even be asked about which faith they follow, rather they are upfront and open about their views [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chakranews.com/why-are-hindus-so-uncomfortable-with-themselves/740/</link>
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		<title>Is Converting out of Hinduism One-Way?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many relationships nowadays are interreligious and in our society that is okay as long as it was the free choice of both individuals.  However, the thing that boggles my mind is that, there has not been a single intercultural wedding I have seen between a Muslim and a Hindu in which the Muslim person has [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chakranews.com/is-converting-out-of-hinduism-one-way/736/</link>
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		<title>Buddhist Woodblocks May Gain UNESCO Heritage Recognition</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Vietnam (CHAKRA) – After being recognized last year, The Truc Lam Zen Buddhist Prayer Woodblocks located in northern Vietnam have been submitted for an opportunity to be recognized for the UNESCO World Documentary Heritage.  The Woodblocks are part of the Nguyen Dynasty. The Truc Lam Blocks origins are from the Vinh Nghiem Pagoda which follows [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chakranews.com/buddhist-woodblocks-may-gain-unesco-heritage-recognition/732/</link>
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		<title>Hindu Youth Being Discriminated Against and Harassed in Andhra Pradesh by Congress-Led Government</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Antony Thomas Muslim youth pelt rocks at Police in Hyderabad during the 2010 Old City Riots Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (CHAKRA) – The &#8217;All India Council of United Muslims&#8217; (MIM) post-communal clashes has led the opposition government in Andhra Pradesh to reveal that Hindu youth in the area are being harassed by the Congress-led state government.  The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chakranews.com/hindu-youth-being-discriminated-against-and-harassed-in-andhra-pradesh-by-congress-led-government/727/</link>
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		<title>April 13th &#8211; The Sikh Celebration of Vaisakhi and Birth of the Khalsa</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Punjab (CHAKRA) - Wishing everyone a happy Vaisakhi on this auspicious day. Sikhs, Punjabis and Indians all over the world celebrate Vaisakhi (also known as Baisakhi) today. Vaisakhi is a historic harvest festival based out of the Punjab and Haryana area which starts a new harvest season as well as marking a new solar year.  For Sikhs, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chakranews.com/april-13th-the-sikh-celebration-of-vaisakhi-and-birth-of-the-khalsa/723/</link>
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		<title>Can giving too much freedom of religion increase oppression and segregation?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Sameh Ghobrial Many Mcdonalds and Burger King stores sell Halal meat Living in Canada—a country where the Muslim population is rapidly growing, people that are not Muslim are forced to deal with Islamic based choices daily even though many may claim it does not affect them.             When driving through the streets of Toronto, you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chakranews.com/can-giving-too-much-freedom-of-religion-increase-oppression-and-segregation/718/</link>
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