One of the most controversial of speakers and so-called experts on the history of South Asia and the Mughal empire in particular, Audrey Truschke, will be paying a visit to the University of Toronto’s prestigious Munk School of Global Affairs. Audrey Truschke is often criticized by Indians as being bigoted and biased towards the non-Abrahamic […]
Some Hindus Upset After Jeff Bezos’ Amazon Sells Doormats with Respected Hindu Deity Images
Upset Hindus and social activists on Twitter have notified the E-commerce giant Amazon and its founder Jeff Bezos of the doormats carrying the images of various Hindu deities and saints sold on its website, calling it highly inappropriate. To make things worse, Amazon has been caught with insensitive anti-Hindu products dozens of times over the last few years. The latest […]
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 […]
Latest Hate Crime Against Hindus in NYC Adds to Series of Vandalisms & Attacks Targeting Hindus
Leaders of the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) and Hindu Americans from across the country condemned a possible anti-Hindu arson in the Richmond Hill neighborhood of Queens over the Thanksgiving weekend. According to reports, a man was caught on camera setting fire to dozens of symbolic Hindu flags (also known as Jhandi flags) outside of a Hindu […]
Hindu, Buddhist, Native & Jewish Leaders Seek Apology After Idaho Senator’s Hinduphobic Comments
In a remarkable interfaith gesture; various Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Native American spiritualist, etc., leaders have urged public apology from Idaho Senator from Cottonwood, Sheryl L. “Sherry” Nuxoll, who reportedly said on March three: “Hindu is a false faith with false gods”. She made this statement in a media interview regarding historic first Hindu invocation […]
Biased Pro-Islamist Group Hires Lobbyist to Push Resolution Slamming India
The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) hired the American lobbying firm, Fidelis Government Relations, to push a resolution critical of India, the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) revealed today. The Foundation previously released a statement censuring House Resolution 417 for attacking India’s record on religious freedom, targeting only Hindus as instigators of violence, and ignoring the impact of […]
HAF Speaks with US Senator about Anti-Hindu Remarks
DC, USA (CHAKRA) – The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) sought clarification and an apology from Kentucky Senator David Williams (R-KY) in a telephone conversation yesterday, after his latest remarks about Governor Beshear’s “participation” in a Hindu ground-breaking ceremony. Williams, the GOP Nominee for Governor, initially made waves on Tuesday for criticizing Beshear and expressing his […]