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 […]
Why is Hinduism Respected Less in Global Society – Is it Lacking Something or Just a Phobia?
By Maria Wirth There seems to be some “defect” in Hinduism, because worldwide, it is clearly not as respected as Christianity and Islam. Hindus struggle to get a fair representation for Hinduism in the media or in textbooks whether abroad or even at home. This is hard to understand, because Hinduism has the best philosophical […]
Attack and Robbery on California Hindu Temple Scares Local Hindus and Highlights Growing Attacks on Hindus
Hindus are highly concerned after the violent robbery at an American Hindu Temple. The Sacramento, California Laxmi Narayan Hindu temple was raided by a masked gunman, where an elderly 86-year old grandmother was among the many victims. The attacker violently and forced jewelry off Hindu temple congregates while holding them at gun-point. Many American-Hindu leaders condemned the attack […]
Popular Indian-American Author Tackles Big But Often Ignored Issue of Academic Hinduphobia
Rajiv Malhotra, an Indian-American author and lecturer on topics related to ancient Indian civilization and religion known for his books like ‘Battle for Sanskrit’ and his thought-provoking tweets has shared the cover of his forthcoming book ‘Academic Hinduphobia’. The book is a critique of the book ‘Erotic school of indology’ authored by American scholar Wendy Doniger. […]
Too Bad Hindus Don’t Consider Cupcakes as Sacred, Or They’d Get Lots of Desserts Delivered to Their Temples
India and nations with large Hindu populations have seen a number of their temples attacked, vandalized and destroyed for centuries, but a growing trend of decapitated cow heads and beef (all living animals are considered sacred in Hinduism and meat is widely not allowed on temple premises) are being found left at temples by miscreants wanting […]
The Scary Rise of Hinduphobia in Indian Media and the Group of Elite Journalist Influencing it
Hinduphobia is the dislike of or prejudice against Hinduism or Hindus, especially as a political force – So how can it be a problem in India where the population is approximately 80% Hindus? Simple, although the majority of Indians are Hindu by birth or spiritual faith; majority of Indians are divided by divisive politics and power hungry […]
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 […]
The Max Muller Syndrome: Deceiving Hindus (Part 2)
By Sameer Thakkar (Guest Contributor) (Click here to read Part 1) Max Muller, one of the earliest Indologists, had happily concurred in a letter to his wife: “It (The Rigveda) is the root of their religion and to show them what the root is, I feel sure, is the only way of uprooting all that […]