The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) was made aware today that the internet portal calling itself the Coalition Against Genocide (CAG), released a report to various media outlets ostensibly attacking HAF. More of a personal attack on certain leaders of HAF, the report repeats nearly decade old accusations that organizations now affiliating under the umbrella of […]
Parliament of the World’s Religions with No Hindu Trustees Rejects Hindu Celebration in Chicago – Is CPWR Hinduphobic?
Are all Hindus bad? The Council of World Religions seems to think so – based on their recent decision to reject a Hindu community event celebrated by Hindus from all across the United States, consisting of professors, doctors, entrepreneurs, teachers, lawyers and yoga teachers. Rejecting a request from a coalition of over three hundred North […]
American Hindu Community Unites to Prevent Bullying of Students
By Kavita Pallod When the parents of two young Hindu American boys contacted community leaders for help in getting answers from school authorities about the incessant bullying their children were facing at their Humble district school, the Hindu community rallied quickly to support the family and help find solutions to prevent such suffering from occurring […]
HAF Shares Awareness of Voiceless Hindu Minorities Suffering Indignity and Injustice
“All they want is peace,” said Samir Kalra, Esq., the Hindu American Foundation (HAF)’s Director and Senior Fellow for Human Rights, while describing his conversations with Pakistani Hindu refugees to a standing room only audience at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday. The Press Club event marked the formal release of the Foundation’s ninth […]
Hindu Americans Welcome FBI’s ‘Yes’ to Anti-Hindu Hate Crime Data Category
Hindu Americans welcomed the FBI Advisory Policy Board’s (APB) recommendation that the FBI collect and report data regarding anti-Hindu, anti-Sikh, and anti-Arab hate crimes as part of its annual national data collection program mandated by the Hate Crime Statistics Act of 1990 (HCSA). Over the past several months, Hindu Americans and supporters of the community […]
American Hindus Celebrate a Decade of Advocacy on Capitol Hill
A Hindu monk offered the opening prayer for the House of Representatives and the birth sesquicentennial of Swami Vivekananda, considered Hinduism’s first ambassador to the West, was marked in the Congressional record Tuesday morning. These two historical firsts led up to a gala celebration attended by over 300 as the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) marked […]
HAF’s 9th Annual Hindu Human Rights Report Release with Bodhinatha as Guest Chaplain
The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) formally releases its 9th annual Hindu human rights report, Hindus in South Asia and the Diaspora: A Survey of Human Rights, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Please join us for this unique press briefing and an opportunity to meet elected officials, community leaders, and members of the […]
The Untold Story of Pakistani Hindu Refugees (Video)
Due to the tragic state of Hindus living in Muslim majority Pakistan, there are more and more hindus trying to seek refuge in neighboring India. However, due to many political influences the Indian administration has not fully given these hindus refugee status. Over the years there have been thousands of cases around the kidnappings, rape, […]
Over 1500 Hindu Temples & Homes Damaged by Muslim Mobs in Bangladesh During January to March of 2013
(CHAKRA) Extremist Muslim mobs have attacked innocent Hindu temples, homes and shops of Hindus in four districts in Bangladesh. Since Jamaat leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee was handed down a death sentence for war crimes in February, dozens of hindu temples, houses and shops of non-muslim minorities across the country have been vandalized torched and looted. Basudev […]
Hindus Welcome New Pope, But Hope for Improved Dialogue
The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) welcomed the appointment of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio to the papacy, following the sudden and unprecedented resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. Foundation leaders expressed hope that the Catholic Church, under Pope Francis I, as he will be called, will respect and privilege pluralism and interfaith relations, based on earlier efforts […]