Leaders at the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) strongly condemned the brutal police attack on Sureshbai Patel, a Hindu American of Indian origin. The attack, which occurred in the first week of February in Madison, Alabama, left the 57 year old grandfather partially paralyzed with fused vertebrae, and other injuries. Mr. Patel as he lay in […]
Hindu-American Physician Becomes America’s Top Doctor – US Surgeon General
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Hindu-American Dr. Vivek Murthy to be the U.S. Surgeon General. Hindu American community leaders such as HAF joined a broad coalition in demanding that the U.S. Senate call for a vote to confirm Murthy, who will now be the first Indian and Hindu American to serve as Surgeon General. “Today […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]