Chacha Gokal Das, A 90 year-old senior living in the Sindh region of Pakistan was severely beaten on Friday by police officials for eating rice outside his home at 6.30 pm, which was 40 minutes before Muslims were supposed to break their fast (known as Iftar) during Ramadan. Ramadan is a major Muslim religious celebration […]
Hindus Globally Concerned at Systematic Murders of Hindus & Other Minorities in Bangladesh by Extremists
Hindus globally are highly concerned about recurring murders of Hindus and other minority groups (LGBTs, Christians, Athiests and Buddhists) in Bangladesh; as a second Hindu temple leader was killed in a days in Bangladesh; which was the fifth such brutal murder in recent months and 3rd Hindu priest. A Hindu ashram worker in his early […]
Hindu Americans Sad & Deplore Easter Terror Attack Targeting Christians in Pakistan
Leaders of the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) joined the global chorus deploring yesterday’s bomb attack that targeted Pakistan’s Christian minority on Easter Sunday in Lahore. Over 70 people were declared dead, including 29 children, and over 300 remain seriously injured, with the death toll rising. Taliban-affiliate Jamaat-ur-Ahrar, which has also pledged loyalty to ISIS, claimed […]
Abduction, Rape, Conversion & Forced Marriage: The Existential Challenges for Pakistan’s Minorities
As a typical editor and news buff, I was chatting with some of my contacts and sources via Whatsapp last winter to discuss a certain hash tag (#SaveKajalBheel) that was trending on Twitter in India. While getting the inside scoop, I was fortunate enough to get into contact with some truly inspirational human rights activists […]