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 […]
Florida Cancer Center launches a Mindfulness Program Leveraging Hindu-Based Yoga
The popular Cancer Center of Martin Health System (MHS) headquartered in the US state of Florida is offering a six-week “Mindfulness Yoga for Cancer” program that started September 2016. This free program uses techniques such as mindfulness meditation, yoga and stretching, breath awareness and body awareness. Kim Romer and Nancy Aldrich are the facilitators. Hindus […]
Jeff Bezos & Amazon Continue to Sell Inappropriate Items Mocking Hindu Deities While Banning Items Offensive to Other Faiths
Does Jeff Bezos and Amazon have a Hinduphobia problem? History would suggest they do. Despite removing over 60 doormats carrying images of Hindu deities last month after Hindus protested, world’s largest online retailer Amazon.com continues to sell products with images of Hindu deities which upset Hindus find highly inappropriate. Images of various Hindu deities—Shiva, Vishnu, […]
Hindu Claims of Reducing Alzheimer’s Risk by Doing Yoga Validated by UCLA Study
The University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) announced an academic study that ‘finds that yoga and meditation can help minimize cognitive impairment”, according to UCLA release issued on May 10, 2016. To reduce risk for Alzheimer’s, skip Lumosity (games claiming to improve memory, etc.) and get onto the yoga mat, this study by UCLA-led team of […]
Museum & Google Develop Innovative Digital Exhibition Celebrating Hindu Deity
The renowned British Museum (BM) has developed a digital-based exhibition “Celebrating Ganesha” with the help of the Google Cultural Institute (GCI). The exhibition’s tagline includes “Explore the imagery and symbolism associated with Ganesha and gain an insight into some of the most popular stories surrounding him”. Lord Ganesha is worshipped as God of wisdom and symbolizes remover of obstacles […]
Hindus Feel Ignored By Dairy Queen After Not Getting Any Public Statement Denouncing Hinduphobia & Bigotry
Hindus, upset by the Bigoted and Hinduphobic display at a Dairy Queen (DQ) restaurant in Kemah, Texas are asking the International Dairy Queen Inc. CEO John P. Gainor Junior to issue a formal apology and arrange to remove the displays. Dairy Queen and its Pakistani-American Kemah, Texas location owner, Mohammed Dar, continued to promote his […]
The Hindu Community in Brussels Cancelled Their Holi Celebrations in View of Recent Terror Attacks
The popular Hindu “festival of color” Holi, which was planned to be celebrated in Brussels on March 27, has reportedly been cancelled in view of recent Brussels tragedy, out of respect for the victims. Brussels Mandir and Indian Cultural Center in Evere (Brussels), which was organizing this festival, in an email announcement, said: “This is […]
Cultural Appropriation At Its Peak – Canadian School Renames Hindu-Origin ‘Yoga’ as ‘Movement’
A group of Hindus and human rights fighting for pluralism & secular society are critical of École Christine-Lesperance (ECL), a francophone elementary school in Winnipeg (Canada) under Franco-Manitoban School Division (DSFM), for reportedly renaming its “yoga” class as “movement” class. Some human rights activists came on social media to speak about the double-standards against Hindus […]
North Carolina Hindu Temple Plans To Move Ahead Despite Earlier Hinduphobic Attack
Hindu community seems to be enthusiastic and moving forward with Temple plans despite the sign of planned “Winston Salem Hindu Temple” in Clemmons (North Carolina) was hit with over 60 shotgun blasts in July last. According to Vice Chairman Swami Rajendran, structural plan of the Temple on 7.6 acres plot, first Hindu temple of Forsyth […]
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 […]