Media queen and rights activist Oprah Winfrey once said that if Black-Americans don’t speak up for Black-Americans, then who will? Lots of truth to the statement, but unfortunately the 2.2 Million Hindu-Americans do not have more than a small handful of national celebrities to speak up for their rights or issues. A few days ago, I came across […]
World Hindu Council of America Donates Ration & Tents to Pakistan Hindu Refugees in Rajasthan
(CHAKRA) It was scorching heat of 105 Degree Fahrenheit when a tempo load of daily sustenance grocery items ( Flour, Cereals, Oil, Soaps, Sugar, tea) arrived at Mandor (an area) based government shelter house where around 240 Pakistani Hindu refugees (a total of 35 Hindu families) are settled. Groceries & tents were distributed to Pakistani […]
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, […]
HAF Partners with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to Assist Bhutanese Hindus
(CHAKRA) Hindu American Foundation (HAF) announced the formation of a partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) earlier today, as part of a joint project to serve the medical needs of Bhutanese Hindu refugees in Nepal. The protracted refugee crisis originated during the 1990’s, when Bhutan forcibly expelled more than 100,000 minority […]