On May 28th, 2017, during the holy Islamic month of Ramadan, a historic 500 year-old and very peaceful Hindu temple was attacked and vandalized repeatedly in another hate crime that has brought the total attacks on Hindu temples in the last 12 months to almost 200. Although Hindus make up approximately only 8% of the […]
European Woman Writes an Open Letter to Islamist Cleric Dr. Zakir Naik About Spirituality
Hindus generally don’t criticise other religions in spite of the fact that Christianity and Islam not only criticise, but demean Hinduism badly. Zakir Naik is only one example. Do Hindus know what is preached in the innumerable churches and mosques across India? I know for sure that Hindu gods are called devils by Christian missionaries. […]
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 […]
Malaysian Govt Wants to Block a Hindu Temple with a Wall So Hinduphobic Drivers Don’t See It
One of the largest minority human rights organizations in Malaysia has slammed the Malaysian government’s plan to construct a 700m wide wall so adjacent highway drivers are blocked from seeing it. Hindus are a minority group in majority-Muslim Malaysia, but have roots in the nation pre-independence. Malaysia is a majority Muslim nation where a dual-justice system […]
Too Bad Hindus Don’t Consider Cupcakes as Sacred, Or They’d Get Lots of Desserts Delivered to Their Temples
India and nations with large Hindu populations have seen a number of their temples attacked, vandalized and destroyed for centuries, but a growing trend of decapitated cow heads and beef (all living animals are considered sacred in Hinduism and meat is widely not allowed on temple premises) are being found left at temples by miscreants wanting […]
Interfaith Coalition Urges US Govt to Address Religious Persecution in Pakistan
Ahead of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s visit to the White House today, the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) spearheaded a coalition letter on behalf of 28 non-governmental organizations, religious leaders, and human rights advocates to urge President Barack Obama to address religious freedom issues in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The letter’s signatories were part 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 […]
Hindu Women Dead & Many Hindus Injured by Muslim Mobs in Meerut for Playing Music in Temple During Ramadan
On Friday July 26, 2013, Many Hindus were injured and 2 people were killed, including a Hindu women who died when Muslim mobs rioted on late Friday. Friday is the day that Muslims hold congregational prayer called Jumu’ah, usually preceded by sermons. The violent clashes occurred in the Nagla Mal area of Meerut, a city […]
HAF Letter to Pakistan Embassy Asks for Restoration of Demolished Temple
(CHAKRA) In the wake of Pakistan’s recent election to the United Nations Human Rights Council, the international body tasked with the “promotion and protection of all human rights around the globe,” a century-old Hindu temple was destroyed in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi. The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) formally wrote to the Pakistani […]
Hindus Hurt After Deities Labelled as “False Idols” in Church of Scotland Assembly
(CHAKRA) Hindus have strongly objected to Hindu deities being reportedly referred to as “false idols” on the opening day of the General Assembly of Church of Scotland on May 19 in Edinburgh (United Kingdom). Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that about one billion Hindus worldwide worshipped their […]