RANCHI: A 25-year-old Hindu girl on Thursday lodged an FIR against husband Waqar Danish Anwar claiming that he was torturing her for the last one year to convert to Islam, two months after her marriage was solemnized at a Ranchi temple in October 2013. The girl also accused Anwar of forcing her to accept nikah. [...]
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has appealed to the Muslim organizations, institutions, imams of the mosques to unite against the growing forces of Hindutva. AIMPLB has come out openly against the rising influence of “Brahmin Dharma and Vedic culture (that) are out to harm Islamic beliefs by all means”. Maulana Wali Rehmani, working general secretary [...]
June 24, 2015
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“The continuing surge in Islamist fervour cannot, indeed must not, be ignored. The barbarians may not be at our gate as yet, but the unstoppable march of Islamic zealots, whom George W Bush appropriately described as ‘Islamofascists’, as the civilised world retreats, conceding ground with each passing day, should not go unnoticed. To turn a [...]
“[Many Hindus] claim that having a liberal and enlightened attitude towards homosexuality means that we are giving in to Western influence and values. It is always intriguing when we hear uninformed people speak of homosexuality as a form of colonialism. Aren’t they aware of the apparent contradictions? Of all the institutions we have inherited from [...]
The arrest of an Indian national in Jeddah, for allegedly posting a blasphemous image of the Kaaba on his Facebook page, has seen experts warn that such content violates the country’s cyber laws and can mean jail time and heavy fines. Indian Consul General B.S. Mubarak confirmed that the Indian national has been jailed for [...]
March 5, 2015
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World Focus
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Islamist radicals are at war with the U.S. and the Obama Administration has refused to recognize the “enemy,” America’s first-ever Hindu lawmaker Tulsi Gabbard has said. “What is so frustrating now as we look at the situation there, our administration refuses to recognize who our enemy is. And unless and until that happens, then it’s [...]
February 11, 2015
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In this fourth in the series, we look at how France has politically and intellectually nurtured and fostered the forces of radical Islam. At first glance this may seem incongruous. It was France after all which pioneered a radical form of secularism, a total separation of religion and state. The source of this secularist dogma [...]
February 8, 2015
Ranbir Singh
Analysis/Insights, World Focus
Both Sita Ram Goel and Vamadeva Shastri (David Frawley) have written a book called How I Became a Hindu. I could never write such a book because I have deliberately made a choice not to identify myself as Hindu. In this article I will explain “why I am not a Hindu”. Leaving Christianity Before starting [...]
December 13, 2014
Dr Koenraad Elst
Analysis/Insights, Archives
At an event they referred to as ‘homecoming’, activists of Bajrang Dal and Dharma Jagran Manch held a conversion ceremony of about 200 Muslims into Hinduism. As per reports, RSS regional head Rajeshwar Singh said that these people were formerly ‘Hindus’ who had converted to Islam and hence they were ‘brought back’ to Hinduism [...]
December 11, 2014
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The event aims to build on the similarities amongst all faiths today, and work together to encourage empowerment in today’s society. The afternoon will feature leading professionals, along with well-known theatre actors all with the common aim of developing ones self through stories from different faiths. Date and time: Sunday 23rd November 2014 2.00pm – [...]