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Most immigrant Indian parents in America are tightly focused on measuring their children’s progress through the lens of career success, and their child giving a speech. But they rarely stop to listen to their children or understand the fears and pressures they face from society, professors and peers because of their Hindu heritage. In this [...]

Rising Hinduphobia in the Netherlands – and silence from those in power On May 22, anthropologist and Dutch Hindu influencer Shashi Roopram appeared on Dutch news channel Nieuws van de Dag, speaking on behalf of the Hindu community in the Netherlands. His message was clear: Hinduphobia is real – and it must be addressed. Dutch [...]

Scottish Member of Parliament Ash Regan of the Alba party recently tabled a motion addressing Hinduphobia. This is the first time such a motion has been tabled in Scotland and Europe. Regan said that there should be dialogue and education about Hinduism as the Hindu community continues to be targeted. The Hindu community has reported [...]

The U.S. state of Georgia has proposed a bill to recognise Hinduphobia and anti-Hindu prejudice via legislation. This marks the first such statutory measure taken by any US state. In a landmark step towards protecting religious freedom, the U.S. State of Georgia has introduced legislation to recognize and penalize Hinduphobia and anti-Hindu bias. Senate Bill [...]

Even though some of the best classic British comedies like the Carry On movies are in the nostalgic past but fortunately, it lives on with some characters like Right Winger Catherine Blaiklock BP, the founder of the Brexit Party, who tweeted that Halal, Kosher and animal sacrifices for Diwali should be banned, even though it [...]

Jaanhavi Ganesh, a student at Rutgers University testified at a Congressional Briefing raising the widespread Hinduphobia on the rise, especially at Rutgers University. Hinduphobia is rooted in extreme racism and religious hate which the US already has a long history in but with all the big talk about anti-racism especially indigenous rights, the KKK suit [...]

On 24 February 2024, Lee Anderson had the Conservative parliamentary whip suspended for his refusal to apologise for comments in a GB News discussion on an article by former Home Secretary Suella Braverman where she had stated that “The truth is that the Islamists, the extremists and the antisemites are in charge now”. Anderson alleged [...]

Either dying from medical issues, natural causes, accidents, or being murdered like the 4 students recently in the US within a month raises the deaths of Indian students to around 400 or so since 2018 while abroad. Even though the majority come from Hindu backgrounds we are not saying the ones killed were directly for [...]

Conservative Christians have expressed their concerns about Indian-American Vivek Ramaswamy's rise in the polls during the 2024 race. The Republican candidate for US President Vivek Ramaswamy made a pitch, saying that he was raised as Hindu and practicing Hinduism. However, Ramaswamy has been targeted by a Trump-supporting televangelist and then by far-right anti-choice activist for his [...]

Even Though Money, Money, Money By 70s band Abba is a classic and a showcase of talent but unfortunately the same can't be said about most Hindu organizations that for over 20 years have demanded Money, Money, Money donations running into millions when we see the rise of Hinduphobia going a millionfold. Most of these [...]