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Hinduphobia is a modern term for a far more ancient practice. Hindu Human Rights have traced historical roots in their articles for religious persecution of Hindus since Islamic and British colonialisms. The experiences of Hindus may have other terms to describe them. This list is an evolving document, set up to clarify the historical context for [...]

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 [...]

With his movie 28 Years Later in the news, Director Danny Boyle said in Variety magazine recently, “Would not direct “Slumdog Millionaire” today because of “cultural appropriation” and “I’d be looking for a young Indian filmmaker to shoot it.” “We wouldn’t be able to make that now. And that’s how it should be. It’s time [...]

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 [...]

Some Hindus had sent us a tweet by author Sahana Singh @singhsahana that highlighted a Hindu parenting debate video between Vijaya Viswanathan and Shoba Swamy @ShobhaSwamy6. They wanted to know what we thought about these issues discussed, especially as most of us are born and brought up in the West and never fell into the [...]

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 [...]