Source: South Florida Times Gagandeep Singh Soni, 13, was attending school at the Gurdwara Har Rai Sahib in Kabul, Afghanistan, earlier this year when he heard gunshots outside his classroom. Joginder Singh, his friend and classmate, had left to fetch tea for the entire class. A gurdwara is a place of assembly and worship for… Continue reading SIKHS FLEE AFGHANISTAN IN WAKE OF ISIS ATTACK ON PLACE OF WORSHIP
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Harpreet Kaur and her 31 rings, an Afghan Sikh refugee’s tale
Source: The Tribune Harkiran Kaur Sodhi HARPREET Kaur was a young girl in Delhi when she married her love and moved to Kabul. “At first, I couldn’t understand where I had come. I used to cry in my room,” she recalls. Slowly, the community’s irresistible warmth touched her. “Phir mera bahut dil lag gaya and… Continue reading Harpreet Kaur and her 31 rings, an Afghan Sikh refugee’s tale
Facing IS, last embattled Sikhs, Hindus leave Afghanistan
Source: Concord Monitor, Star Tribune, Mint By TAMEEM AKHGAR Associated Press Published: 9/27/2020 KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s dwindling community of Sikhs and Hindus is shrinking to its lowest levels. With growing threats from the local Islamic State affiliate, many are choosing to leave the country of their birth to escape the insecurity and a once-thriving community of… Continue reading Facing IS, last embattled Sikhs, Hindus leave Afghanistan
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A tale of love, sacrifice and devotion: How the last Hindu of Ghazni stayed back in Afghanistan to take care of his Temple, even after his family came to India
Source: pIndia Not too long ago, India provided refuge to twenty-one Hindu and Sikh families from Ghazni in Afghanistan. The constant threat to their lives and the hardships they have to endure is not something that is secret. Islamic terrorism and extremism has made the lives of ethnic and religious minorities in the war torn… Continue reading A tale of love, sacrifice and devotion: How the last Hindu of Ghazni stayed back in Afghanistan to take care of his Temple, even after his family came to India
Request by Afghan Sikhs to settle in India rises after gurdwara attack in March
Source: Hindustan Times A total of 357 members of Afghanistan’s Sikh minority have arrived in India this year to escape persecution and targeted attacks by “terrorists and their sponsors”, the ministry of external affairs said on Thursday. Requests from Afghan Sikhs to be granted permission to settle in India had increased since a terror attack… Continue reading Request by Afghan Sikhs to settle in India rises after gurdwara attack in March
Ghazni Residents Mourn The Loss Of Hindu, Sikh Neighbors
Source: Gandhara GHAZNI, Afghanistan — As the last Hindu resident of Ghazni, Raja Ram is making a stand. Despite fears for his safety following the recent departure of the city’s last 21 Hindu and Sikh families to India, he insists on staying in his homeland. The Hindus and Sikhs fled decades of uncertainty, attacks, and… Continue reading Ghazni Residents Mourn The Loss Of Hindu, Sikh Neighbors