Pajhwok (MENAFN – Pajhwok Afghan News) WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): Members of the minority Hindu and Sikh communities continue to be denied the rights granted to Muslims by Afghan courts, a US report alleged on Tuesday. The minority communities claimed members continued to avoid settling disputes in courts due to fear of retaliation and instead went for… Continue reading Afghan Hindus, Sikhs facing discrimination: US report
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First Afghan Hindu and Sikh Temple in Maryland a Cultural Bridge
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US: Maryland gets its first Afghan Hindu temple
Business Standard On the occasion of Vaisakhi, the Afghan Hindu community organised the opening ceremony of their first temple in Maryland, United States. Afghan Hindus are a small community and the DC Metropolitan area is home to around 300 Afghan Hindus and Sikhs. The opening ceremony of AsaMai Hindu Temple of Washington Metropolitan was also attended by Afghanistan’s Ambassador to the United States,… Continue reading US: Maryland gets its first Afghan Hindu temple
Afghan Sikhs: persecution, resistance and life in diaspora
Media Diversified Sanmeet Kaur shares her personal experiences of life as an Afghan Sikh in the UK When you type the words ‘Afghan Sikh’ into a search engine, you will most likely be presented with the following headlines: ‘Why are Afghan Sikhs desperate to flee to the UK?’ ‘Afghan Sikhs: one of the most vulnerable minorities… Continue reading Afghan Sikhs: persecution, resistance and life in diaspora
Tattooed ‘blue-skinned’ Hindu Pushtuns look back at their roots
The Hindu Former President Hamid Karzai meets the small, forgotten Afghan ‘Sheen Khalai’ community in India on whom a film is being made As they walk through the corridors of the exhibition, looking at photographs of themselves in traditional clothes, the women begin to sing first. At first, the tune is tentative. Then, as more… Continue reading Tattooed ‘blue-skinned’ Hindu Pushtuns look back at their roots
‘Pak, Afghan minorities immigrated before Dec 14 to be given Indian citizenship’
Business Standard Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday announced that Indian citizenship will be provided to the people belonging to the minority communities of Afghanistan and Pakistan, who have immigrated before December 14. Speaking at the Distribution of Nationality Certificate to Sindhi Citizens’ event in Lucknow, Rajnath Singh said, “I had earlier said people who have come to India from Pakistan and Afghanistan before December 14… Continue reading ‘Pak, Afghan minorities immigrated before Dec 14 to be given Indian citizenship’
Afghan but Sikh
About this video: “Afghan but Sikh” — a PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival 2017 honorary award film by Naseer Ahmad Tabish (5 minutes) on Sikh communities’ centuries in Afghanistan amid persecution and discrimination.