Pajhwok By Azizullah Hamdard KABUL (Pajhwok): President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said special attention was being paid to the education and social life of Sikh and Hindu minorities in the country, a statement from Presidential Palace said on Sunday. The president said this during a meeting with representatives of Hindu and Sikh minorities here after the Eid-ul-Fitr prayer. “Every… Continue reading President meets representatives of Hindu, Sikh minorities
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Hindu Kush to Thames – a documentary
About this video: “Hindu Kush to Thames” — a documentary trailer (May 2017, 1 minute) on Afghan Sikh and Hindu immigrants in the UK, directed by Ariadne Bechthold. This documentary by Pritpal Singh focuses on the Afghan Sikh and Hindu communities, but this time through the lens of Afghan immigrants to the UK, particularly Southall… Continue reading Hindu Kush to Thames – a documentary
About “Hindu Kush to Thames” by Harkiran Kaur Sodhi
My first year at UC Berkeley, I enrolled in a course offered once every four years: History and Culture of Afghanistan. From then began a safar of desperately seeking every possible grain of knowledge pertaining to the country. However, I remained deprived on one aspect – the Sikh community of Afghanistan. After doing countless presentations… Continue reading About “Hindu Kush to Thames” by Harkiran Kaur Sodhi
Afghanistan- Work on school building for Sikhs launched
Source (MENAFN – Pajhwok Afghan News) KABUL (Pajhwok): The foundation stone of the first-ever school for Sikh and Hindu students has been laid in eastern Nangarhar province, the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) said on Thursday. Governor Gulab Mangal, SCA head for the eastern zone Abdul Ahad Samoon and Sikh community head Mir Singh laid the… Continue reading Afghanistan- Work on school building for Sikhs launched
رسم زندگی ـ رسم و رواج سیک ها و هندوها در افغانستان
Delhi: Masked men burgle into Gurdwara, decamp with cash & jewellery
Free Press Journal New Delhi, Four persons allegedly broke into a gurdwara in southeast Delhi’s Ambedkar Nagar area and decamped with cash and jewellery today. The accused allegedly broke open the main door of Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sasha and also took away the DVRs of the CCTV cameras, besides the cash and jewellery, police said.… Continue reading Delhi: Masked men burgle into Gurdwara, decamp with cash & jewellery
Hindu And Sikh Community ‘Losing’ Land In Nangarhar
They said their children are also being deprived of an education as they have no formal school building. Source: Tolo Members of the Sikh and Hindu community in the eastern province of Nangarhar on Wednesday said that they are trying to leave the country after having had their land and property confiscated by powerful elements… Continue reading Hindu And Sikh Community ‘Losing’ Land In Nangarhar