By Babrak Amirzada Apr 12, 2012 – 17:32 Source Link to Video JALALABAD (PAN): The long-oppressed Sikhs on Wednesday began celebrating Vaisakhi, the holiest day on their religious calendar, in eastern Nangarhar province, where thousands of minority families have been forced into migration over the past three decades. Of the 37,464 Sikh families living in the eastern… Continue reading Sikhs celebrating Vaisakhi in Nangarhar
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Looking for a safe haven
Medical tourism is providing a new source of livelihood to Afghan nationals in New Delhi; But an old problem still remains for these refugees-getting Indian citizenship Source : LiveMint.com Tarun Shukla & Appu Esthose Suresh New Delhi: His long beard and meticulously tied turban make it hard to distinguish Balwan Singh from any other Sikh… Continue reading Looking for a safe haven
Why Afghan Sikhs want to Vote for Ashraf Ghani
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The World’s Worst Religious Persecutors – OpEd
March 20, 2012 By Nina Shea Source (Eurasia Review) Today, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (Uscirf) released its 14th annual report, which it is mandated to do under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. The report identifies the world’s worst persecutors and makes foreign-policy recommendations, which are non-binding, to the administration and… Continue reading The World’s Worst Religious Persecutors – OpEd
KabulNath’s Interview with Anarkali Honaryar
Sikh’s detention reveals flaws in Afghan justice, nation’s religious intolerance
By Ernesto Londoño, Published: January 30 2012 Source (Washington Post) KABUL — Among the throngs of inmates in downtown Kabul’s prison trying to prove they are not thieves or insurgents is a soft-spoken Sikh man with piercing black eyes. He is being held on a highly unusual charge: falsely claiming Afghan citizenship.Baljit Singh, 23, says he… Continue reading Sikh’s detention reveals flaws in Afghan justice, nation’s religious intolerance
Delhi-based photographer working for Afghan refugees in India
Source New Delhi, Jan.16 2012 (ANI): Gauri Gill, a professional photographer based in New Delhi, portrays the variance between Afghanistan before the Soviet invasion and the existing war-ravaged nation through her lens. The photographer, who traveled to Afghanistan in 2007 to conduct a photography workshop, took time off to capture the beautiful landscapes, the people… Continue reading Delhi-based photographer working for Afghan refugees in India