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Hindu Hakeems in Kandahar
By Gopal Kukreja – May 28th 2001 SOMETHING ABOUT KANDHAR Hindu community in Kandhar had a pride of having some known Hakeems (Yunani medicine practicioners) who had very strong practice in the city, especially among the muslim people. These Yunani medicines prescriptions were coming in these families from generations and had been working very well… Continue reading Hindu Hakeems in Kandahar
Taleban justify tagging Hindus
Wednesday, 23 May, 2001, 15:27 GMT 16:27 UK – BBC Source A controversial order that Hindus in Afghanistan should carry identity tags is designed to protect them from police harassment, a Taleban official has said. Giving details of the edict, the head of the Taleban news agency said Hindus should carry thumb-size pieces of yellow… Continue reading Taleban justify tagging Hindus
Taleban defend Hindu ‘tags’
May 23, 2001 Posted: 10:30 PM HKT (1430 GMT) CNN.com/WORLD From staff and wire reports KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s ruling Taleban have defended an edict requiring Hindus to wear yellow badges to distinguish them from Muslims. A senior Taleban information ministry official said the ruling seeks to protect Hindus from religious police enforcing Muslim rules,… Continue reading Taleban defend Hindu ‘tags’
Hindu Schools in Kandahar
By Gopal Kukreja – May 13th 2001 SOMETHING ABOUT KANDHAR. This is Gopal Kukreja s/o. Late Master Shyamlal Kukreja from Toronto, Canada and I would like to share some information about Kandhar which I experienced by talking to my late father and other elderly persons. After the II war of Panipat in which Ahmad Shah… Continue reading Hindu Schools in Kandahar
Afghan Hindu and Sikh Refugees in Germany
Afghan Hindus came to Germany fleeing the civil war during the 1980s. Of the about 66.000 Afghans in Germany, a minority of some 5.000 refugees are Hindus. They maintain four nicely constructed temples in Hamburg, Frankfurt and two in Cologne. The temples are often visited by Indian Hindus and Sikhs too. Finally, there is the… Continue reading Afghan Hindu and Sikh Refugees in Germany
Sikhs set example for getting along with the Taliban
By Scott Baldauf, Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor, 13 April 2001 http://www.themodernreligion.com/jihad/afghan/sikh.html JALALABAD, AFGHANISTAN: It’s not just the variety of fabrics in his shop that distinguishes Gurmouk Singh from the other merchants in this bustling city of commerce. Most of all, it is Mr. Singh’s distinctive beard and turban that mark him as… Continue reading Sikhs set example for getting along with the Taliban