Source: Tolo A number of Hindus and Sikhs in Jalalabad city, in Nangarhar province, claim that powerful figures have usurped their land. They said this is the latest in a string of problems for them. In addition to having their land grabbed, they said they are also struggling to ensure an education for their children.… Continue reading Hindus, Sikhs In Nangarhar Claim To Be Sidelined
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Sikhs, Hindus face discrimination in Afghanistan: US
Source: Pajhwok News Oct 15, 2015 – 09:28 WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): Public opinion continued to be hostile toward Christians, with Hindus and Sikhs facing societal discrimination and intimidation in Afghanistan, the US said on Wednesday. There was open hostilityin the country toward converts to Christianity and to organisations that proselytised, the State Department said in its annual… Continue reading Sikhs, Hindus face discrimination in Afghanistan: US
Sikhs, Hindus face discrimination in Afghanistan: US
Source: Pajhwok News Oct 15, 2015 – 09:28 WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): Public opinion continued to be hostile toward Christians, with Hindus and Sikhs facing societal discrimination and intimidation in Afghanistan, the US said on Wednesday. There was open hostilityin the country toward converts to Christianity and to organisations that proselytised, the State Department said in its annual… Continue reading Sikhs, Hindus face discrimination in Afghanistan: US
Afghan Sikhs, Hindus fear violence but long for home
News Fulton County October 9, 2015 – Violence has forced many of Afghanistan’s Hindu, Sikh minorities from home but many long to return By Zabihullah Tamanna KABUL – When the Taliban seized Afghanistan’s capital Kabul in 1996, Gurvinder, an Afghan Sikh, sold his properties and left the country. He has since lived in India as… Continue reading Afghan Sikhs, Hindus fear violence but long for home
Taking refuge: How refugees feel homeless in India
Source: Governance Now India is home to about 2,00,000 refugees, mostly religious minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. But the country is yet to have a national policy on asylum seekers, creating an awkward situation for Sikhs and Hindus who seek shelter in India from persecution abroad but do not get citizenship here. Caught in-between Within… Continue reading Taking refuge: How refugees feel homeless in India
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Afghan Sikhs And Hindus ‘Being Forced Out Of The Country’
Source: Tolo Afghanistan’s once-thriving Sikh community is dwindling fast as many choose to leave the country of their birth to escape what they say is growing intolerance and discrimination. Once boasting as many as 100,000 members in the 1990s, Afghanistan’s Sikh population, according to community leaders, has dwindled to an estimated 2,500. The reason for… Continue reading Afghan Sikhs And Hindus ‘Being Forced Out Of The Country’