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Ambassador Madanjeet Singh’s interview with Anarkali Honaryar
Afghan Sikh Heroine & 2011 UNESCO Prize laureate Senator Dr Anarkali Kaur Honaryar Anarkali Kaur modern day “Mata Bhago Kaur” FRANCE: Afghan women’s rights campaigner is the winners of a United Nations award recognizing her outstanding contributions to the promotion of tolerance and non-violence, the UN announced. Anarkali Kaur, defender of… Continue reading Ambassador Madanjeet Singh’s interview with Anarkali Honaryar
Afghan, Palestine activists get UNESCO award
Source: The Hindu Afghan women’s rights campaigner Anarkali Honaryar and Palestinian peace activist Khaled Abu Awwad have been conferred the 2011 UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence, an award instituted in memory of Mahatma Gandhi. The $1,00,000 award will be divided equally between the two laureates, who were selected by an… Continue reading Afghan, Palestine activists get UNESCO award
Afghan Hindus, Sikhs Seek To Reclaim Their ‘House Of Love’
By Abubakar Siddique November 11, 2011 Source (Radio Free Europe) Shankar Lal, at age 63, wants to reclaim his native “House of Love” after living in exile in India for 20 years. The Hindu patriarch is from Prem Nagar, Hindi for House of Love, a once-prosperous Hindu village in southeastern Afghanistan that over the years… Continue reading Afghan Hindus, Sikhs Seek To Reclaim Their ‘House Of Love’
Hindu Representatives Meet Senate Speaker
Fazle Hadi Muslimyar accompanied by Dr. Anar Kali Hunaryar senate member met with some representatives of Hindus. The Hindus complained that usurpation of their properties in Khost is major problems for them. They also asked that the representatives of Afghan refugees in India should also be given the chance of membership to the traditional Loya… Continue reading Hindu Representatives Meet Senate Speaker
Afghan Leader Holds Prayers For Assassinated Brother
Source: Fox News KABUL, Afghanistan — Several hundred Afghan and international dignitaries are expressing their sympathies to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, whose half brother was assassinated this week at his home in southern Afghanistan. They joined Karzai on Friday for a prayer service in a mosque at the palace, sitting cross-legged on rugs to remember Ahmed Wali Karzai, a… Continue reading Afghan Leader Holds Prayers For Assassinated Brother
Afghan-Sikhs Explain their Fears and Threats to Indian PM
By Tan Ong – June 8th 2011 – Source Afghanistan (CHAKRA) — On a two day visit to Afghanistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, met members of the Afghan-Sikh minority community in Kabul. He listened to their issues with regards to obtaining Indian citizenship and other problems the Sikh community was facing such as threats and… Continue reading Afghan-Sikhs Explain their Fears and Threats to Indian PM