Source: Afghanistan Analysts Network Author: Fabrizio Foschini Date: 23 September 2013 Recent efforts to reserve a seat in the Wolesi Jirga (the lower house of the parliament) for the Hindus and Sikhs of Afghanistan have rekindled some interest in this tiny religious minority. Included in the draft of the electoral law, the issue was… Continue reading The Other Fold of the Turban: Afghanistan’s Hindus and Sikhs
Month: September 2013
BBC Special Report on the plight of Sikhs & Hindus in Afghanistan
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Decree Reserves Seat for Hindus and Sikhs in Parliament
Source: Tolo President Hamid Karzai issued a Legislative Decree that would jointly entitle the Hindu and Sikh populations of Afghanistan to a single seat in the National Assembly, increasing the total number of seats from 249 to 250. Many welcomed the decision as a major step by the government to better serve religious minorities in… Continue reading Decree Reserves Seat for Hindus and Sikhs in Parliament