Arab News Avtar Singh Khalsa campaigning in blue turban for Afghanistan’s Parliamentary elections. He is the only non-Muslim candidate in the poll. (AN Photo) Avtar Singh Khalsa tried to fill up the only slot for a non-Muslim minority in the last round of parliamentary elections Seat was abolished by a majority vote of the lawmakers… Continue reading Afghanistan’s only non-Muslim candidate vows to fight for justice for all
Month: June 2018
AVTAR SINGH KHALSA VOWS TO FIGHT PERSECUTION OF AFGHAN HINDUS AND SIKHS
World Religion News “I SACRIFICE MYSELF FOR THOSE OF MY BROTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN THROUGH ALL KINDS OF PAIN AND SUFFERING.” Avtar Singh Khalsa will represent the small Sikh and Hindu Afghanistan population in the lower house of the Afghan Parliament. The community now numbers under 1,000 people, a far cry from the 80,000 in… Continue reading AVTAR SINGH KHALSA VOWS TO FIGHT PERSECUTION OF AFGHAN HINDUS AND SIKHS
In Afghanistan, Sikhs and Hindus seek Indian envoy’s help to set up electric crematoriums
Indian Express During his meeting with the Indian Ambassador, chief of the Afghan Sikh and Hindu Council, Avtar Singh Khalsa had told him that the two communities faced problems while cremating their dead as many Afghan Muslims objected to the practice. The Sikh and the Hindu communities in Afghanistan approached the Indian Ambassador earlier this… Continue reading In Afghanistan, Sikhs and Hindus seek Indian envoy’s help to set up electric crematoriums
Afghan Sikh leader holds out hope for dwindling minority
Interview with Afghan Sikhs – DW Dari
Source: DW Dari