About this video: A 2-hour-19-minute documentary by Ischwar Dass Dhawan on the Aasamai Temple in Kabul and Frankfurt am Main, with music by Master Ratan Chand Quandahari, Rajesh Mohan and others (October 2013). [youtube=http://youtu.be/qvqBqsD3TlY]
The Other Fold of the Turban: Afghanistan’s Hindus and Sikhs
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
BBC Special Report on the plight of Sikhs & Hindus in Afghanistan
About this video: BBC special report (September 2013, 23 minutes) on the plight of Afghan Sikhs and Hindus — safety, children’s education, and cremation rites, with Bhajan Singh Kapoor of Khalsa Diwan Afghanistan. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUA5W8GPjew]
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
Karzai vows immediate solution to Hindu, Sikh minorities issues
Source: Khaama Press By GHANIZADA – Wed Aug 14, 11:19 am Afghan president Hamid Karzai on Tuesday met with the representatives of Hindu and Sikh minorities in Afghanistan, and vowed to take practical actions to resolve their issues. Deputy council chief for Hindus and Sikhs in Afghanistan, Rawel Singh said that this was the first time they… Continue reading Karzai vows immediate solution to Hindu, Sikh minorities issues
Afghan Hindu Temple – Hicksville NY – Mata Ki Chowki
About this video: Mata Ki Chowki by Vijay Kumar at the Asamai Hindu temple in Hicksville, New York (August 2013).
Afghan Sikhs, shrines in pitiable condition; help sought from SGPC
Source: Punjab Newsline AMRITSAR: Talibanization of Afghan society over the last decade and the unrest related to dethroning the radicals has uprooted hundreds of Sikh families from Afghanistan. The Sikhs who had made the distant country their home for centuries now are living in pitiable conditions and had been heading either to Pakistan or India… Continue reading Afghan Sikhs, shrines in pitiable condition; help sought from SGPC