Source: Gulf News Outsiders may have trouble distinguishing between the turbans worn by Afghan Sikhs, with their tighter folds, varied colours and tucked-in edges, and those worn by Afghan Muslims, usually black or white with the end hanging down the wearer’s back. The subtle differences, however, and what they represent, have fuelled widespread discrimination against… Continue reading No home for Afghanistan Sikhs
We condemn the discrimination against Sikhs and Hindus of Afghanistan
Source: Kabul Press By M. Amin Wahidi In a racist action, the parliamentarians of Afghanistan refused the allocation of a single seat in the parliament for the Sikhs and Hindus minority group. Although the Sikh and Hindu people of Afghanistan have passed a long way of suffering for their religion but they are still discriminated… Continue reading We condemn the discrimination against Sikhs and Hindus of Afghanistan
Tough Times for Afghan Hindus and Sikhs
Source: IWPR Dwindling community struggles to maintain identity. By Mina Habib, Abdali – Afghanistan – ARR Issue 459, “We aren’t treated as human beings,” Sikh businessman Amrit Singh said as he sat in his small grocery shop in the Kabul neighbourhood of Shor Bazaar. “When we are alive, we are disrespected, insulted and beaten…. And when we take our dead… Continue reading Tough Times for Afghan Hindus and Sikhs
Bayat Foundations helps Sikh Kids
Bayat Foundation assisted Sikh Gurdwara needy kids by granting them Food for Kids packages in Kabul city, Dr. Ehsanullah Bayat – Founder of Bayat Foundation – distributed the fortified rice-soy packages to the kids of the Sikh community. Bayat Foundation will continue to distribute these packages to in need kids throughout the country.
Mes Aynak: Afghanistan’s Buddhist buried treasure faces destruction
Source: The Guardian Mes Aynak, a magnificent Buddhist city, is the most important archaeological discovery in a generation. But it is sitting on a vast copper deposit and is about to be destroyed William Dalrymple The Guardian, Friday 31 May 2013 22.00 BST In the spring of 1963, a French geologist set out from Kabul to carry out… Continue reading Mes Aynak: Afghanistan’s Buddhist buried treasure faces destruction
Sham L. Bhatija – UNIDO Video Message
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May Day rally highlights plight of Stockholm’s ‘paperless’
IANS | Stockholm May 2, 2013 Last Updated at 14:23 IST Source – Business Standard Swaying, trancing, dervishing to the mantras beat on several score drums, thousands of demonstrators snaked through the wide arteries of the Swedish capital on May Day with one single demand: Let Stockholm be free of discrimination! An estimated 15,000 to 20,000 of these… Continue reading May Day rally highlights plight of Stockholm’s ‘paperless’