Afghan minorities migrating By Zulfiqar Ali – Dawn PESHAWAR, Nov 8: The situation in Afghanistan has forced about 100,000 Sikhs and Hindus to migrate to India and European countries for good during the last decade. Interviews with the representatives of the Sikh community in Peshawar showed that the post-Sept 11 situation had caused an increase… Continue reading Afghan minorities migrating
Artifacts
Source A lot of numismatic evidence also corroborates the antiquity of Krishna. For instance, excavations at Ai-Khanum, along the border of Afghanistan and the Soviet Union, conducted by P. Bernard and a French archeological expedition, unearthed six rectangular bronze coins issued by the Indo-Greek ruler Agathocles (180?-?165 BC). The coins had script written in both… Continue reading Artifacts
Kandhari and Siraiki
A short article by Aslam Rasoulpuri
India Issues 400,000 OCI Cards, Says Diaspora Report
By RICHARD SPRINGER indiawest.com November 02, 2009 06:43:00 PM Source The Indian government has granted almost 400,000 Overseas Citizenship of India cards, 43 percent of them through Indian consulates in the U.S. and 13 percent in the U.K., according to a new report on the Indian diaspora by the Washington, D.C.-based Migration Policy Institute. The… Continue reading India Issues 400,000 OCI Cards, Says Diaspora Report
Kabul Fortunetellers Find Niche Amid Ongoing Turmoil
EURASIA INSIGHT Elissa Bogos 10/28/09 Through centuries of conflict, fortunetellers have been a steady source of consolation for Afghans. Some date their practice to the time of Alexander the Great, whose army sought out soothsayers during its conquest of the region. Today, falbins, as they are known, operate in Kabul out of small shops, shacks or… Continue reading Kabul Fortunetellers Find Niche Amid Ongoing Turmoil
Afghanistan – International Religious Freedom Report 2009
Source The constitution states that Islam is the “religion of the state” and that “no law can be contrary to the beliefs and provisions of the sacred religion of Islam.” In 2004, the constitution accorded both Shi’a and Sunni Islam equal recognition. The constitution proclaims that “followers of other religions are free to exercise their… Continue reading Afghanistan – International Religious Freedom Report 2009
Cremetion challenges
A news report from Pajhwok in Dari An Opinion by Eserdas on the topic in Dari Another Opinion in Dari