In Northern India in seventies there was a craze among women to observe fast on Fridays to appease the goddess Santoshi Maa. They would eat only once a day and that too just fruit and vegetables. Even non-vegetarians observed this rule. My family is a purely vegetarian one and my wife and teenager daughter both… Continue reading Experiences in Afghanistan: Arrival in a new country with different language and culture
Sikh temple inaugurated in Afghanistan
Pakistan Daily Friday, 25th July, 2008 Ghazni governor inaugurated a temple for adherent of Sikh religion after completion of the construction work on this holy place of Sikh followers in Ghazni province. Accomplished on over 27 acres of land the Sikh temple had been completed by $151000 assistance from Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT). Ismail Jahangir… Continue reading Sikh temple inaugurated in Afghanistan
Sikhs and Hindus claim persecution
Chris Sands, Foreign Correspondent – The National Last Updated: May 17. 2008 10:11PM UAE / May 17. 2008 6:11PM GMT KABUL // Afghanistan’s minority Sikhs and Hindus say they are facing increasing persecution from the government and its Islamic fundamentalist allies. They claim widespread discrimination is threatening their rituals and traditions, and that many are… Continue reading Sikhs and Hindus claim persecution
Indian, Afghan asylum seekers languish in Swedish prison
By Alfred de Tavares Stockholm, April 20 2008 (IANS) Two asylum seekers from South Asia – one a Kashmiri Hindu and the other an Afghan Sikh – are languishing in a Swedish migrant detention centre outsideStockholm . Dhillow Singh, the 37-year-old Kashmiri who came to Sweden illegally five years ago, has been at the Marsta… Continue reading Indian, Afghan asylum seekers languish in Swedish prison
Afghanistan’s Sikhs
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Besakhi festival starts tomorrow: 4,000 Indian Sikh pilgrims
Staff Report LAHORE: The Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC) and Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) will welcome about 4,000 Indian Sikh pilgrims arriving today (Friday) for the Besakhi Festival, ETPB officials told Daily Times on Thursday. ETPB Deputy Administrator (Shrines) Faraz Abbas told Daily Times that the Indian Sikh pilgrims were expected to celebrate… Continue reading Besakhi festival starts tomorrow: 4,000 Indian Sikh pilgrims
Hindus Flee Afghanistan, Flourish in New York
By SARAH GARLAND, Staff Reporter of the Sun | March 31, 2008 Strapped into the trunk of a Toyota sedan, the smiling face of a deity draped in plastic flowers rolls slowly down a suburban Long Island street behind a crowd of chanting women in saris. Holding up golden pineapples wrapped in red and gold… Continue reading Hindus Flee Afghanistan, Flourish in New York