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An issue of Conversion: The Case of Abdul-Rahman the Afghan
Source By Dr. Abidullah A. Ghazi The Milli Gazette Online 7 April 2006 The issues emanating from the turbulence instigated by the insensitive Danish cartoons have yet to be settled, and we now find ourselves staring into the face of another, even more complicated ordeal: the apostasy case of an Afghan named Abdul-Rahman. While this… Continue reading An issue of Conversion: The Case of Abdul-Rahman the Afghan
When Afghans need to start something new, they get Indians
Source Taran Khan Thursday, March 23, 2006 22:25 IST KABUL: Sweating slightly in a room overheated for the Kabul spring, twenty-five-year-old Umesh Aryal dreams of chapattis. Light and piping hot, just like his mother in Thane makes them. “The first time I saw their naans, I got scared. They’re so huge!” he laughs. Umesh is… Continue reading When Afghans need to start something new, they get Indians
Afghan Sikh gets Indian citizenship
Source By Gurpreet Singh, SSNews Mar 4, 2006, 15:57 Meet Singh and his family, the first Sikh refugee family from Afghanistan succeed in getting Indian citizenship after a decade long wait. Today Meet Singh has an identity of his own and there is a place that he can call home. Meet Singh along with his… Continue reading Afghan Sikh gets Indian citizenship
Helmand residents stage demo against Kandahar blasts
Source LASHKARGAH, Feb 2 (Pajhwok Afghan News): Hundreds of people took to the streets in the southern Helmand province accusing the neighbouring Pakistan of interfering in Afghanistan. The protestors included tribal elders, members of the provincial council, religious scholars, government officials, representatives of Hindu and Sikh communities and large number of students. The participants accused… Continue reading Helmand residents stage demo against Kandahar blasts
Hindus in South Asia and the Diaspora:A Survey of Human Rights 2005
Source Area: 647,500 sq km Population: 31,056,997 (July 2006 est.) Languages: Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 50%, Pashtu (official) 35%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism Location: Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran[i] History Humans have inhabited Afghanistan since at… Continue reading Hindus in South Asia and the Diaspora:A Survey of Human Rights 2005
Kabul Sikhs, Hindus get sematry back
Source Kabul, Jan 8 Sikh and Hindu communities here no more have to agonise over finding a place to cremate their dead — a funeral ground vandalised by the Taliban has been restored to them. The Afghan government has given back the possession of the cremation ground in downtown Kabul to the two communities after… Continue reading Kabul Sikhs, Hindus get sematry back