Source: Hindu American Foundation Press Release

http://www.hinduamericanfoundation.org/media_press_release_afghan_vice_and_virtue.htm

On July 18, 2006 a Hindu American Foundation Press Release reported, "The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) expressed deep concern over a proposal by the Afghan government to reestablish the Department for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice. The proposal was passed by the cabinet of...

Source: eKantipur.com

Source: The Seattle Times

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/eastsidenews/2003131781_bombing17m.html

On July 17, 2006 The Seattle Times reported, "Hour after hour Tuesday, Mahesh Shastri tried desperately to telephone his family in Bombay. Like many Seattle-area residents with roots in India's largest city, Shastri wanted to reach family and friends after a series of bombs tore apart commuter trains in Bombay, killing 182 people and...

Source: The Peninsula/The Sunday Times

Source: TIME Asia Magazine

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On July 17, 2006 TIME Asia Magazine reported, "After the train attacks, police rounded up hundreds of the city's young Muslim men for questioning, though most were soon released. That did nothing to soothe some Muslims. 'We are always the first to be blamed,' fumes Majid Khan, a student from a Muslim slum in Bandra, not far from the site of one of the attacks. 'We are tired of this police harassment'... India is...

Source: Sikh Sangat News

http://www.sikhsangat.org/publish/article_1183.shtml

On July 16, 2006 Sikh Sangat News reported, "The Sikh Federation (UK), a leading Sikh organisation in the UK, has expressed shock at the handling and media coverage of the first open-air funeral in the UK for over 70 years. A Federation spokesman said: 'The authorities have made a major mistake in the way they have handled this matter. This type of cremation should not have been allowed. It...

Source: National Post/CP

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5184278.stm

On July 16, 2006 BBC News reported, "A vigil is being staged later by Britain's Hindu community to remember nearly 200 people who died in the bomb attacks in Mumbai. Mourners will gather to say prayers for the victims who died when explosives were placed on packed commuter trains during Tuesday's rush hour. At least 181 people died and nearly 900 were injured. Sunday's event, organised by the Hindu Council UK, takes...

Source: NetIndia123

Source: The Associated Press

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--stateofdiversityi0716jul16,0,2313551.story?coll=ny-region-apnewyork

On July 16, 2006 The Associated Press reported, "Thiyagarajan Subramanian didn't come to America and settle in a big-city ethnic neighborhood. He moved to suburbia, into a contemporary colonial with a two-car garage. Subramanian is typical of...

Source: ABC News

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200607/s1687722.htm

On July 16, 2006 ABC News reported, "A US-based Hindu organisation says it wants to meet with the Fiji Government to raise concerns about the way Hindus are treated. But Fiji-based Indian religious groups say while they have experienced temple burnings and break-ins, the Government is not responsible. They have also questioned why an organisation in America has raised such concerns without...

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5182438.stm

On July 15, 2006 BBC News reported, "On Tuesday bomb blasts on seven trains killed nearly 180 people in Mumbai. Four days later, in a corner of the English countryside, hundreds of British Indians gathered in prayer at a memorial service. Europe's biggest Hindu Temple, Bhaktivedanta Manor, on the outskirts of Watford, invited members of eight faiths - Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Islam, Jain, Judaism, Sikhism...

Source: The Galveston County Daily News

http://news.galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=f58bbe6a59e8072c

On July 15, 2006 The Galveston County Daily News reported, "The University of Texas Medical Branch’s continuing dialogue on religious diversity in the workplace will feature a discussion on suffering. The discussion will be one of the activities during the university’s Diversity Week Celebration. The Understanding Religious...

Source: The Indianapolis Star

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060715/LIVING09/607150407/-1/ZONES01

On July 15, 2006 The Indianapolis Star reported, "Local Hindus will install three new metallic deities, just arrived from India, at their new Far-Eastside temple during Sunday morning ceremonies that will involve a procession led by a live lamb. The addition of the deities at the Hindu Temple of Central Indiana,...

Source: Lowell Sun

http://www.lowellsun.com/lifestyles/ci_4056722

On July 15, 2006 Lowell Sun reported, "Those who remember the Goodwill Industries building on Middlesex Street would hardly recognize the structure today. Gone are the well-stocked racks of second-hand jeans, jackets and assorted clothing. Ready to take their place: elaborate marble statues imported from India, flowing fountains, carved teakwood columns, 24-karat gold domes, and one of the largest function...