Author: Michael Acker

Source: Sentinel

http://nbs.gmnews.com/news/2009/0618/front_page/003.html

South Brunswick Township officials recently approved amendments to land use standards that impact plans for the construction of a Hindu temple.

Officials decided to mandate that proposed structures, such as houses of worship, hospitals and community centers, have access to public sanitary sewers in a rural residential zone. The ordinance was...

Author: Babu Thomas

Source: The Christian Post

http://www.christianpost.com/article/20090615/catholic-hindu-leaders-promote-harmony-in-wake-of-anti-christian-violence/index.html

During an interfaith dialogue in Mumbai, Hindu and Catholic leaders denounced religious conversions and recent anti-Christian violence in Kandhamal district in India.

The two-day meeting...

Author: Juanita Westaby

Source: The Grand Rapids Press

http://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/06/west_michigan_hindus_to_mark_f.html

The call to prayer begins with the sound of "om" reverberating off the marble and granite surfaces and the tall ceilings. An auspicious sound, it soothes the soul.

For the next 30 minutes, Hindu priest Surendra Bharadwaj will gently bathe the black...

Author: Sunil Raman

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8090009.stm

Centuries ago, as their forefathers faced social and economic deprivation, many low-caste Hindus embraced Christianity.

But in one corner of southern India, their hopes for equality remain unfulfilled hundreds of years on. Called "pariahs", hundreds of Dalit Christians continue to face discrimination - not from Hindus but fellow Christians.

More...

Author: Aftab Mughal

Source: The Sikh Times

http://www.emgonline.co.uk/news.php?news=5554

Sikhs and other non-Muslims living in Pakistan are facing huge challenges at the hands of the Taliban,

The Bara-based Lashkar-e-Islam (LI, an Islamic militant group) has imposed jizya, an Islamic tax, on the non-Muslim communities, including Sikhs, Hindus and Christians living in the Khyber Agency, a tribal region of North West Frontier Post (NWFP) near...

Author: Vikas Jaatyan

Source: Northern Voices Online

http://nvonews.com/2009/06/08/sanskrit-mantra-opened-interfaith-picnic-in-nevada/

Northern Nevada (USA) held its third annual interfaith community picnic in Reno on June seven with prayers in Sanskrit, Hebrew, Arabic, and Ennevada.

Christians (various denominations), Muslims, Hindus, Jews, Religious Science, Wicca, and others gathered in famous Rancho San...

Author: Josh Shaffer

Source: The News...

Author: Denny Walsh

Source: The Sacramento Bee

http://www.sacbee.com/news/story/1923828.html

The much-ballyhooed brouhaha over how Hinduism is taught in California's secondary public schools has apparently been laid to rest.

A Sacramento federal judge entered final judgment this week in a lawsuit accusing members of the state Board of Education and the state's curriculum czar of unconstitutional actions.

California Parents for the...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Hindu American Foundation

http://www.hinduamericanfoundation.org/?q=node/292

The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) welcomed President Obama's much heralded speech in Cairo, Egypt, that was billed by the White House as an address to the global Muslim community. In a nearly hour long speech, President Obama condemned Islamic extremism while also calling for increased tolerance and pluralism in many officially Muslim countries...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Hinduism Today/www.nepalnews.com

http://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/xpress/hindu-press-international/2009/06/05/bhutanese-refugees-in-australia-celebrate-resettlement-anniversary/

[HPI note: The Lhotshampas, who are mostly Hindus and once represented one sixth of Bhutan's population, were forced into exile during the 1990s....

Author: Pawan Kumar Shah

Source: Silver Scorpio/ANI

http://silverscorpio.com/muslim-sage-recites-hindu-scriptures-in-uttar-pradesh/

A Muslim sage in Uttar Pradesh has been reciting holy Hindu scriptures at religious functions.

Yasin Bharti, the Muslim sage, resides in the Khoonipur block of Pipraich area.

Yasin not only has complete knowledge about the Quran, but has equal knowledge about Ramayan and...

Author: Kendall Jones

Source: MyNC/NBC17

http://wake.mync.com/site/wake/news|Sports|Lifestyles/story/35492/community-celebrates-hindu-temple-opening

It's taken almost 10 years and more than $3 million, but a Hindu temple in Cary is now officially open.

Thursday the idol of the Hindu god Venkateswara was moved into place. Priests purified the temple with water and fire.

The...

Author: Shalendra Prasad

Source: Fiji Daily Post

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Salt Lake Tribune

[sltrib.com/southvalley/ci_12463599]

Mayors Ralph Becker, Kent Money and JoAnn Sehgeni will inaugurate the "Chariot Festival" or "Rathothsava" and Annual Day Celebrations of Sri Ganesha Hindu Temple (SGHT) and India Cultural Center on May 30 at the temple premises in South Jordan.

The event is free and open to the public between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

The Rathothsava is a pageant when Hindus pull a colorfully decorated wooden chariot...

Author: Mona Khaitan

Source: Lokvani

http://www.lokvani.com/lokvani/article.php?article_id=5730

Over 1,500 Hindu Americans assembled at Marlborough Middle School on May 17 to celebrate the 13th Hindu Heritage Day. To mark this annual occasion, The Mayor of City of Marlborough, Nancy E. Stevens, pro claimed SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2009 as “HINDU...