Petition urges Obama to bring Sikh issues to light during India trip

An organization promoting Sikh rights has submitted a petition to the White House, urging President Barack Obama to bring Sikh status issues to light

PBS Travel Show “Sacred Journeys” Follows Religious Pilgrimages

PBS TV series Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler is a religious show exploring the experiences of people who visited holy shrines and how it

Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi

Malala Yousafzai & Kailash Satyarthi Accept Nobel Peace Prizes

Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi accepted their Nobel Peace prizes for their work in promoting children's education and children's rights. Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi

Hindu Textbooks

Hindu American Foundation Approves Texas Textbooks with New Corrections

New Texas textbooks were approved by the Hindu American Foundation after corrections were made to the explanations of and information on the Hindu faith.

St. Francis Xavier

Catholic Pilgrims Adopt Hindu Practices Visiting This Saint

Catholic pilgrims have picked up a few tips from Hindu Varkari traditions while visiting Saint Francis Xavier who brought the faith to India centuries

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Ritual Animal Sacrifice at Gadhimai Festival: Is It Permissible In The Modern World?

In Nepal, the Gadhimai Festival takes place every five years, and has been gaining a great deal of notice for the amount of animal

Anti-Gypsy Sentiment Creates Demand For Dictionary Recall

Hindus are outraged over the definition of Gypsy as "liars and cheats" by 23rd Edition of Royal Spanish Academy Dictionary which was recently released.

Kim Kardashian India

Hindu Leader Says Thanks but #NoThanks To Kim Kardashian

In a blunt tweet, Rajan Zed dismisses Kim Kardashian's cancelled trip to India as a blessing. Amid swirling rumors over the real reason Kim

Indonesia Drafts New Law for Religious Freedom

Indonesia's president, Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, and the Ministers for Religious and Home Affairs drafted a new law to protect religious freedom for minorities. President

USCIRF Chair Katrina Lantos Swett, Commissioner Mary Ann Glendon, and Executive Director Jackie Wolcott with parliamentarians at the launch of the International Parliamentary Coalition to Advance Religious Freedom, November 8, 2014, Oslo.

30 Parliamentarians Meet With USCIRF In Oslo To Sign A Freedom Of Religion Charter

USCIRF Chair Katrina Lantos Swett, Commissioner Mary Ann Glendon, and Executive Director Jackie Wolcott with parliamentarians at the launch of the International Parliamentary Coalition