Hindu American Foundation
My fellow Hindus sued me for raising alarms about Hindu supremacy
By Sunita Viswanath — May 20, 2021
(RNS) — My only offense is offering an inclusive and egalitarian Hindu voice in the U.S.
Hindu American Foundation files defamation suit against Hindu rights nonprofit
By Mythili Sampathkumar — May 20, 2021
(RNS) — By taking legal action, HAF has essentially taken issue with being associated with Hindutva, a term used to describe Hindu nationalists and those who conflate being Indian with being Hindu.
Alabama lifts ban on yoga in schools. Sort of.
By Mat McDermott — March 18, 2021
(RNS) — Alabama avoids constitutional entanglements but falls squarely into the mouth of cultural appropriation.
Under guise of protecting workers, California defines (and demonizes) Hinduism
By Kavita Pallod Sekhsaria — February 2, 2021
(RNS) — In defining caste as we know it as a Hindu concept, the state paints a major world faith as inherently discriminatory.
Brandeis University stands by caste-bias ban despite pushback from Hindu activists
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald — October 19, 2020
(RNS) — A year-old ban against caste bias, says the Hindu American Foundation, is a ‘deeply problematic’ remedy for a largely nonexistent problem.
After attack on Hindu community, Kentucky shows the way forward
By Jay Kansara — February 8, 2019
(RNS) — Indian and Hindu Kentuckians work with leaders across faith and cultural backgrounds to show a united front in the face of hate crime against Hindu temple in Louisville, Ky.
Why the Hindu spiritual tradition of vegetarianism is getting a fresh start
By Rosanne Skirble — November 9, 2018
LANHAM, Md. (RNS) — Hindus have found a new reason to recommit themselves to vegetarianism: global warming.
US religious freedom report on India rejected as ‘Hinduphobia’
By Bhavya Dore — February 17, 2017
MUMBAI (RNS) The USCIRF report cited India’s anti-conversion laws, cow protection legislation and the treatment of Dalits, or so-called untouchables, as points of concern.
In a first, US stamp to celebrate a Hindu holiday
By Adelle M. Banks — August 24, 2016
(RNS) Muslims, Jews and Christians have long had stamps recognizing their holidays. Now it's Hindus' turn.
Urban Outfitters’ Lord Ganesh duvet cover upsets Hindus
By Heather Adams — July 10, 2014
(RNS) Critics say the retailer should pull the item, which they consider insensitive to their faith.
Report draws attention to Hindu hate crimes
By Corrie Mitchell — June 5, 2013
(RNS) With the release of their ninth annual report, members of the Hindu American Foundation are pushing policymakers to take action against international human rights violations directed at Hindus.
Non-Catholics greet Pope Francis with guarded optimism
By Alia Dastagir — March 14, 2013
(RNS) Leaders of other faiths appeared to embrace the selection of Pope Francis, but also used the opportunity to lay out their own hopes for the new pontiff.
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