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Toronto Hindu Temples Vandalized in Misplaced Backlash for Terrorism Arrests

June 27, 2006

Source: Starbroek News

http://www.stabroeknews.com/index.pl/article_letters?id=56498229

On June 27, 2006 the Starbroek News ran a letter to the editor from a citizen named Vishnu Bisram that read, "According to a report in a newspaper in Toronto, Hindu temples, including those where Guyanese worship, were attacked in Toronto last week. The temples were apparently mistaken for mosques and the Hindu worshippers as Muslims.

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Supporters Back Grave Marker for Wiccan Soldier

June 27, 2006

Source: Religion News Service

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/193/story_19363_1.html

On June 27, 2006 Religion News Service reported, "The space where the memorial marker of Sgt. Patrick D. Stewart, a decorated American soldier who was killed last year in Afghanistan, should stand is empty because his Wiccan faith is not one of 30 approved for such designation by the federal government. Stewart, a 34-year-old native of Fernley, Nev., was killed Sept. 25 by a rocket-...

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HAF Releases Second Annual Human Rights Report on Capitol Hill

June 27, 2006

Source: Hindu American Foundation Press Release

http://www.hinduamericanfoundation.org/media_press_release_hhr2005_release.htm

On June 27, 2006 a Hindu American Foundation Press Release reported, "The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) held a press conference today on Capitol Hill to release its much anticipated second annual report on the status of human rights of Hindus in South Asia, Afghanistan and Fiji. Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-...

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Sikh NGO Launches Campaign Against Female Foeticide

June 26, 2006

Source: SikhSangat

http://www.sikhsangat.org/publish/article_1136.shtml

On June 26, 2006 SikhSangat reported, "Kirtani Sewa Society, an NGO functioning at Ballowal village in Ludhiana district, launched a crusade against drug addiction and female foeticide. The declaration was made on the conclusion of Guru Arjan Dev’s martyrdom celebrations on Sunday. According to Mr Gurmukh Singh, president of the society, office bearers and activists of the society have...

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Sikh Women's Conference Focuses on Gender Inequality

June 26, 2006

Source: The Fresno Bee

http://www.sikhnet.com/sikhnet/discussion.nsf/by+topic/A48AE599AA04A1DB8725719900784F04!OpenDocument

On June 26, 2006 The Fresno Bee reported, "Sikh women who went public on gender inequality in their community left the 7th Jakara conference in Fresno on Sunday feeling hopeful. This year's conference focused on the issues of women from domestic violence to double standards in the household. 'It's...

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Orange County Women's Group Reflects Interfaith Growth

June 26, 2006

Source: The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles

http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=10743

On June 26, 2006 The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles reported, "In the aftermath of Sept. 11, Sande Hart grew increasingly disgusted by disparaging remarks some of her friends — both Jewish and not — made about Muslims. The Koran, they said, preached killing Jews and other infidels; Islam was a hate-filled religion, with few redeeming qualities. Hart, a...

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Banned Sikh Group Pops Up in Canadian Business Directory

June 26, 2006

Source: The Indian Express

http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=189898

On June 26, 2006 The Indian Express reported, "The Sikh diaspora’s support for separatists is once in focus with reports of the banned terrorist group - International Sikh Youth Federation - finding a mention in business directories of Canada. The report by well-known journalist Kim Bolan, who has been covering Sikh politics since 1984 and who also received death threats...

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