www.ajc.org NEW YORK, NEW YORK, July 17, 2007: (HPI note: following four reports are press releases from various organizations regarding the Hindu prayer in the Senate.) The American Jewish Committee is deeply troubled by the verbal assault on Rajan Zed, a Hindu religious leader who delivered the opening prayer on the Senate floor last week. “Senate Majority leader Harry Reid’s…
www.vhp-america.org USA, July 13, 2007: World Hindu Council of America (VHPA) is delighted that for the first time in its history, the U.S . Senate on July 12 was opened with a Hindu prayer said by a Hindu chaplain, Rajan Zed, a Hindu from Nevada. We express our gratitude and appreciation to all the Senate Leaders including Senate Majority Leader…
www.hscnet.org NEW JERSEY, USA, July 12, 2007: The Hindu Students Council commends the United States Senate today for creating history in having a Hindu priest lead the opening invocation of today’s session. Such an event marks the profound diversity of religion in American civic life, and HSC compliments Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada for taking the courageous step of inviting…
www.HAFsite.org WASHINGTON, D.C., July 13, 2007: The Hindu American Foundation joins all Hindu Americans in celebrating the epochal events of July 12 in our community’s history in the United States. Yesterday, the faith of 2 million American Hindus and nearly 1 billion of the world’s population was represented in the chambers of the U.S. Senate for the first time. Shri…
Vedanta Society of St. Louis ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, July 14, 2007: (HPI Note: Following story was received from Swami Chetanananda of the St. Louis Vedanta Society.) On May 12, 2007, I was invited to say some universal Hindu Prayers in the Graduation Ceremony of the Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri. It was held in Edward Jones Dome in the downtown…
www.rural-development.ca MISSISSAUGA, CANADA, July 12, 2007: Sheela Srinavasan will perform Streevaani-Voices of Women, a dance feature comprising the timeless poetry of Andaal, Akka Mahadevi and Mirabai, on August 4, 2007, at the Meadowvale Theatre in Mississauga, Ontario. While there is no charge for the program, donations will be accepted for the Chinmaya Organization for Rural Development (CORD). CORD aims to…
www.hindusangam.org.my KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, July 19, 2007: The Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism is very unsettled by the comments of the Deputy Prime Minister that Malaysia is an “Islamic State” and that “We have never been secular because being secular by Western definition means separation of the Islamic principles in the way we govern a…
hindustantimes.com SRINIGAR, INDIA, July 17, 2007: At least 15 people, including two pilgrims, were injured in a powerful grenade explosion near the main entrance to the Baltal base camp of the Amarnath pilgrimage in north Kashmir late on Tuesday. Police said terrorists tossed a grenade, which exploded near the entry point to the Baltal camp, 102 kms from Srinagar, where…
The Times UNITED KINGDOM, June 30, 2007: Mr. Anil Bhanot, general secretary of the Hindu Council UK, speaks candidly about the challenges facing Hindus in the UK and about the role the Hindu Council has played in lobbying for British Hindus in the country. Times correspondent Michael Binyon explains, “Hindus in Britain have a problem: they fit in too well.…
www.telegraph.co.uk LONDON, ENGLAND, July 19, 2007: Producing 2.2 lb of beef generates as much greenhouse gas as driving a car non-stop for three hours, it was claimed yesterday. Japanese scientists used a range of data to calculate the environmental impact of a single purchase of beef. Taking into account all the processes involved, they said, four average sized steaks generated…