www.canada.com MONTREAL, CANADA, September 12, 2006: About 40 people took a symbolic walk for peace last night from Montreal’s city hall to the Palais des congres, where they were greeted by keynote speakers at the opening event of a conference on religion. Muslim activist Shirin Ebadi, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, and theologian Karen Armstrong spoke at last night’s plenary…
This down-to-earth presentation begins with an explanation of the nature of the media as we find it today, what is and isn’t considered “news,” how the media regards religion and the constraints journalists work under. The media, he will point out, isn’t likely to change, and it is up to religious organizations to learn how to work effectively within its…
www.latimes.com IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, September 11, 2006: Thousands of Hindus gathered Sunday at UC Irvine during a rare Kumbha Mela religious festival to help bring spiritual peace to devotees and to the world on the eve of Sept. 11. “We hope today’s celebration, held on the day before 9/11, can bring positive energy and peace to the Earth,” said Rama Kumar…
www.hindujagruti.org DHARASHIV, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA, September 11, 2006: On the day of Ganesh Chaturdashi, there was a heavy stone pelting on the procession taken out for immersion of Ganesh Deities damaging the Ganesh Deity. The situation became very tense. Muslims also burnt one shop. There was stone pelting even on a mosque. Police had to call for additional contingent of Reserve…
vedica@datamarkets.com.ar BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA, September 10, 2006: From September 19 to 22, 2006, a Week of India celebration will be held in Buenos Aires. Organized by Friendship House Argentina-India and the Universidad Abierta Interamericana, the main goal of the Week of India is to showcase for Argentinians the ancient knowledge of India, the various spiritual paths, India’s amazing foods, arts,…
www.hindujagruti.org MAHARASHTRA, INDIA, September 9, 2006: During Ganesha Chaturthi, St. Mary School in Panvel, Maharashtra, scheduled exams while all other schools in the vicinity of Panvel had holiday. After receiving complaints from parents, the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti in association with the BJP, RSS, Bajrang Dal. Panchayat Samiti of Sukapur, Shivagiri Seva Sangh, Gayatri Parivaar, and Sanatan Sanstha staged a protest…
Motilal Banarsidass Publishers GOA, INDIA, September 4, 2006: A 3-Day National Indology Conference on the contribution of ancient Indian thought to the Development of Modern Indian Society, will be held at the Kala Academy, Goa on February 8-10, 2007. The conference will be held under the auspices of Motilal Banarsidass Publishers (MLBD), a leading publisher of books on Sanskrit and…
hafsite.org WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 8, 2006) – The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) legal team continued to receive wide acclaim for the landmark ruling last week that upheld its contention that the California State Board of Education (SBE) followed an illegal process in adopting sixth grade social studies textbooks. The mixed ruling in California Superior Court, however, denied HAF’s demand that…
www.ndtv.com MUMBAI, INDIA, September 7, 2006: Devotees in Maharashtra bid farewell to their favorite Deity as thousands of Ganesha Deities were taken out for immersion into the sea under unprecedented security on Wednesday. As the eleven-day Ganesha festival drew to a close, the Deities were taken to various sea-fronts including Dadar, Girgaum, Juhu and Marve for the visarjana. The immersion…
Religion Watch USA, September 7, 2006: Buddhist immigrants to America are downplaying the ethnic elements of their faith and stressing its affinity to modernity and science in order to counteract the widespread conversions to Christianity in their community. This change of emphasis and strategy is most apparent among Taiwanese Buddhists in the U.S, according to researcher Carolyn Chen of Northwestern…