Sikhs Hire Public Relations Firm

GO TO SOURCE EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY, September 26, 2001: Sikhs in America continue a proactive response to incidents of harassment following the terrorist attacks. They’ve hired a public relations firm, MWW Group of East Rutherford, for an educative campaign that stresses tolerance for all minorities. It is also promotes the message that Sikhs have no political, religious or cultural…

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Supreme Court Restricts Festival Firecrackers

GO TO SOURCE NEW DELHI, INDIA, September 27, 2001: A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court, comprising Chief Justice A.S. Anand, Justice R.C. Lahoti and Justice Ashok Bhan, directed that no firecrackers be burst which could produce a noise beyond 125 decibels and that no cracker could be burst except between 6:00 pm and 10:00 pm during Diwali and Dussera…

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South Asians Site on Attack on America

GO TO SOURCE NEW YORK, NEW YORK, September 26, 2001: The South Asian Journalists Associations has organized the website at “source” covering every aspect of the September 11 Attacks on America with an emphasis on South Asian people and consequences in the subcontinent. This is the most comprehensive collection of reports from all angles HPI has seen.

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Astrologer Predicted Attacks on US

GO TO SOURCE BANGALORE, INDIA, September 26, 2001: A leading Indian astrologer Gayatri Devi Vasudev, editor of “Astrological Magazine,” India’s best-known astrology journal, says she predicted the deadly attacks on the United States nine months ago. She says further strikes are in store but they will not be as devastating. “It (the United States) should be geared for some more…

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Sikhs Take a Proactive Response to Harassment

GO TO SOURCE USA, September 26, 2001: Sikhs, who wear turbans and beards that cause them to be mistaken for followers of Osama bin Laden, say harassment began after the Sept. 11 attacks and hasn’t stopped. But rather than hiding, many Sikhs in North Jersey are deliberately stepping into public view. They are attending memorial services, passing out flyers, and…

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Hindu Leaders’ Statements on Attacks on America

Source: Hinduism Today KAUAI, HAWAII, USA, September 25, 2001: The following are excerpts from statements of Hindu leaders received by Hinduism Today magazine on the September 11 terrorist attacks on America. Sri Pramukhswami Maharaj: “In this hour of need, grief and deep shock, our prayers, support and solidarity are with the people of the United States. We offer our deepest…

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New Head Priest for Guruvayur Temple

Source: The Hindu GURUVAYUR, INDIA, September 24, 2001: Mr. Thekkedath Kuruthully Kesavan Namboodiri of Kumaranalloor in Palakkad district was chosen as Melsanthi, head priest, of the Sree Krishna Temple here today. The temple is one of the most popular and richest in India. Mr. Kesavan Namboodiri was chosen from among 26 applicants through a draw of lots held at the…

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Tirupati Temple Stampede Injures Three

Source: The Hindu TIRUMALA, INDIA, September 25, 2001: Three devotees were injured, one of them seriously, in the stampede that took place at the conclusion of the auspicious Garuda Seva festival on Monday night. There was a heavy congregation of pilgrims at the Vahana mandapam where the festival was to conclude, situated in the vicinity of the main temple complex.…

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Pope Expresses Respect for Islam

GO TO SOURCE ASTANA, KAZAKSTAN, September 25, 2001: According to this Associated Press report, Pope John Paul II said Monday that the Catholic Church respects “authentic Islam,” making the distinction between it and the fanaticism that some fear will stigmatize the religion in the wake of the U.S. attacks. The report says the pope traveled to the country “to strengthen…

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Hindu Among President’s Religious Advisors

Source: Religion News Service WASHINGTON, D.C., September 21, 2001: Just before giving his speech to the joint session of the US Congress yesterday, President Bush met with an unprecedented array of leaders from across the religious spectrum in the Oval Office on Thursday and prayed for peace, wisdom and strength as America prepares for a war against terrorism. More than…

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