Source: news.bbc.co.uk MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, December 4, 2009: Climate change, indigenous rights and the west’s relationship with Islam are the subjects of one of the world’s largest inter-faith events, the Parliament of the World’s Religions, which runs until 9 December in Australia. It is expected to attract up 8,000 people of 80 countries from a broad range of faiths: most key…
Source: www.theage.com.au AUSTRALIA, December 4, 2009: Counting their blessings was an important part of the opening of the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Melbourne last night. Religious leaders presided in their respective religion’s fullest ceremonial richness and color. Delegates had their week-long meeting blessed by Zoroastrians, Jains, Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Jews, Christians, Muslims, Baha’is, Aborigines, Shintos and in song.…
Source: beta.thehindu.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, November 22, 2009: Khadi, the hand spun fabric that was backed by Mahatma Gandhi has undergone a major change to attract the customers with its new stylish look. The fabric now caters to the needs of today’s fashion conscious age group. Popularized by many fashion designers, it has gained international recognition and is now in…
Source: news.bbc.co.uk UNITED KINGDOM, November 2009: India has the most climate-change aware population among major global players, according to the BBC. 81% of Indians think the matter is “Serious/Very serious,” an index that is higher than China (33%), US (64%), Europe (62%) or Japan (75%). Only states struck hard by climate woes, such as impoverished African countries and small island…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Never do anything which you would not wish to do during the last hour of your life. Dada J.P. Vaswani
Source: news.bbc.co.uk MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, December 4, 2009: Climate change, indigenous rights and the west’s relationship with Islam are the subjects of one of the world’s largest inter-faith events, the Parliament of the World’s Religions, which runs until 9 December in Australia. It is expected to attract up 8,000 people of 80 countries from a broad range of faiths: most key…
Source: hudsonreporter.com JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, USA, November 30, 2009: Rajendra Persaud was leading services last Sunday as the head priest at the Hari Om Tat Sat Cultural Center on West Side Avenue in Jersey City. About 50 parishioners, Hindus from Guyana and Trinidad, sat on the floor listening to his sermon of the day on what he calls “getting…
Source: www.guardian-series.co.uk UNITED KINGDOM, November 23, 2009: The All-Hindu Forum for Waltham Forest, UK, is set to be officially launched at an event this weekend and is aimed at bringing Hindus together to support one another. Faith and communities liaison officer for Waltham Forest PC Steven MacDonald said: “There’s a council of mosques and different groups to bring other faiths…
Source: www.nytimes.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, November 30, 2009: In a vote that displayed a widespread anxiety about Islam and undermined the country’s reputation for religious tolerance, the Swiss on Sunday overwhelmingly imposed a national ban on the construction of minarets, the prayer towers of mosques, in a referendum drawn up by the far right and opposed by the government. The referendum,…
Source: thelede.blogs.nytimes.com USA, November 30, 2009: When Swiss voters overwhelmingly approved a ban on construction of minarets in a referendum on Sunday, they surprised some pollsters and disappointed many European leaders, including those of their own government, who opposed the ban and now must find a way to implement it. Europe found itself thrust into another round of soul-searching precipitated…