Aljazeera: Concerns as US DHS hires leader of Hindu nationalist-linked group
The appointment of Chandru Acharya to the DHS faith-based Security Advisory Council shows ‘ignorance’ of the US government, activists and academics say. The recent appointment of a Hindu nationalist community leader to an interfaith council under the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has raised “concern”. In September, the DHS appointed Chandru Acharya – […]
Vice: How Far-Right Hindu Supremacy Went Global
An extremist ideology from India is fuelling rising division and hate speech in the UK, US, Canada and Australia. This week, hundreds of millions of people in India and around the world are celebrating Diwali, the festival of lights. But in the English city of Leicester, recent confrontations between young Hindus and Muslims have cast […]
HuffPost: Far-Right Hindu Nationalism Is Gaining Ground In The U.S.
Hindutva, an extremist ideology, takes many cues from white nationalism — and it’s endangering millions of Muslims and other religious minorities. HOBOKEN, N.J. — Audrey Truschke, a professor of South Asian history at Rutgers University, never thought her work could result in death threats and vicious vitriol. Yet Truschke, a scholar, mom, wife and author […]
AP: Religious polarization in India seeping into US diaspora
In Edison, New Jersey, a bulldozer, which has become a symbol of oppression of India’s Muslim minority, rolled down the street during a parade marking that country’s Independence Day. At an event in Anaheim, California, a shouting match erupted between people celebrating the holiday and those who showed up to protest violence against Muslims in […]
The Print: Hindu-Americans are in denial about caste. It’s been in religious scriptures for long
Battle lines are being drawn in response to the emergence of caste fissures in the American workplace, thanks to California Civil Rights Department’s case against CISCO. In a recent lawsuit against the California Civil Rights Department, the Hindu American Foundation asserted that, “a caste system or discrimination on its basis are in no way a […]
Religion News:India’s Hindu nationalism is exporting its Islamophobia
Hindutva is linking with other modern fascist movements across the globe. (RNS) — For years, one of the biggest threats to Muslims in the world has been the reinvention and rise of Hindu nationalism in India. This is in part because of the sheer number of Muslims in the country: Indian Muslims represent 10% of […]
North Jersey: Hindu nationalism may be on the rise in New Jersey. Here’s why
In his native India, Shaheen Khateeb said he was treated like an outsider, harassed at school and called “Turk” because of his Muslim faith. Hearing about cases of mob violence against Muslims, he decided to move to the U.S. in 1979. Today, Khateeb, who lives in Washington Township, fears the tensions he left behind are […]
Aljazeera: Hindu nationalists now pose a global problem
The recent UK violence should serve as a wake-up call. Hindu nationalism is no longer a worry just in India. India’s Hindu right wing has long advocated for its vision across the world. Overseas offshoots of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have helped in this, as have allied groups like the Vishwa Hindu […]
IAMC: Indian Americans Protest Hindu Supremacist Sadhvi Ritambhara’s Event in California
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA (September 19, 2022) – Indian Americans and members of civil rights groups protested last weekend outside the venue of an event that featured Sadhvi Ritambhara, a Hindu extremist leader in Long Beach, California. Organized by the coalition of American interfaith organizations, including Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), Hindus for […]
The Guardian: What is Hindu nationalism and how does it relate to trouble in Leicester?
Hindutva is the predominant form in India and has been associated with rightwing extremism Hindu nationalism is a political ideology that dates back to the 19th century. It encompassed a broad range of groups but at its core is a belief that Indian national identity and culture are inseparable from the Hindu religion. It began […]
