The Nation: Hindu Nationalism’s Alarming Rise in the US Goes Beyond Texas
The 2019 Houston rally—where Trump and Modi rubbed elbows—wasn’t the end of Hindutva’s ascent in the United States. On the morning of December 6, 1992, a crowd of 150,000 Hindus assembled outside the Babri Masjid, a 16th-century mosque in the North Indian city of Ayodhya. One by one, representatives of the country’s most prominent Hindu […]
North Jersey: Ridgewood church cancels event featuring Hindu nationalist leader amid outcry
A fundraising event featuring Hindu nationalist Sadhvi Rithambara will no longer be held at the Old Paramus Reformed Church in Ridgewood on Saturday, following a public outcry and calls to cancel the event. The Rev. Robert Miller said late Friday that he revoked approval to use of the church building after hearing from both opponents […]
LATimes: Hindu nationalism in India ratchets up tensions among immigrants in the U.S.
In a park in Anaheim last month, hundreds gathered to celebrate Indian Independence Day. They bought Indian food from booths and settled on the grass to watch traditional song and dance performances. The holiday had special significance this year: Aug. 15 was the 75th anniversary of the end of British rule. Then, about a dozen […]
Maktoob Media: Indian Americans protest Hindutva figure Sadhvi Ritambhara’s visit to US
More than 100 Indian Americans protested outside the venue of an event that featured Sadhvi Rithambra, a Hindutva figure, at Norcross, a city near Atlanta on Wednesday. Joining under the banner of Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), Hindus for Human Rights, Muslims of USA, Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR) – Georgia, and Voices of Muslims […]
The Wire: New Report Traces Activities of US-Based Hindutva Groups Over Last 7 Years
In total, the report names and traces the activities of 24 US Hindu nationalist organisations that have assets totalling nearly $100 million. New Delhi: For nearly two decades, seven US-based groups, affiliated with the Sangh parivar, have spent over $158 million (Rs 1,227 crore) on various projects, including sending money to India, as per a […]
CAIR: CAIR, CAIR-Houston Defend Journalist Threatened for Criticizing Violent Rhetoric Aimed at Kashmiri Muslims
(HOUSTON, TX – 5/4/2022) – The Houston chapter and national office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today rejected an attempt to intimidate and silence a Muslim journalist with Al Jazeera who came under attack after he criticized a call for genocidal violence against Kashmiri Muslims. Last […]
Two Circles: American critics of Hindu nationalism risk sustained attacks
From politicians to academics, Americans who speak against Hindutva face harsh backlash, protests, and violent threats. Pieter Friedrich | TwoCircles.net UNITED STATES — When US Senator and then-presidential candidate Bernie Sanders criticized then President Donald Trump’s “failure of leadership on human rights” for having dismissed the issue of the February 2020 anti-Muslim pogrom in Delhi […]
Outlook India: Their Master’s Voice In Washington
Given the US-India relationship, last week’s meeting between the US Ambassador to India and Modi shouldn’t surprise us. What is fascinating is that groups that once hid their affection for Modi now feel emboldened to declare it. Last summer, I met a staff member in the United States Congress at a café in Washington DC […]
Religious Dispatches: North America Has a Hindu Nationalist Problem, and Scholars are On the Frontlines of These Right-Wing Attacks
Though you aren’t likely to read about it on the front page of the New York Times or spot it in trending topics on Twitter, for over two decades now North America has had a Hindu Nationalism problem. Scholars in the US and Canada working in the areas of Hinduism, Indian politics, and South Asian […]
The Guardian: Death threats sent to participants of US conference on Hindu nationalism
Threats force several scholars to withdraw as ‘far-right fringe groups’ accuse event of being ‘anti-Hindu’ An academic conference in the US addressing Hindu nationalism is being targeted by rightwing Hindu groups, which have sent death threats to participants and forced several scholars to withdraw. The conference, titled Dismantling Global Hindutva, which is co-sponsored by more […]
