5th April 2023 – Last night, Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Windsor, a city in southwestern Ontario, was attacked and its walls were defaced with anti-India slogans. The slogans read ‘Hindustan Murdabad’ (Death to India) and ‘Declare Modi Terrorist (BBC)’. Windsor Police is investigating this attack as a hate-motivated incident. After the police was called-in, they […]
31st March 2023 – In a historic move, the Forsyth County in the state of Georgia, U.S. has passed a resolution condemning Hinduphobia and anti-Hindu bigotry. This is a ‘first-ever’ county resolution in the U.S. that defined Hinduphobia. The resolution was introduced by Georgia state house representatives Lauren McDonald and Todd Jones. The resolution defined […]
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Citizens gather in solidarity for ‘Washing Away the Hate’ campaign days after attack on Hindu temples
27th January 2023 – Last Friday evening, citizens from the Greater Toronto Area assembled at Ram Mandir Mississauga to show their solidarity with the Hindu temple after a hate attack which took place more than 10 days back. People were seen with holding placards on which it was written “Stop Hindu Temple Attacks, Anti-Hindu Activities, […]
14th February 2023 – Another Canadian Hindu Temple has now been vandalized by unknown miscreants, this time in the City of Mississauga which is part of Region of Peel. Ram Mandir, a well known Hindu temple in the area of Kennedy Road and Derry Road, was the target of anti-India and anti-Hindu forces working in […]
1st February 2023 – For a common Canadian, it is taken for a fact that the Nazi symbol is called ‘Swastika’. For this person, the symbol connotes hatred, religious extremism and fascism. For this person, it is anti-Semite, anti-Jew and has the power bring back horrors from the annals of World War II history. Anyone […]
30th January 2023 – Shri Gauri Shankar Mandir in Brampton Ontario has been vandalized by unknown assailants. On the outer walls of the temple, the attackers wrote “Khalistan Zindabad” and “Hindustan Murdabad”. Indian Consulate in Toronto was quick to raise the concern with the Canadian law and order authorities. In a tweet, it said, “The […]
6th January 2023 – A Pakistani documentary film titled “The Losing Side” has won the Best Human Rights Film for the month of November 2022 at the Cannes World Film Festival (CWFF). The documentary film is based on the true stories of forced conversions of Pakistani minorities, majorly Hindus, Sikhs and Christians. Directed by Jawad […]
5th January 2023 – While the year might have changed, what has not changed is the growing Hinduphobia in Canada. On 16th December 2022, The Pointer published an article titled “‘Us Canadians are not a threat to you’: Are old world conflicts behind the ugly outcry against a new Mosque proposal in Brampton? | The […]
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Ottawa court’s latest ruling raises serious questions on Anti-Racism funding in Canada
26th November 2022 – About a fortnight back, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed a plea against journalists Jonathan Kay and Barbara Kay which was brought forth to the court by Richard Warman, who himself is a lawyer and member of the board at Canadian Anti-Hate Network (CAHN). Warman had accused the Kays for […]
11th October 2022 – Well, it is that time of the year when one can easily find unique display Halloween articles in several stores across Canada. However, ‘Yoga’ posed Halloween articles selling at Costco Canada are something new and are not going well with the Hindu community. It was a regular shopping day for a […]