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Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden supports asylum for persecuted...
Former Vice President Joe Biden has called for safeguarding Sikhs and Hindus in Afghanistan by offering them humanitarian refuge in the United States. He has pledged to raise the refugee admissions cap...
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Sikh American woman graduating from West Point makes history
Second Lt. Anmol Narang. Photo credit: Second Lt. Lauren E. Karbler, via Sikh Coalition 23-year-old Second Lt. Anmol Narang is one of the record 230 women graduates in the West Point class of 2020....
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America gets its tallest $1,00,000 Hanuman statue in Delaware
Image via Facebook Follow @ambazaarmag Carved out of a single granite rock, 25 feet high statue weighs 45 tons. America has got what is touted as the tallest statue of Hindu monkey god Lord Hanuman...
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Celebrations, protests greet foundation laying of Ram temple in Ayodhya
Celebrants light divas, chant slogans; protesters condemn demolition of 16th century mosque. Follow @ambazaarmag As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of a temple for Hindu...
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Trump greets Indians on Diwali, a festival that ushers in new beginnings
President Donald Trump lights a Diwali ‘diya’ (lamp) in the Oval Office surrounded by Indian-Americans serving in his administration. Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian; October 24, 2019...
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Indian Americans in Sacramento celebrate Diwali with car parade
Festival of lights celebrated in ‘Quarantine Style’ amid covid pandemic. Follow @ambazaarmag Undeterred by the covid-19 pandemic, over 100 Indian Americans in Sacramento, California celebrated Diwali,...
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US politicos greet Indian American community on Diwali
Photo credit: filipspinka/IG, Empire State Building Empire State Building lit up in orange to mark Indian festival of lights. Follow @ambazaarmag The iconic Empire State Building in Manhattan was lit...
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India-born Saleha Jabeen becomes US military’s first female Muslim chaplain
First Lt. Saleha Jabeen Follow @ambazaarmag Jabeen wants to show US military has a place for anyone who wants to serve. India born Saleha Jabeen, who has become the US military’s first female Muslim...
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Sunita Viswanath: India’s democracy is in grave danger; state repression of...
Sunita Viswanath, cofounder of Hindus for Human Rights (HfHR). Sunita Viswanath, cofounder of Hindus for Human Rights, speaks about the rise of Hindutva and its consequences. Follow @ambazaarmag Hindus...
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Hindu American Foundation wants to stop bans on Swastika
Image credit: Hindu American Foundation HAF says Maryland and New Jersey bills falsely define the auspices Hindu sign as a symbol of hate. Follow @ambazaarmag Describing the Swastika as a “symbol of...
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Shocked by the Indianapolis carnage, Sikh community calls for action
Amarjit Kaur Johal is one of the eight people killed in a mass shooting at a FedEx facility on Thursday night. ; image via facebook Four of the eight dead in the mass shooting identified as members of...
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USCIRF places India among 14 ‘countries of particular concern’
Follow @ambazaarmag Calls for targeted sanctions against individuals and entities for severe violations of religious freedom. Suggesting religious freedom conditions in India continued their negative...
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FBI raids BAPS temple in Robbinsville, NJ, following lawsuit by construction...
Workers from India were paid $1.20 and their passports were confiscated: report. FBI agents and other law enforcement officials raided the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Robbinsville, NJ, following...
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Indian workers allege ‘forced labor’ at Hindu temple in New Jersey
BAPS temple in Robbinsville trafficked hundreds of Indian laborers, camouflaged as religious volunteers: Lawsuit. Follow @ambazaarmag Six former workers have accused operators of a major Hindu temple...
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Of biryani and brotherhood: an Eid like no other
Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani Follow @ambazaarmag By Vishal Jindal Indians across the world celebrate their second pandemic Eid amid fear, anxiety, anger, but also a lot of hope. If food is the language...
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Eid this year is an emotional affair for Muslim Indian Americans
While things are looking up in the US this Eid, they worry about families braving Covid in India. Follow @ambazaarmag For Lynbrook, New York resident Nazia De Frank, who runs the Gourmet Ghee Company,...
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New Jersey Hindu temple accused of exploiting workers from India
Follow @ambazaarmag Class action suit alleges their caste position was used as a way to keep them subjugated. A massive Hindu temple in New Jersey brought some 200 workers from India to the US on R-1...
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USCIRF condemns death of Jesuit priest imprisoned in India
India rejects criticism saying it remains committed to protection of human rights of all its citizens The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has strongly condemned alleged...
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Three US lawmakers express concern over religious freedom in India
Credit: Indian American Muslim Council Urge India to stand by democratic values at panel organized by Indian American Muslim Council Panelists at an International Religious Freedom summit, including...
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Is Islam a pluralistic inclusive faith?
Islamic think tank launches two shows to counter stereotypical images of Muslims in America Islam remains a myth to many people, including Muslims. Its essence, purpose, and its role vis-à-vis humanity...
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