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Hinduphobia

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UC Berkeley’s student association ASUC votes against Hindu Heritage Month, triggers debate on representation and bias

Anurag - 14 May, 2025

The Coalition of Hindus of North America (CYAN) strongly objected, stating, “Hindu students of Indian and non-Indian origin—many of whom know little about Hindu nationalism—shouldn’t be forced to take political stances on Indian politics to celebrate their heritage.”

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Harvard’s South Asia Institute distances itself from conference attended by Pakistani officials after backlash from Indian students

OpIndia Staff - 1 May, 2025

The event titled 'Pakistan Conference, 2025' was held at Harvard's South Asia Institute on 27th April, 2025, despite protests by the Indian students.

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Scotland creates history: Parliament passes first-ever motion to combat Hinduphobia

OpIndia Staff - 19 April, 2025

Tabled by Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern and member of the Alba Party, the motion marks a watershed moment in the fight against religious discrimination.

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US university launches ‘Hinduphobic’ course, distorts meaning of Hinduism and links it with extremism, cries foul after student complains

OpIndia Staff - 29 March, 2025

The controversial course misrepresents certain statements about the Hindu religion as facts. For example, the course claims that the word 'Hindu' is a modern construct and has no historical basis.

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Rampant Hinduphobia in the US: American broadcast television NBC’s SNL show demonises Lord Ram and ‘Om Namah Shivaay’ mantra in a “comic” satanic skit

OpIndia Staff - 10 March, 2025

A recent Saturday Night Live (SNL) skit featuring Lady Gaga has sparked outrage among Hindus for including references to Hindu gods and the sacred chant "Om Namah Shivaay" in a mock satanic ritual.

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Jharkhand: Tribal woman found dead under suspicious circumstances, one Anwar Ansari accused of rape and murder

OpIndia Staff - 1 February, 2025

The victim's family alleged that the victim wanted to marry within her community but Anwar Ansari was forcing her to marry him.

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Scum of the orient is Hindu, stealing our jobs: Article published by American newspapers in 1910 exposes history of Hinduphobia in the US amid...

Rukma Rathore - 3 January, 2025

The article published in 1910 claimed that firms prefer to employ Indians over Americans because they are paid lower wages.

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Rajkot: 9 people including Nawab Mosque trustee arrested for vandalising and evicting shops owned by Hindus claiming to be Waqf property

OpIndia Staff - 3 January, 2025

The Gujarat police have arrested 9 people for vandalising two shops belonging to Hindus in Rajkot, Gujarat on Dec 31, 2024

Opinions

Racist attacks, Hinduphobia, and targeting of India as a Hindu collectivity: How the debate over H-1B visas laid bare deep-seated anti-Hindu sentiment in the...

Shraddha Pandey - 30 December, 2024

The American Christian supremacists berating India and Hindus is a fitting case of Hinduphobia which includes hate speech mocking the faith of Hindus which leads to the dehumanisation and delegitimization of Hindus like calling them ‘cow piss drinkers’, ‘cow worshippers’ etc, in addition to hate directed at India viewed as a Hindu collectivity.

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