Turkey is a historic Greek homeland, the heartland of the Roman Empire in its Byzantine period. The Turks, however, have systematically practiced ethnic cleansing until there are almost no Greek Christians left in the country. “The Greek Orthodox minority in Turkey faces the threat of disappearance,” by Abdullah Bozkurt, Nordic Monitor, March 11, 2024: The […]
Bangladesh: Muslims break into Hindu temple, destroy four idols of goddess Kali
The Qur’an suggests that the destroyed remnants of ancient non-Muslim civilizations are a sign of Allah’s punishment of those who rejected his truth: “Similar ways have passed away before you. Just travel in the land and see the nature of the consequences for those who denied.” (Qur’an 3:137) The ruins of non-Muslim civilizations thus bear […]
Bangladesh: Muslims vandalize Hindu temples, rape and murder 70-year-old woman, no arrests so far
Hindus in Bangladesh continue to be exposed to danger, with Sheikh Hasina securing her Prime Ministership for the fourth time. Not that life would have been any better for the religious minorities had Hasina’s political opponents won the 2024 general elections, either. While Hasina is said to be the flag-bearer of secularism in the Islamic […]
Maronite Patriarch Denounces Hezbollah: ‘We Will Not Be Sacrificial Lambs’
The Maronite Patriarch in Lebanon has just delivered an impassioned speech against Hezbollah, and the possibility that the terror group will yet again drag Lebanon into a war with Israel that no one in the country, save the goose-stepping bezonians of Hezbollah, wants. More on Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rahi can be found here: “Lebanese patriarch […]
Bangladesh: Hasina government fails Hindus as they are hit hard in post-election violence
The much-covered general elections in Bangladesh culminated in another victory for Sheikh Hasina; with this, the Awami League’s matriarch retained the Islamic republic’s prime ministership for the fifth consecutive term. The comparatively secular image of Hasina and her party might have been a threat to her retaining power in Bangladesh, which has suddenly seen a […]
Pakistan: Muslims chant ‘religious slogans’ as authorities demolish Hindu temple
The plight of non-Muslims in Muslim countries is almost universally ignored. Authorities are too busy condemning Israel to pay any attention. “Pakistan demolishes Hinglaj Mata Mandir in Sindh, disturbing videos emerge,” Republic World, November 24, 2023: Pakistani authorities on Thursday demolished a Hindu temple, in another case of rising persecution against minorities in the country. […]
Pakistan: Muslim landlord demolishes Hindu houses, temples; burns down entire Hindu village
The Hindu community in Pakistan has been facing the wrath of Islam since the creation of the country in 1947. It appears that every day, for the past 75 years, they have been paying a penalty to the people and the government of the country for being Hindu and deciding to stay in their ancestral […]
Hindu festival of Durga Puja in Bangladesh: Broken idols and vandalized temples
Hindus in Muslim-majority Bangladesh have gone through challenging times during their recent religious celebrations of the Durga Puja. “Unidentified miscreants” committed incessant attacks on Hindus and their religious establishments days before the Durga Pujas. One of the initial attacks took place in the Faridpur district in September. Locals found the Hindu temple at Tambulkhana Bazar […]
Bangladesh: Muslim with Qur’an found inside Hindu temple, Muslim mobs rioted over Qur’an in temple in 2021
In 2021, Muslim mobs rampaged in Bangladesh, attacking 88 Hindu temples because a Qur’an was found in one. Other Muslims have tried to replicate this violence by repeating its provocation. We are told that Md Shah Alam is mentally ill, and that may be true. He also may have been trying to incite more anti-Hindu […]
Pakistan’s prime minister: ‘We are waiting all Hindus to be persuaded to the enlighten truth of Islam’
This man is the prime minister of Pakistan. What chance do the remaining Hindus in that country have of getting equal justice under the law? “Waiting for all Hindus to be persuaded to convert to Islam: Old tweet of Pakistan’s caretaker PM goes viral,” OpIndia, September 24, 2023: Pakistan, which has a tainted history of […]