Having lost her father a couple of years ago the family lacked resources to conduct the wedding, seeking help from the mosque committee.
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Hindu Muslim Unity: Kashmiri Muslims take care of Hindu orphans
“Villagers have helped the family and we will keep doing this. They are like our own children and we will not let them suffer in any way”
Hindu Muslim Unity: TEDx talk on historical communal harmony
This talk presents how Hindus and Muslims lived here in amity and how they fought together for freedom of the country from British colonial powers.
Bali or Bhakti: Animal Sacrifice in Hinduism
Some claim that for Kali and Durga meat is mahaprasad. But are blood offerings and animal sacrifice necessary to please God?
Hindu Muslim Unity: Stories of Communal Harmony
Examples of peace and harmony continue to exist all over the country in small gestures. It is these simple acts, prompted by generosity and large-heartedness which keeps our country from splintering violently. Check out some of these acts in the past, which will simply touch your heart. Read more: Communal Harmony
Hindu Muslim Unity: Muslim woman delivers baby at Hindu temple
“My wife was close to delivering the baby and all we could see was a Ganpati mandir. As soon as we got down outside the temple, some women rushed to help us. “
Hindu Muslim Unity: Sikhs and Hindus buy land and help build mosque
Nazim approached temple administrators and told them: “You Hindus will soon have your new temple. But we Muslims have no place to worship…would you give us a small area of your land?”
Hindu Muslim Unity: Sikh engineer creates Ramadan app
Kuldeep Singh Saini, a mechatronics engineer developed the app Ramadan 2016 which helps keep a track of the direction of prayer, iftar (meal after sunset), sehri (pre-dawn meal), prayer timings, and has been downloaded more than 500,000 times.
Hindu Muslim Unity: How Indus River cultures shaped Sufism
The strand of Sufism which emerged on the banks of Indus, consciously eschewed religious orthodoxy and, at times, even rebelled against it.
Hindu Muslim Unity: Hindu Family makes Tazias for Muharram
A tazia is a replica of Imam Hussain’s tomb. In Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, a Hindu family makes Tazias during Muharram.
Hindu Muslim Unity: Muslim girls chant Sanskrit hymns
It’s a language traditionally associated with sacred Hindu texts. But about 100 Muslim girls in two Jharkhand schools have shattered the stereotype about Sanskrit, choosing the classical language over Urdu and Persian, saying it is much easier to learn and score good marks in.
Hindu Muslim Unity: Imam performs and fasts for Durga puja
Shahid Ali, a Muslim priest, performs rituals for Durga, fasts for Navratri, and is familiar with Hindu shastras
