Thousands of Sufi shrines, big and small, dot the landscape in rural Pakistan. Each shrine has its own history and associated legends. But the shrine that stands against the dusty green hillocks in Dhoke Sahi Village is unique, both in terms of its past and present. Like other shrines, thousands of devotees have come to…
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Hindu Muslim Unity: Women-run madrasa teaches Upanisads & Hadiths
A madrasa classroom where images of Goddess Saraswati and Ajmer Shariff share the wall and Hindu and Muslim prayers are taught side by side.
Hindu Muslim Unity: Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs visit one of Sufism’s earliest shrines in Bihar
Hazrat Sheikh Makhdum Yahia Maneri who died in 1608 is visited by Hindus, Muslims, and Sikh devotees who pay respect to his life’s work as a Sufi saint.
Hindu Muslim Unity: Pakistan welcomes Hindu pilgrims from India
Hindu pilgrims from India were welcomed in Pakistan
Hindu Muslim Unity: Switzerland creates interfaith House of Religions
Construction of five houses of worship forming an interfaith village has begun in Switzerland.
Hindu Muslim Unity: Hindus join Muslim commemoration of Prophet’s birth
Hindus joined an interfaith celebration with Muslims commemorating the Prophet’s birth.
Hindu Muslim Unity: Karnataka temple houses relics honored by Hindus and Muslims
A temple in Karnataka only open 10 days out of the year houses holy relics honored by both Hindus and Muslims.
Hindu Muslim Unity: Madrasa teaches Quran and Mahabharata to Hindu and Muslim kids
Children attend a madrasa where Quran, Mahabharata and Ramayana are taught with Hindi and Urdu.
Hindu Muslim Unity: Interfaith marriages and families thrive in U.P.
Today in Khera Sadhan, it is common to have a family of four brothers with two of them Hindu, two Muslim. Or have a husband who doesn’t care about the religion of his wife, or her children for that matter.
Hindu Muslim Unity: Diwali’s shared teachings with Islam
Light is Diwali’s central symbol and Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth
Hindu Muslim Unity: Hindu & Muslim activists share 2014 Nobel Peace Prize
The 2014 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded jointly to Pakistani Muslim Malala Yousafzai and Hindu Indian Kailash Satyarthi for their struggle against the suppression of children.
Hindu Muslim Unity: Pakistan’s ancient temples draw interfaith crowds
Many Hindu shrines over 1000 years old are places of worship for Pakistani Hindus & Indian pilgrims. Recent efforts by land-grabbers to swallow temples was opposed by not just the Hindus but also Muslims and Christians.
