All shadow puppeteers in Malaysia are Muslims. They perform the Hindu Ramayana enjoyed by many.
Tag: Religion and Spirituality
Hindu Muslim Unity: Female Sufi mausoleum receives interfaith support
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…
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: 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: Hindu brahmins participate in Shia Ashura
Hussaini Brahmins, known as Mohyals, are a community of Hindus who incorporate Muslim traditions and rituals.
Hindu Muslim Unity: Pakistani rickshaws promote peace
What started off as a humble attempt to provide a counter narrative to extremism and hate speech has turned into a campaign reaching out to hundreds of people through advertisements promoting social and religious coexistence using rickshaws.
Hindu Muslim Unity: Hindus & Muslims travel to Iraq to protect Imam Hussain shrine
MUMBAI: 125 Hindus, in addition to thousands of Shias and Sunnis, have registered their names to travel to Karbala, Iraq to defend the holy shrine of Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad from the anticipated attack by the extremist group ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria), which has unleashed a reign of terror…
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: Pakistani Muslim family protects lone Hindu temple
Sikandar Chandio was born in the temple he now protects. “This is our fifth generation living on the premises of the temple. I believe it is a sacred place for some people and I don’t want this building to be damaged.”
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.
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