PESHAWAR: Muslims, Christians and Sikhs joined Hindus in a rare Diwali celebrations in Peshawar, the capital of Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. The event was organised by All Pakistan Hindu Rights Movement Chairman Haroon Sarab Diyal at the premises of ancient Gor Khattree monument here on Saturday night. Diyal said the “objective of holding this unique gathering was…
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Lucknow gurdwara hosts iftar for Muslims breaking fast
LUCKNOW: Gurdwara Shri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji, Lucknow recently organised an iftar party for their fasting Muslim brothers and without a doubt, it’s one commendable show of inter-faith solidarity. Read more: Communal Harmony
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: Hi Langar, Goodbye World Hunger
International Langar Week was celebrated by feeding people of different faiths at Jama Masjid
Hindu Muslim Unity: Pakistan’s Sufis, Jains, and Sadhus
An author travels through Pakistan documenting similarities between different faiths
Hindu Muslim Unity: Delhi Sikh gurdwara attracts Hindus, Muslims, and Buddhists
Gurudwara Majnu ka Teela Saheb in Delhi built in honor of the 1st guru draws visitors of various religious backgrounds who offer prayers and devotion.
Hindu Muslim Unity: Salaam Shalom Shanti Peace in the UK
Balaji Temple in Tividale near Birmingham was founded to meet the social needs and the spiritual aspirations of a large number of Hindus in the UK, especially in the Midlands. At the time of its opening in 1999, this was the largest temple of its kind in the UK. Today, the temple is being visited by…
Hindu Muslim Unity: Bhakti and Sufi traditions unite India and Pakistan
The Sufi and Bhakti tradition in Pakistan and India are two such trends from within Islam and Hinduism respectively, that are focused more on the unity of humanity as a whole, overcoming sectarian divides. The saints from these traditions had massive appeal among people of different religions and they were away from the centers of…
Hindu Muslim Unity: UAE Gurdwara holds iftar
DUBAI: Representatives of Al Manar Islamic Centre ended their fast on Monday evening at the Jebel Ali-based Guru Nanak Darbar Gurudwara during an iftar organised by the temple committee that represents 250,000 members of the Sikh community. The iftar followed a religious discourse where scholars exchanged ideas. Both Sikh priests and Islamic scholars exchanged ideas…
Hindu Muslim Unity: Sikhism thrives in Iran
A Sikh community keep its culture alive through a local gurdwara in Tehran, Iran
Hindu Muslim Unity: American gurdwara promoted interfaith relations in California
At the turn of the century, several thousand Indians settled in regions like Northern California. It’s the largely untold story of the migration of Sikhs, Hindus, and Muslims from pre-partition India from the late 19th century up until the passage of the Asian Exclusion Act (which was passed to limit Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, and Indian…
Hindu Muslim Unity: Sikh gurdwara’s Baba Farid shrine draws Hindu and Muslim visitors
A Sufi saint famous for devotional Punjabi poetry is revered in Sikh scriptures and honored by Sikhs, Hindus, and Muslims alike.
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