By Madhu Hebbar Western academia and media exhibit a stark double standard in their treatment of world religions. Islam, with 1.9 billion adherents across 57 majority-Muslim countries, is often handled with caution, shielded by accusations of “Islamophobia” and “orientalism,” even when addressing its deficits in gender equality and democracy. Hinduism, practiced by 1.2 billion people, mainly in India, faces…
By Madhu Hebbar Since 2001, Islamic countries, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Pakistan, have donated billions to U.S. universities, raising concerns about their influence on academic narratives, particularly antisemitism, Hinduphobia, and portrayals of Hindutva as fascist. Reports from the National Association of Scholars (NAS) and the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) document financial…
By Madhu Hebbar On April 22, 2025, a horrific terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, claimed the lives of at least 26 tourists, predominantly Hindu, in the scenic Baisaran Valley. The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, claimed responsibility, admitting to targeting victims based on their religious identity. The attack, one of the deadliest in India…
By Shreyas Suresh “Dharmo Rakshati Rakshitah” — righteousness protects the one who upholds it. This ancient Sanskrit saying encapsulates the essence of the Hindu spirit: to live with integrity, stand by one’s principles, and, through peaceful perseverance, overcome adversity. This wisdom was vividly embodied on April 14th when hundreds of Hindu Americans gathered at the Glenview Hanuman Mandir to honor…
By Avatans Kumar (The author is an award-winning journalist) Another day and another Hindu Mandir is vandalized and desecrated in the US. This time, it was the turn of the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Chino Hills, Southern California. The perpetrators spray-painted the walls of the Mandir with graffiti that called for death to the land of the Hindus…
Dr. Indu Viswanathan I am a lifelong New Yorker, so, naturally, Saturday Night Live has been a part of my regular media consumption for as long as I can remember. SNL has been the incubator for some of our favorite American comedians, producing fun droplets that sometimes integrate seamlessly into pop culture. (Think Debbie Downer.) At its best, SNL…
Irvine, CA (February 15, 2025): Abduction, rape, forceful marriage, and conversion of Hindu women to Islam is a calculated measure to prevent births within the group and annihilate Hindus. It is a part of the Hindu genocide currently underway in Bangladesh, a Muslim-majority state. Calling the exploitation of Hindu women “Womb Jihad,” Prof. Renita Mujumdar, a professor of philosophy in…
By Geeta Sikand Geeta Sikand is an Associate Clinical Professor at the University of California, Irvine. She is a community activist, an author specializing in combating anti-Hindu hate narratives in the media, and an influencer to retract anti-Hindu hate narratives. This is a 3-part series: Part I, Part II, Part III (this article) In the previous two parts, the author…
By Geeta Sikand Geeta Sikand is an Associate Clinical Professor at the University of California, Irvine. She is a community activist, an author specializing in combating anti-Hindu hate narratives in the media, and an influencer to retract anti-Hindu hate narratives. This is a 3-part series: Part I, Part II (this article), Part III. Below are fifteen responses from American Hindus.…
By Geeta Sikand Geeta Sikand is an Associate Clinical Professor at the University of California, Irvine. She is a community activist, an author specializing in combating anti-Hindu hate narratives in the media, and an influencer to retract anti-Hindu hate narratives. This is a 3-part series: Part I (this article), Part II, Part III. Contributions by Hindu Americans to…
By Geeta Sikand, Associate Clinical Professor, University of California Irvine Hindu organizations are experiencing what happens when there aren’t enough adults in the room. A recent report highlights nine significant cases of vandalism targeting Hindu temples across various regions of America, reflecting a troubling trend of anti-Hindu activities. This article takes a deep dive into the role of Hinduphobic organizations…
