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Pakistan

1. A minor Hindu girl named Leylan Kohli was gang-raped for 4 days by Mohammad Tanveer and his friends in the Sindh province of Pakistan. However, this was not the end to the misery of the poor victim and her family. The culprits are now adamant to take Leylan away from her parents on ‘religious’ grounds stating that she recited Kalima (kalma) during rape so she’s Muslim now, and so cannot live with her ‘infidel’ family and must be handed over to them.
2. 13-year-old Hindu girl Salma Kohli abducted by Ayaz Pitafi in Talhar, Badin district, Sindh-Pakistan.

Bangladesh

1. Popular film and TV actor Chanchal Chowdury faced a flurry of abuse and communal comments, including calls to convert to Islam, after posting a photo with his mother on Facebook for Mother’s Day. Many Bangladeshis were not aware that their favorite actor was Hindu, and were ‘astonished’ to see his mother’s photo where she could be seen sporting sindoor (vermillion, a red powder that is applied as a streak along the parting of a married Hindu woman’s hair).
2. More than 8 Hindus were injured when an attempt was made by Islamists to evict them from their land at Jakigonj Upazila of Sylhet District.
3. Islamists Mohammad Murshed Shek, Billal Shek, Salaman Shek brutally attacked a Hindu family. Hindu woman was humiliated by Muslims, 03 men and a woman were injured at Chamta Nadia P.S. Shariyatpur district Barisha Division.
4. A Hindu temple was attacked and looted as well as all vigrahas were plundered by local Muslims at Adirmari Madhupur, P.S, Lalmonirhat district on May 3.
5. Islamists led by Mohammad Ayub Ali Anju Ali attacked a Hindu family on May 3 at Nayakpara Military, Sadar Upazila of Lalmonirhat district. More than 02 innocent Hindus were injured.
6. Hindu girl Bhumika Rani forcefully abducted & converted to Islam by Mohammad Rana at Amdai, Sadar P.S Jaypurhat District.
7. Hindu temple attacked and looted by Islamists at Chandranath, Shotakundha P.S, Feni district on 12 May.
8. Islamists Mohammad Nasir and Awal Islam brutally attacked a Hindu family. Hindu woman was humiliated by Muslims, 03 men and a woman were injured at Hizla Chitalmari P.S. Bagerhat district on May 12.

World

1. Hindus have come forward to oppose Hinduphobic depictions in school textbooks. Hindu American parents in the town of Plano, Texas are trying to get the Plano ISD (Independent School District) to correct its textbooks that give racist, pro-colonial depictions of Hindu Dharma and the Hindu community.
2. A Hindu caregiver in her early thirties from Idukki in Kerala named Soumya Santhosh was killed by terrorists at Ashkelon in Israel. The hospital where she was caring for an 80-year-old Israeli woman came under multiple missile attacks from Hamas Islamic terrorists based out of Palestine, killing both of them. Back home Soumya is survived by her husband and a nine-year-old son Adon in her hometown of Cheruthoni.

Most hate crimes are driven by anti-Hindu bigotry encoded in certain religious teachings and political ideologies. While the anti-Hindu hate in Islamic countries is obvious, there is another subtler form of anti-Hindu sentiment within institutions and the public sphere of ostensibly secular states (like India) that provides an enabling environment for Hinduphobia and hate crimes. This subtle, everyday discrimination can be missed unless one studies prevailing laws and patterns. The gradual ban on firecrackers during Diwali is a good example – it might seem pollution-related on the surface, but the double standards at play become clear when one looks at the larger picture of restrictions on Hindu festivals, and the lack of sound reasoning behind the ban.

Anti−Hindu Media
In India, many of print and electronic media are indulging in blatant anti−Hindu propaganda. They are denigrating Hinduism, spreading misinformation about Hindu scriptures, dividing Hindu society and hurting Hindu sentiments. Though deliberate and malicious act intended to outrage religious feelings of any community is a non−bailable offence punishable with imprisonment of upto three years and/or fine under Section 295−A of the Indian Penal Code, Hindu reluctance for legal action has emboldened anti−Hindus to continue their tirade.

Besides taking legal action against malicious propaganda, and boycotting anti−Hindu media, Hindus must have unbiased daily newspapers and television channels in various languages to defend Hinduism, and to enlighten the readers about Hindu religion, heritage and history.

Hindu Unity
Only a united Hindu society can tackle anti−Hindu forces. Besides, there is an urgent need for a strong global Hindu forum covering all Hindu sects.

Four Vedas containing 20,416 verses, many Upanishads, Ramayana with 24,000 stanzas, Mahabharata with 1,00,000 stanzas, and several other holy books are the sources of Hinduism. Codification of Hinduism in one book is indispensable to widen its reach. For this codification, appropriate Vedic mantras and shlokas of the Ramayana, the Mahabharata (which contains the Bhagvad Gita), and Tirukkural etc. will provide basic material.

As per the Mahabharata, samvibhaga (sharing of wealth) is an important attribute of Dharma. Many Vedic mantras direct humans to share their wealth with others. Rig Veda (1−15−8) stipulates, "Let us become God's instruments and distribute fortune to the poor and needy." Similarly, the Atharva Veda (3−30−7) commands humans to share their comforts with others. Apart from helping the needy, practice of samvibhaga will unite Hindu society. If affluent Hindus utilise one per cent of their income to help vulnerable sections, expansionist religions will be unable to prey upon Hindu society. Besides, every Hindu family has to devote time to defend Hinduism. As per the Mahabharata, Dharmo rakshiti rakshitaha (Dharma protects those who protect Dharma).

Remember Your History
Hindus need to remember valour of Dahir, Lalitaditya, Bappa Rawal, Raja Bhoja, Jayapala, Vidyadhar Chandel, Bhimadeva, Govindachandra, Prithviraj Chauhan, Lakshman Sen, Pratap Rudra, Hakka (Harihara), Bukka (Bukkaraya), Kota Rani, Rana Pratap, Chhatrapati Shiva Ji, Hari Singh Nalwa and many others who defended their faith and every inch of motherland.

Now or Never
Lulled into complacence, many Hindus feel that since Hinduism has survived for thousands of years, it will continue to flourish for ever. But they overlook the worst ever attack threatening Hinduism now. Unless Hindus confront their tormentors, and take the above−mentioned measures immediately, Hinduism, also known as eternal religion (Sanatan Dharma), will vanish from this earth just in a few decades.

Any further delay or reluctance in fighting the attack will hasten disappearance of Hinduism from the world.

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