The Dharmic American community has an immense, untapped potential to serve at home and abroad. Dharmic Seva can become a catalyst to strengthening and building pluralistic communities. Our ancient expression,Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The Whole World is One Family) is a key principle driving Hindu American Seva Charities (HASC) as we prepare for the first historic briefing at [...]
As analysts ponder and proffer views on the real and potential impact from revolutionary tsunami in Egypt, it is essential that we in the U.S. also learn valuable lessons presented by this teachable moment. One such lesson is the fallacy of the “clash of civilizations” theory.
For two decades politicians, pundits, preachers, and some scholars [...]
Yesterday House Homeland Security Committee Chair Peter King announced he would not be deterred by “political correctness” and would proceed undeterred with his March hearings on “the threat of Islamic radicalization.” Bennie Thompson, the ranking member of the Committee, had asked King to expand the probe to “a broad-based examination of domestic extremist groups regardless [...]
A coalition of more than 50 Muslim, human rights, and faith organizations is urging House leaders to raise concerns about planned hearings this month on the “radicalization” of American Muslims.
Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, plans to focus his hearing on homegrown terrorism, including the Fort Hood shooting and [...]
On Tuesday, January 25th, President Barack Obama delivered his 3rd State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. While Obama acknowledged such topics as the Tucson tragedy and focused a plan for America’s future (our “Sputnik moment”), one line from the address stood out as different, vital, and important in the on going [...]
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