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| Houston : Sept 5th Forum on Gujurat |
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| zeyn |
| 08/16/03 at 22:05:20 |
| CAIR-Houston Presents Gujarat Forum & Dinner When: September 5th Where: Taj Hall 5615 Savoy Houston, TX 77036 Tickets: $20.00 For more info call 713-838-CAIR Key Note Speakers: Lord Adam Patel of the British House of Lords Zahir Janmohammed of the Indian Muslim Council USA http://www.imc-usa.org/ SEE ALSO: Human Rights Watch at www.hrw.org This is not a fundraising event. This is an evening for activists and people of conscious to receive educational and empowering information to promote tolerance and respect for human rights. February 28th marked the day in 2002, when the Hindutva ultranationalist forces that espouse a hate-based and divisive ideology, and are modeled after Mussolini's Fascist and Hitler's Nazi parties, unleashed a well planned pogrom on minorities in the Indian state of Gujarat. The pogrom helped them win the elections in Gujarat at a time when their political fortunes were in a decline. Hindutva leaders are now calling for a repeat of this "successful experiment" in other Indian states. Indian human rights activists and International human rights organizations have expressed alarm over this trend. They point to the increasing attacks on Muslims, Christians and Dalits all over India. Human rights groups are also concerned about news reports of the infiltration of segments of the Indian population in the US by the Hindutva-fascist forces and their attempts to gain influence in US power centers such as Capitol Hill and the media. This Forum seeks to bring together a diverse cross-section of individuals and groups to discuss these issues and learn practical steps that we in the Houston Community can take to help. |
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