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Row Over Climbing At Ayers Rock

July 9, 2009

Author: Nick Bryant

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8141614.stm

A dispute has erupted in Australia over the issue of whether tourists should be banned from climbing Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock.

It is one of the country's biggest tourist attractions.

The national park which runs the site has proposed a ban for cultural and environmental reasons, supported by the local indigenous community.

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Zuma Inaugurated As South African President After Sanskrit Chants

May 9, 2009

Author: Fakir Hassen

Source: The Gaea News

[blog.taragana.com/n/zuma-inaugurated-as-south-african-president-after-sanskrit-chants-57666/]

A Hindu prayer started off the inauguration of South African President Jacob Zuma at the Union Buildings here Saturday.

As Indian Vice-President Hamid Ansari joined heads of state of 28 other countries, South African Hindu Maha Sabha president Ashwin Trikamjee recited a few lines in Sanskrit before translating them into English and making a plea for divine...

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Local Artist Sends Prayer for Unity to Parliament Of World Religions

March 12, 2009

Author: Kathy Nance

Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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On this first full day of the Parliament of World Religions (PWR) in Melbourne, Australia, a group of Pagans met to give blessings to four rattles created by St. Louis artist Julee Higginbotham.

The rattles, called “Bridge to the Meeting Place,” were created to symbolize the coming...

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Ancient Race Confronted by Militant Islam, Modernism

June 11, 2008

Author: Saeed Shah

Source: Globe and Mail

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080611.wkalasha11/BNStory/International/home

If Osama bin Laden is hiding in the remote mountains and valleys of Chitral, he has an ancient pagan race for uncomfortable company.

On the northwest tip of Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan's Nuristan province, Chitral has long been thought a possible refuge...

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Nigeria: Lagos House to Hold Public Hearing On Traditional Religion

June 11, 2008

Author: Taiwo Ogunmola

Source: AllAfrica.com

http://allafrica.com/stories/200806110446.html

A public hearing on the African Traditional Religion of Nigeria (ATREN) by the Lagos House of Assembly is to be held to determine whether to declare a public holiday known as Isese Day for traditional religion worshipper in Lagos State.

This was disclosed by the Speaker Hon. Adeyemi Ikuforiji, sequel to the Honorable members disposition toward the request...

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Hindu Council of New Zealand Holds Conference on Yoga, Meditation and Ayurveda

May 23, 2008

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Hinduism Today/Hindu Press International

http://www.hinduismtoday.com/hpi/2008/5/24.shtml#1

Maori King Tuheitia inaugurates Hindu Conference His Highness Te Arikinui King Tuheitia, the Maori King, inaugurated the 2nd New Zealand Hindu Conference on 16 May 2008 at the Hindu Heritage Centre, Auckland by lighting the lamp in the traditional Hindu way for the auspicious beginning of the conference. This is an important event...

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Aboriginal Activists Protest Kangaroo Cull

May 20, 2008

Author: ROD McGUIRK

Source: AP

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5inZ7Mqa5zy3UEw3RmXLovMCkB0WwD90PPOA80

Police arrested eight Aboriginal activists after they climbed a fence into a government site Wednesday to protest the culling of 400 kangaroos, which are viewed as sacred symbols by Australia's indigenous people.

The four men and four women were expected to be charged with trespassing later Wednesday, police said....

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Indigenous Voices Demand Climate Justice

April 25, 2008

Author: Jessica Lee

Source: The Indypendent

http://www.indypendent.org/2008/04/25/indigenous-voices-demand-climate-justice/

In the massive half-moon shaped United Nations conference auditorium filled with hundreds of individuals robed in colorful traditional clothing, jewelry and ceremonial items, a young female’s voice echoes from the center of the room.

“We indigenous peoples are emphatic in...

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Dear Kev, Good Onya - Dalai Lama

February 15, 2008

Author: Mark Schliebs

Source: The Australian

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23219933-12377,00.html

KEVIN Rudd didn't only win over Australians with his apology to Aboriginal people: he earned the praise of one of the world's most respected spiritual leaders - the Dalai Lama.

The Dalai Lama was so tickled-pink with the new prime minister’s commitment to reconciliation, Mr Rudd’s office...

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