Paul Laird and Nathaniel Conner Attack Hindu Temple with Fire Bomb.
On the night of February 22, 2003, two teenagers, Paul Laird and Nathaniel Conner, threw a firebomb at the Hindu temple in St. Louis, Missouri. "It seemed to be a crude bomb or Molotov cocktail,…
John Stratton Hawley Insults Hinduism, Calling It a Notoriously Illegitimate Child
In a 15 page document, John Stratton Hawley, currently a Claire Tow Professor of Religion at Bernard College, Columbia University, starts off saying: "Hinduism - the word, and perhaps the reality too…
Kaushal Saran Beaten to Coma by Dotbusters Gang
On the morning of Sept. 24, 1987, Kaushal Sharan, a 30-year-old physician, is beaten to a coma with a baseball bat by a group of men. The victim was found unconscious at Central and Ferry Avenues…
William “Chinito” and His Brother Attacks Vikas Aggarwal and Syed Hassan, Screams “Hindu, Hindu”
On September 12, 1987, Vikas Aggarwal and Syed Hassan, students at Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, were attacked by two assailants. When they reached a restaurant for dinner, a man grabbed…
Dotbusters Threaten Jersey City Hindus with Physical Attacks Through An Article in Jersey City Journal
In July 1987, a hate group called Dotbusters published a threatening letter in the Jersey City journal, stating that they would take any means necessary to drive out Hindus from Jersey City: "I'm…
Ajaib Singh Bagri Vows to Kill 50,000 Hindus
Only July 28, 1984, Ajaib Singh Bagri, in a speech during the convention of WSO (World Sikh Organization) at Madison Square Garden in New York City, uses words like “Hindu Dogs” and vows to kill 50,…
Washington Post Maligns Hinduism, Calling American Women Victims of Hindu Mysticism
In a Sunday Washington DC edition of the newspaper, the Washington Post, on February 18, 1912, prints an article with the headline, “American Women Victims of Hindu Mysticism”. The article targets…
The Detroit Times Insults Hindus, Calling Them Scum, Repeatedly, in the Same Article
The Detroit Times, in 1910, writes: “The dumping place for the scum of the orient and India is San Francisco. From this port the scum is distributed throughout California, Washington and Oregon. The…
Puget Sound American Insinuates that Hindus are Invading the State
On September 16th, 1906, Puget Sound American, a newspaper in Bellingham, Washington state, writes a story with the headline, “Have We a Dusky Peril. Hindu Hordes Invading the State”. The brief of…
