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		<title>New Jersey School District considers Diwali holiday</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 08:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hindus have applauded Bernards Township School District (BTSD) in New Jersey for considering Diwali as a school holiday, calling it “a step in the right direction.” Official summary of its Board of Education December 19 meeting says: “A request by a group of Indian American parents and students to make Diwali (the Indian New Year) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Patrick Mendis meets new Sri Lankan Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 07:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Mendis and daughter Samantha after having breakfast with Bishop Andradi at his residence in Anuradhapura. Colombo, Sri Lanka — The Vatican’s newly appointed Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith in Sri Lanka received St. Peter Claver Church parishioner Dr. Patrick Mendis and his daughter Samantha at his residence in Colombo. During their visit the cardinal discussed the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buddhist New Year Blessings</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 09:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Minnesota Buddhist Vihara  invites the public to attend its New Year Blessings for 2012 on Jan. 1, from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Minnesota Buddhist Vihara, 3401 N 4th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55412-2617. The event program will include a Buddha Puja, Seth pirith and Meditation. Guests are invited to bring flowers. For information contact Witiyala [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ancient Hindu mantras read at Baha&#8217;u&#039;llah’s birthday in Nevada</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 08:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a remarkable interfaith gesture, Hindu statesman Rajan Zed recited prayers from ancient Hindu scriptures at Baha’i Faith founder Baha&#8217;u'llah’s 194th birth anniversary celebrations in Reno (Nevada, USA) on November 11. Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, read Gayatri Mantra, the most sacred mantra of Hinduism, in Sanskrit and attendees repeated after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CAIR: Minn. Law Enforcement Asked to Reject Anti-Muslim Training</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 06:24:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MINNEAPOLIS (Nov. 8, 2011) — Leaders of a number of Minnesota Muslim and Somali organizations today called on law enforcement agencies across the state to reject an upcoming training seminar for officers because of concerns about apparent anti-Muslim and anti-Somali bias. The controversial training, “Understanding the People of Somalia, Their History, Their Culture and Their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nevada’s capital Carson City issues a “Diwali” proclamation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 06:39:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the picture taken after the Diwali proclamation at Carson City Board of Supervisors on November three, from left to right, are — supervisors Shelly Aldean, Karen Abowd, Mayor Robert Crowell, Hindu leader Rajan Zed, Molly Walt and John McKenna. (Photo by: M.L. Bates) Nevada’s capital Carson City in USA issued a proclamation on November [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Whole Foods to celebrate Hindu festival Diwali</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 23:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whole Foods Market, which claims to be “the leading natural and organic food retailer”, is celebrating Hindu festival Diwali with a festive cooking class and sampler dinner. An announcement of Minneapolis (Minnesota, USA) store of this Austin (Texas, USA) headquartered grocer suggests to “Recreate the festive atmosphere of Diwali” with a hands on Diwali cooking class [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CAIR: Electrolux denies Ramadan rights again</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 22:38:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MINNEAPOLIS (August 22, 2011) — For the second year in a row, the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations is calling on Swedish appliance manufacturer Electrolux to grant legally-mandated religious accommodation to Muslim employees at its St. Cloud plant during the Ramadan fast. In 2010, CAIR-MN assisted a Muslim employee in filing an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Palden Gyatso returns to Minnesota</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 05:19:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the world’s longest serving political prisoners will again visit Minnesota on Sun., Aug. 21, 2011 at 4 p.m. at the Tibetan Community Hall, 1096 Raymond Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55108. The Venerable Palden Gyatso is an 80 year old Tibetan monk and former Amnesty International Prisoner of Conscience. He is one of the world’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Multi-faith Iftar dinners</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 04:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[People of all faiths are invited to one of eight Ramadan dinners organized by the Minnesota Council of Churches and metro-area mosques. As our Muslim neighbors prepare for the sacred month of Ramadan this August, the Minnesota Council of Churches is excited to announce a series of open houses at area mosques organized by the [...]]]></description>
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