The Navaratri Festival Celebrates Power Of The Divine Feminine

(ANALYSIS) Returning to my failed flight to the mountains, my own beloved, a goddess in her own right, reminded me: “You are a student of Hinduism, and you know that the Himalayan peaks are goddesses.” Unlike the Hindus of Nepal, the Buddhists of Bhutan keep a respective distance from the goddess and their kings always banned mountaineering in their own Himalayas.

Analysis, Culture, History, hinduism, News, Women, women, BuddhismNick GierOctober 19, 2026Nick Gier, analysis, women, Hinduism, Navaratri Festival, Buddhism, Secondary featureComment

Muslims Have Been Part Of The American Story Even Before 1776

(ANALYSIS) The earliest reference to Muslims in America is the account of an enslaved African Mustafa Zemourri. He arrived in 1527 on the coast of Florida as part of a disastrous Spanish expedition.

India Is One Step Closer To A Hindu Theocracy

(OPINION) Modi and former President Donald Trump are hyper-nationalists and Islamophobes. Both push fear-driven campaigns based on historical grievances and aversion to foreign religions and ethnicities. A militant Hindu monk has been elected to lead India’s largest state, and he is rabidly anti-Muslim.

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