We are excited to announce an opening for the position of Executive Secretary at the Hindu Forum of Belgium (HFB). As an integral part of our team, the Executive Secretary will play a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth functioning of our organization. Responsibilities: 1- Taking minutes during Executive Board Meetings and General Assemblies2- Sending...
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Press Release: Hindu Forum of Belgium, January 11, 2024
We are happy to announce that eleven years after introducing a formal request for Hinduism to be recognized by the Belgian Government and eight years after our formal request for a subsidy for Hindu Forum of Belgium, the Belgian Parliament has voted on 11 January, 2024, to grant the Hindu Forum of Belgium a subsidy, which is the first step towards recognition of Hinduism in Belgium.
2023-07-01 HFB Annual General Assembly
The General Assembly meeting of the Forum Hindu de Belgique asbl took place at 10:00 am on July 1 at the Centre of the Brahma Kumaris, Luxemburgstraat 20, 1000 Brussel. -Present:Vedisch Cultureel Centrum Govinda vzwBrahma KumarisNamaskar asblRadhadesh asblCentre de Bhakti Yoga asblIndian Cultural Centre BelgiqueBhaktivedanta CollegeVzw Vrienden van Shiva -Guests:ICC BXLSanatan Dharma BelgiumShiva forum Europe...
2023-07-12 Hindus push for recognition as official religion in Belgium
Belgian law currently offers official recognition to Catholicism, Protestantism, Anglicanism, Islam, Judaism, and Eastern-Orthodoxy, as well as several non-religious philosophical organisations.
2023-01-20 Mr. Ravinder Singh, President of the HFB passes away
The Board of Directors of the Hindu Forum of Belgium (HFB) and the Executive Team express their heartfelt condolences to the family members of Mr. Ravinder Singh, the President of the HFB, who passed away peacefully on Friday 20th January 2023 at the age of 55 years.Prayer meet in silence at Brussels Mandir on Sunday...
2022-07-03 Annual HFB meeting
This year’s General Assembly was hosted by Bhaktivedanta College in the tranquillity of the Ardennes. Their premises are adjacent to the spiritual oasis that is sometimes named ‘India in the Ardennes’: Radhadesh. This year’s General Assembly was hosted by Bhaktivedanta College in the tranquillity of the Ardennes. Their premises are adjacent to the spiritual oasis...
2021-10-31 PICTURES: Two Protests in Brussels against atrocities towards Hindu minorities in Bangladesh
The Hindu Forum of Belgium (HFB), ISKCON Belgium, and Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM) held two protests and prayer vigils to demand justice and security for Hindus in Bangladesh who have been subject to repeated violent attacks in Bangladesh.
2021-10-28 Meeting with H.E. Mr. Mahbub Hassan Saleh, Bangladeshi ambassador
The delegation expressed their concern about the lack of protection for Hindus in Bangladesh and handed over several letters from different organizations to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh requesting the Government to give proper protection to Hindu Temples, Businesses, and Community Centers, impart Justice to the perpetrators of the attacks and help rebuild the Temples destroyed. As well as help the families that lost members in the attacks.
2021-10-13 Two Protests in Brussels against atrocities towards Hindu minorities in Bangladesh
Two protests against the recent spate of violence against innocent Hindus in Bangladesh will be held: (1) Friday, 29 October in front of the Bangladesh Embassy in Brussels and (2) Sunday 31 October at Schumann Square in Brussels.