According to a report in a newspaper in Toronto, Hindu temples, including those where Guyanese worship, were attacked in Toronto last week. The temples were apparently mistaken for mosques and the Hindu worshippers as Muslims....

Pundit Sukul said that because of the clothing some Hindu men wear, they are often mistaken for Muslims. As well, persons not familiar with either religion often mistake Hindu temples for Islamic mosques, though they are distinctly different in architectural style. The first time Hindus suffered was after the attack of September 11, 2001 in New York and Washington. Hindus and Sikhs were attacked in the US and their temples and homes vandalized. In Canada, a Hamilton temple was viciously damaged by vandals after 9/11. [Link]