Sikhism

Sikh Parade in Carteret Sends Message About Faith’s Strength

April 30, 2008

Author: Staff Writer

Source: WSN Network

http://worldsikhnews.com/30%20April%202008/Sikh%20Parade%20in%20Carteret%20sends%20message%20about%20faith%20strength.htm

The gritty, working-class enclave of Ukrainian, Polish, Hungarian and German immigrants, Carteret, clearly came out as the cultural epicenter for Sikhism — the world’s fifth-largest religion — when...

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The Story of Sikhs in Print

April 29, 2008

Author: Craig Manning

Source: Wirral Globe

http://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/display.var.2233809.0.0.php

ACCLAIMED Wirral artists Amrit and Rabindra Singh are the curators of a new exhibition of Sikh art and heritage that has opened at Liverpool's St George's Hall.

Sikhs In Print - which opened on St George's Day and can be seen until June 20 - is thought to be the first of its kind in the North West. It features more than 100 images from...

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New, Larger Sikh Temple Unveiled in Middleton

April 27, 2008

Author: Susan Troller

Source: The Capital Times

http://www.madison.com/tct/news/283473

With their heads covered and their feet bare, members of the Sikh Society of Madison and friends joyously celebrated the opening of a new gurdwara, or temple, on Sunday, followed by a community meal known as a langar.

About 300 colorfully dressed men, women and children gathered together to worship in the new, 6,300-square-foot space at 6790 Century Ave., which...

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Prince Praises Sikhs for War Effort

April 24, 2008

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Press Association

http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5iekv_Tr8nNLp3rmM0VAhVRpnZkhw

The Prince of Wales has praised the courage of Sikh soldiers who fought in the Second World War.

Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall met a group of surviving veterans of the Sikh Brigade of the British Army at St James's Palace.

The Prince said the country owed an "immense debt of gratitude" to...

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Pakistan's Lone Sikh Traffic Warden Quits

April 23, 2008

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Hindu

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200804231550.htm

The lone Sikh serving as a traffic warden in Pakistan has put in his papers, alleging discrimination in his department.

Gulab Singh resigned a couple of days ago, claiming he was not being treated at par with his colleagues because he was not a Muslim.

He said his colleagues made fun of his religion, while his seniors did not take...

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Taxi Driver Forgives Man for Hateful Attack

April 18, 2008

Author: TRACY JOHNSON

Source: The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/359706_cabattack19.html

Forgiveness from the cab driver he attacked and called an "Iraqi terrorist" spared a young man from a longer jail sentence Friday, when members of Seattle's Sikh community spoke about the hatred they've endured since 9/11.

Luis Arturo Vazquez, a 21-year-old Kent man, was sentenced to nine months in work release...

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Surrey Teens Told T-shirts a No-Go at School

April 18, 2008

Author: Kevin Diakiw

Source: Surry North Delta Leader

http://www.bclocalnews.com/surrey_area/surreyleader/news/17928654.html

Thirty students at Princess Margaret Secondary School say they’ve been put on suspension notice after wearing contentious T-shirts to class.

The students wore black shirts with “Khalistan” written on the front, referring to the separatist area some Sikhs want carved out of the...

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Sikh Students Association Hosts Tie-a-Turban Day for Awareness Week

April 18, 2008

Author: Sean Beherec

Source: The Daily Texan

http://media.www.dailytexanonline.com/media/storage/paper410/news/2008/04/18/University/Sikh-Students.Association.Hosts.TieATurban.Day.For.Awareness.Week-3334944.shtml

The Sikh Students Association and other Sikhs from the UT community offered to tie turbans on the heads of passers-by on the...

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