Source: Sikh News Network

http://www.sikhnet.com/Sikhnet/news.nsf/NewsArchive/610BC71AD723F2EF8725738D0063C0F1!OpenDocument

Atlanta, Georgia, USA –Inspired to promote fitness and help the young adults suffering with diabetes, a jattha (team) of Sikhs participated in a 3miles ‘Walk to cure Diabetes’ held in Atlanta, Georgia last month. The ‘Sikhs for Fitness’ team of the UNITED SIKHS lead by Parvinder...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_east/7081573.stm

Source: Sikh News Network

http://www.sikhnet.com/sikhnet/news.nsf/NewsArchive/F85E04B97485DAB38725738B0049FBE0

On a balmy night in Phoenix, Arizona, on October 25th, over 300 people gathered together under an outdoor pavilion to participate in the 3rd Annual Experience Interfaith event. Participants removed their shoes before entering and sat down in the langar lines set out in rows in the pavilion space. The evening began with an introduction...

Source: Sikh News Network

http://www.sikhnet.com/sikhnet/news.nsf/NewsArchive/8D2284608B5801B98725738A0059D984

YUBA CITY, CA, November 5, 2007 - The 28th Annual Sikh Parade in Yuba City turned in record crowds this weekend, exceeding the expectations of organizers. Near perfect weather brought in an estimated 75,000 to 80,000 Sikhs and non-Sikhs on Sunday to enjoy one of the Sacramento Valley's largest religious and cultural celebrations. The...

Author: Liana Grey

Source: Washington Square News

http://media.www.nyunews.com/media/storage/paper869/news/2007/11/05/News/Free-Food.With.A.Side.Of.Sikh-3077827.shtml

Hundreds of students filed into the Kimmel Center on Thursday, took off their shoes and sat in rows on long, white sheets. There, they enjoyed vegetarian food and learned about the Sikh religion.

About 360...

Source: Sikh News Network

http://www.sikhnet.com/sikhnet/news.nsf/NewsArchive/5D2DD5BE89F4BC498725738A00596B08

The kickoff for television broadcast across the US for the new Gurdwara Lecture Series with archival footage of Siri Singh Sahib Bhai Sahib Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji, also known as Yogi Bhajan, begins this weekend. The JusPunjabi cable television station whose broadcast studio is located in New York City, USA, has scheduled the...

Author: Harjot Singh

Source: World Sikh News

http://worldsikhnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1128&Itemid=29

San Diego: A group of Sikhs geared up its relief efforts by deploying volunteers of its Sikh Aid team to assess the needs in the evacuated areas since the fast moving fires started in South California last weekend.

Source: Sikh Coalition

http://www.sikhcoalition.org/advisories/DetentionCenterReversesTurbanBan.htm

An immigration detention center in Elizabeth, New Jersey reversed a ban against turbans last week. Three detained Sikh men were barred from wearing turbans for months. The facility changed its policy three weeks after the Sikh Coalition intervened.

Author: William C. Flook

Source: Examiner

http://www.examiner.com/a-1024569~Sikh_s_turban_target_of__bomb__slur.html

WASHINGTON (Map, News) - A Sikh civil rights group has filed a complaint with Fairfax County police after an officer allegedly used a religious slur to justify searching a man outside of a Centreville bar. The complaint, filed last week, stems from an Oct. 5 dispute between Inderpal Singh Chawla and a bouncer at O...

Source: Sikh News Network

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New York, NY, October 31, 2007 --(PR.com)-- Sikhcessâ„¢, a community organization dedicated to highlighting Sikh achievements and promoting the basic Sikh principles of public service, today unveiled the Sikh community’s plans to distribute 50,000 food packages to North America’s homeless and needy...

Source: Sikh News Network

http://www.sikhnet.com/sikhnet/news.nsf/NewsArchive/ED2E61F3106E9900872573830066AD6C

YUBA CITY, CA, October 29, 2007 – The 28th annual worldwide gathering of Sikhs in Yuba City begins this week with an estimated 75,000 Sikhs and non-Sikh Sacramento Valley residents expected to attend a weekend of cultural celebration and devotion. The Sikh community welcomes and encourages everyone from all faiths and backgrounds...

Author: Rajan Zed

Source: Mediaforfreedom.com

http://www.mediaforfreedom.com/ReadArticle.asp?ArticleID=5431

In a remarkable interfaith gesture, Reno Sikh Temple invited the prominent Hindu chaplain Rajan Zed to read the historic prayer during its Sunday service, which he recited in the United States Senate in July last.

Amolak Singh Powar, President of Reno Sikh Temple, in his welcoming address, listed various projects undertaken...

Source: The Sikh Coalition

http://sikhcoalition.org/advisories/SikhTurbanTornFromHead.htm

Oakland, Oregon (October 29, 2007) - A Sikh's turban was torn from his head in a vicious hate assault at a truck stop in Oakland, Oregon. The Sikh Coalition has communicated with both the county Sheriff's Office and the District Attorney's office, and has confirmed that the three assailants were arrested and are being charged with hate crimes.

Author: GRETCHEN WENNER

Source: Sikhsangat.org

http://www.sikhsangat.org/news/publish/asia/Clintons_invited_to_Bakersfield_by_Sikh_community_102907.shtml

The hosts are confident Hillary and Bill Clinton will be on hand for a breakfast fundraiser Nov. 18 at the Kern County Fairgrounds, even though campaign managers won't confirm their attendance.

Whether the presidential hopeful or...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Times of India

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Pakistan_army_gets_its_first_Sikh_officer_Harcharan_Singh/articleshow/2497232.cms

One person stood out among the latest batch of smartly turned out cadets that graduated from the Pakistan Military Academy - the country's first Sikh army officer Harcharan Singh.

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