Sikhism

New Sikh Landmark Gurdwara Opens

April 7, 2007

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/beds/bucks/herts/6530701.stm

One of the largest Sikh temples in Britain is officially opening in Bedfordshire on Saturday.

The new Guru Nanak Gurdwara Building, on Ford End Road in Queens Park, Bedford, will become the centre of the Sikh community in the area.

On Saturday a ceremony will celebrate the completion of this landmark building and will involve taking the Sikh holy...

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Minn. Premiere of Documentary About Post-9/11 Hate Crimes at Macalester

April 3, 2007

Source: Macalester News

http://www.macalester.edu/whatshappening/press/2007/033007.html

St. Paul, Minn. - Macalester College will host the Minnesota premiere of Divided We Fall: Americans in the Aftermath, the first feature-length documentary film to analyze the aftermath of 9/11 on South Asian and Arab Americans, at 7:30 p.m., April 3, in the Campus Center’s John B. Davis Lecture Hall.

The film documents hate crimes against Sikhs, Muslims and...

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Valarie Kaur's Search for America After 9/11

April 3, 2007

Author: Roseanne Pereira

Source: Minnesota Public Radio

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/04/03/sikhfilm/

St. Paul, Minn. -- In September 2001, Valarie Kaur was a 20-year-old college junior, studying religion and international affairs. She planned to go to India to interview people about religious conflict.

Then, like millions of others, she saw the T.V. images of the world trade towers falling again and again...

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International Human Rights Conference Highlights Problem Of Religious Freedoms on Europe’s 50th Birthday

March 31, 2007

Source: Sikh Sangat News

http://www.sikhsangat.org/ssn/publish/Europe_21/International_Human_Rights_Conference_Highlights_Problem_Of_Religious_Freedoms_on_Europe_s_50th_Birthday_printer.shtml

As European countries gathered to celebrate their 50th birthday in Berlin on the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome Sikhs held an international human rights conference in...

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South Asian Community Groups and Advocates Convene in Washington D.C. to Discuss Emerging Issues and Address National Policymakers

March 30, 2007

Source: SAALT

More than 150 individuals working with underserved South Asian community members gathered in Washington D.C. between March 16th and 18th for a national convening of South Asian community-based organizations, advocates and community members cosponsored by South Asian American Leaders of Tomorrow (SAALT) and the South Asian Law Students Association at American University, Washington College of Law.

Representatives of nearly 40 organizations providing a range of services, as well as individual advocates from Atlanta, New York, New Jersey,...

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Irish Sikh Community Participate at St Patrick's Festival Parade in Ireland

March 29, 2007

Source: Sikh News Network

http://www.sikhnet.com/Sikhnet/news.nsf/NewsArchive/DEE5054F9901B93E872572AD00562549!OpenDocument

Dublin, 22 Mar 2007 - Irish Sikh Community displayed their rich cultural heritage this weekend by participating at the St Patrick’s Day Parade in Dublin, one of the most celebrated events in Ireland.

The Sikh pageant was organised by Irish Sikh Council. With the theme of the parade being...

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Sikh Organizations Give Memorandum to UN

March 27, 2007

Author: Ravinder Singh Robin

Source: Daily India

http://www.dailyindia.com/show/128877.php/Sikh-organizations-give-memorandum-to-UN

Amritsar, Mar 27 : Representatives of nearly 25 Sikh organizations from around the world gave a memorandum to the UN on various international Sikh issues in Geneva on Tuesday.

Nearly 200 members of the various Sikh organizations from 15 countries assembled at Langenthal to...

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Social Club Sued After Ban on Sikhs

March 23, 2007

Source: South Manchester Reporter

http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/news/s/224/224657_social_club_sued_after_ban_on_sikhs.html

SENIOR members of a private members’ club are being sued for racial discrimination after banning ALL Sikh people.

Darley Lawn Tennis and Social Club took the drastic action after a fight involving a group of Sikh men in which club members were injured.

The punch-up led...

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Sikhs Ask Cops to Ban 'Sardar' Jokes on Net

March 19, 2007

Source: The Times of India

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/Cities/Mumbai/Sikhs_ask_cops_to_ban_Sardar_jokes_on_Net/articleshow/msid-1776258,curpg-1.cms

MUMBAI: Buoyed by a successful campaign against a publisher of joke books, members of the Sikh community have now approached the Mumbai police to block any form of humour on the net targeting them.

The cyber cell department of...

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