Sikhism

Sikh American Legal Defense Education Fund Applauds Passage of Voting Rights Act

July 21, 2006

Source: Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund

http://www.saldef.org/content.aspx?&a=1507&z=1&title=SALDEF%20Applauds%20Swift%20Congressional%20Passage%20of%20the%20Voting%20Rights%20Act

On July 21, 2006 the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund reported, "The Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF), the nation’s...

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Schools Struggle to Accommodate Religious Holidays

July 21, 2006

Source: USA Today

http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2006-07-21-schools-holidays_x.htm

On July 21, 2006 USA Today reported, "Sikh, Muslim, Buddhist, Jewish, Hindu, and Christian � each faith has its holy days. Schools across the country are asking how to respect them all.

Consider the University at Albany, which canceled classes on major Muslim holidays. Faculty wanted the move out of concern for Muslim students after the Sept. 11...

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Oxford Man Who Tore Sikh's Turban Off Convicted of Racially Motivated Assault

July 19, 2006

Source: Oxford Mail

http://www.oxfordmail.net/display.var.839442.0.racist_attacker_tore_off_turban.php

On July 19, 2006 the Oxford Mail reported, "An alcoholic thug who tore off a Sikh man's turban in Oxford has been convicted of racially aggravated assault.

Kenneth Pollard, 56, of Speedwell Street, Oxford, denied the attack on Rattandeep Singh Ahluwalia, 26, from India, but was found guilty after a trial on Monday.

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Sikhs from Europe, America to Get Multiple Visas for Pakistan

July 19, 2006

Source: Sikh Sangat News

http://www.sikhsangat.org/publish/article_1190.shtml

On July 19, 2006 Sikh Sangat News reported, "Pakistan Federal Religious Minister Ejaz-ul-Haq has said the government was extending all possible travel facilities to the Sikh yatree (pilgrims) and has now decided to issue multiple visa to Sikhs visiting Pakistan from Europe and America. He was addressing a reception hosted in his honour by the World Muslim-Sikh Federation's chairman...

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High Court Rules Against Full Turbans for Sikhs in Prison

July 18, 2006

Source: Monsters and Critics

Wire Service: IANS

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On July 18, 2006 the Indo-Asian News Service reported, "The Punjab and Haryana High court has disallowed full-sized turbans for Sikh prisoners inside prisons, saying they would be permitted to wear only an under-turban or patka. The judgment came Monday on a petition moved by the Punjab-based Sikh Students Federation seeking permission for Sikh prisoners to wear full turban - about 9-...

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Sikhs Upset Over Misrepresentation in Open-Air Cremation Issue

July 16, 2006

Source: Sikh Sangat News

http://www.sikhsangat.org/publish/article_1183.shtml

On July 16, 2006 Sikh Sangat News reported, "The Sikh Federation (UK), a leading Sikh organisation in the UK, has expressed shock at the handling and media coverage of the first open-air funeral in the UK for over 70 years. A Federation spokesman said: 'The authorities have made a major mistake in the way they have handled this matter. This type of cremation should not have been allowed. It...

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Europe's Largest Hindu Temple Holds Interfaith Memorial Service for Mumbai Victims

July 15, 2006

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5182438.stm

On July 15, 2006 BBC News reported, "On Tuesday bomb blasts on seven trains killed nearly 180 people in Mumbai. Four days later, in a corner of the English countryside, hundreds of British Indians gathered in prayer at a memorial service. Europe's biggest Hindu Temple, Bhaktivedanta Manor, on the outskirts of Watford, invited members of eight faiths - Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Islam, Jain, Judaism, Sikhism...

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Sikh Temple to Open Doors in Chesapeake by Year's End

July 15, 2006

Author: JANETTE RODRIGUES

Source: The Virginian-Pilot

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By the end of the year, the first Sikh temple in Hampton Roads should be open for worship.

The Guru Nanak Foundation of Tidewater is building a 7,000-square-foot temple on nearly 3 acres on Finck Lane, off Great Bridge Boulevard near the interchange of Interstate 464 and I-64. The group broke ground last April.

About 15 years in the making, the temple will cost upwards...

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Opinion: "We Stand in Solidarity with India" by KP Singh

July 14, 2006

Source: The Indianapolis Star

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On July 14, 2006 The Indianapolis Star ran a letter to the editor from Kanwal Prakash "KP" Singh of Indianapolis. He writes, "The rail bombings in Mumbai, India are another shocking tragedy; another alarming display of inhumanity and callous disregard for human life, and especially for the innocents caught in the middle of political and ideological conflicts and territorial struggles in the Indian Subcontinent and around the world... While...

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Sikhs in Court Over Protests of Behzti Play in 2004

July 14, 2006

Source: Sikh Sangat News

[sikhsangat.org/publish/article_1182.shtml]

On July 14, 2006 Sikh Sangat News reported, "The use of anti-social behaviour laws to break up a protest by Sikhs over a play was unlawful, the Court of Appeal has been told. Pritpal Singh, from Coventry, was arrested after failing to leave the demonstration over the play Behzti, at Birmingham Repertory Theatre, in 2004.

His lawyer said the case raised important and fundamental points over the right to lawful protest.

Gurpreet Bhatti (...

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Richmond Sikh Reflects on Life Two Years After Brutal Attack

July 14, 2006

Source: Queens Tribune

[queenstribune.com/news/1152868286.html]

On July 14, 2006 Queens Tribune reported, "Rajinder Singh Khalsa lay on the ground praying to God as the next man’s foot exploded into his face, opening another wound. Silently, he pleaded for the punches and kicks to stop, for the pain to end. The five men beat him viciously outside of Villa Russo’s Restaurant in Richmond Hill because of the turban on his head. He suffered a nose fracture, temporary loss of vision in his left eye, and was left on the ground...

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