Source: Fresno Bee

http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/5877223p-6841362c.html

On January 13, 2003 the Fresno Bee reported that "Sikhs in Fresno [CA] ended 48 hours of continuous reading of their Holy Book on Sunday, bringing to a close the annual celebration of the birthday of Guru Gobind Singh... About 1,200 participated, gathering for the reading and prayers at the Sikh temple on Dakota Avenue, near First Street... The event culminated Sunday afternoon with...

Source: Tri-Valley Herald

http://www.trivalleyherald.com/Stories/0,1413,86%257E10669%257E1107754,00.html

On January 13, 2003 the Tri-Valley Herald reported that "during 17th-Century battles in which Sikhs fought against the ruling Moguls of India, Guru Gobind Singh Sahib sent his own sons to the front line, Sikhs believe... At least four of them died, along with dozens of his other family members during the many battles he led as the last of...

Source: The Chicago Sun-Times

http://www.suntimes.com/output/business/cst-fin-mac14.html

On January 13, 2003 The Chicago Sun-Times reported that "a scientist.. urged a Cook County [IL] judge Monday to reject McDonald's Corp.'s proposed list of 26 groups scheduled to share in a $10 million settlement by the fast-food chain... 'It will set back vegetarianism as a class for 10 to 20 years' because the groups McDonald's favors are hostile to the values the settlement...

Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer

http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/local/4925345.htm

On January 12, 2003 The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that "Waqar Hasan - the faithful son, the father of four, the one who paid all the bills - is gone; [he was killed in his convenience store four days after 9/11 by Mark Anthony Stroman]... Hasan's wife, Durreshahwar, and teenage daughters have lived in their white, one-story frame house in a New Jersey suburb...

Source: Queens Chronicle-Central Edition

Source: myOC.com

http://www.myoc.com/community/religion/spirit/spirit.shtml

On January 8, 2003 myOC.com reported that "The Sikh Center [in Orange County, CA] has been in existence since 1990. During the 1980s five Sikh families in Orange County began conducting services in their homes. Now the Center has over 500 families as members. Although exact numbers are difficult to obtain, several sources indicate that there are between 16 million and 20 million Sikhs...

Source: Contra Costa Times

http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/4868002.htm

On January 3, 2003 Contra Costa Times reported that "contemporary El Sobrante [CA], far from being a nowhere place, is one whose renown carries across oceans, all the way to the Punjab region of India, homeland of the Sikhs. As the site of the Sikh Center of the San Francisco Bay Area, one of the most important Sikh shrines in North America, El Sobrante rates a spot on the worldwide Sikh map... Sikhs...

Source: Contra Costa Times

http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/4868104.htm

On January 3, 2003 the Contra Costa Times reported that "once the domain of a people and religion many Americans regarded as exotic, Sikh temples throughout North America are reaching out to the mainstream. Sikhism is... not at all out of step with American values and most Americans' religions, Sikh leaders say... Sikhs have lived in California for more than 100 years, and their temples have always...

Source: Register-News

Source: The Plain Dealer

On December 31, 2002 The Plain Dealer reported that "the Plain Dealer asked Northeast Ohioans representing different faiths to share their thoughts and prayers for the new year. If there is one theme that runs through these reflections, it is a sense of hope amid despair. Religious leaders seek faith to not only be peacemakers and serve the poor and the homeless and others in need next year, but to do what they believe is God's work with a spirit of joy and peace... Ven. Shih Ying-Fa, Abbot, CloudWater Zendo, Zen Center of...

Source: SMART

http://www.sikhmediawatch.org/news/newsdetail.asp?newsid=150

On December 26, 2002 SMART reported on Swaranjit Singh, who "'resigned from [his] job and started calling different schools, churches, the FBI, the Federal Aviation Administration, the police, to educate people about Sikhs.' Singh said he has been on about 15 different television programs since the Sept. 11 attacks and has given presentations on Sikhism to district attorneys’...

Source: Sikh Mediawatch and Resource Task Force

http://www.sikhmediawatch.org/press/pressdetail.asp?pressid=26

On December 23, 2002 the Sikh Mediawatch and Resource Task Force issued a press release. "SMART’s Executive Director, Navtej Khalsa, questioned the effect of these actions on the relationship between immigrant communities and law enforcement officials. 'We understand the need to prevent against any potential future terrorist attacks,' said...

Source: The Herald

http://www.heraldnet.com/Stories/02/12/23/16282626.cfm

On December 23, 2002 The Herald reported that "Sunday, dinner at the Grand Taj restaurant was on the house -- for the third time in three years... Restaurant owners Kewal Singh Johal and his wife, Jasbir Kaur Johal, served more than 3,000 free dinners to an equal number of their neighbors -- the residents of Snohomish County [WA] and beyond... Followers of the Sikh religion, they believe in...

Source: The Bakersfield Californian

http://www.bakersfield.com/local/story/2362221p-2416343c.html

On December 21, 2002 The Bakersfield Californian reported that "with Christmas just a few days away, toys and food were given away at various events in Bakersfield Saturday... About 12 members of the local Sikh community served a vegetarian meal consisting of rice, vegetables, garbanzo beans and chapati, an unleavened flat bread from India, to folks at the...

Source: Pakistan Link

http://news.ncmonline.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=69b528758e3dd704c6ce2f4374b984a0

On December 19, 2002 the Pakistan Link reported that "still reeling from the aftereffects of 9/11, the Muslim community in Sacramento turned out in record numbers for the service for Eid, the end of Ramadan. On Dec. 6, over 2000 worshipers gathered at one of the oldest continuous places of Muslim worship in the...