Author: Rose French

Source: The Minneapolis Star Tribune

http://www.startribune.com/local/111230449.html

For years, Twin Cities Hindus and Sikhs practiced their faith in cramped basements or private homes because there were few public worship spaces.

But as their numbers have grown, so have their worship options. Plans to open two more temples are signs of the communities' growing population and prosperity.

The Sri Venkateswara Hindu...

Author: Aftab Gulzar

Source: BBC News

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11886253

The UK Sangat, an association of Sikh followers, has started a national campaign to stop what it says is the violation of the basic principles of Sikhism.

Some Sikhs have protested, stopping one gurdwara in Edinburgh and one in Essex from going against the teachings.

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Sikh Coalition

http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/1607/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=88685

"As a mother, I will repent for the rest of my life that I cannot bring back my son's childhood..." These are the words of a Bay-Area mother who recalls the incidents of violence, vandalism and fear her family endured. The worst part is the incidents occurred just because they are Sikh....

Author: Ben Deci

Source: KTXL TV

http://www.fox40.com/ktxl-robbery-or-hate-crime-sacramen-112810,0,4842888.story

Sacramento cab driver Harbhajan Singh is recovering from severe injuries he received at the hands of two men he drove into West Sacramento early this morning.

56-year-old Singh believes the men intended to kill him, but he was able to get away.

Author: Raja Abdulrahim

Source: The Los Angeles Times

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-beliefs-sikh-20101127,0,3512444.story

In one of the opening scenes of a light-hearted new film about Sikhism, the young filmmakers pose a challenge: If every Sikh could educate 300 people about the religion, then awareness of the faith would be a reality.

The filmmakers, 16-year-old twins Rasna Kaur Neelam and Harnek Singh...

Author: Ashley Gebb

Source: The Appeal-Democrat

http://www.appeal-democrat.com/articles/around-101580-chunnis-went.html

Around and around they went, as boys wearing traditional patkas and girls in colorful chunnis and kerchiefs sat in circles reciting poems and nursery rhymes.

"Plant Sikhi with your heart, plant so strong it never falls apart. Give it water and let it grow, throughout the world, let them...

Author: Sunil K. Vaidya

Source: The Gulf News

http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/oman/oman-to-have-more-places-of-worship-for-indians-1.717299

Sultan Qaboos Bin Saeed Tuesday received India’s Minister for State for Minority and Corporate Affairs, Salman Khurshid, at Bait Al Birka.

The minister is in Oman as a Special Representative of the Prime Minister of India. Khurshid conveyed to...

Source: The Hindustan Times

http://www.hindustantimes.com/audio-news-video/Hindus-and-Muslims-seek-blessings-at-the-mausoleum-of-Sufi-Saint/Article2-626651.aspx

The culture of Kashmir or Kashmiriyat " as it is known as, is a synthesis of the great traditions of Hinduism, the compassion of Buddhism and the liberalism of Sufi Islam. And Kashmiri society has been a microcosm, reflecting the...

Author: Dr. Jaswant Singh Sachdev

Source: SikhNet

http://www.sikhnet.com/news/adl-honors-rana-singh-sodhi-his-work-sikh-awareness

Anti-Defamation League (ADL), an organization of the Jewish people was founded 100 years ago in 1913 to secure justice and fair treatment to all. Over period of time it has become the nation's premier civil rights/human relations agency fighting anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry defending...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Yahoo News

Wire Service: AP

http://news.yahoo.com/video/us-15749625/army-gets-first-sikh-enlisted-soldier-in-decades-22965692

The first Sikh to become an enlisted U.S. Army soldier in nearly three decades said Wednesday he's eager to move on to training as a combat medic and defend his new homeland on the battlefield.

Author: Michael Adkins

Source: The Gravesend Reporter 24

http://www.gravesendreporter.co.uk/news/15_million_sikh_temple_to_open_next_week_1_722845

One of the biggest Sikh Temples outside of India is to officially open next week, after a multi-million pound project taking almost a decade to complete.

Members of the current Siri Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara in Clarence Place, Gravesend, will...

Author: Katy Daigle

Source: The Washington Post

Wire Service: AP

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/09/AR2010110901888.html

An Indian lawmaker from Punjab said Tuesday she had asked President Barack Obama to put a stop to the U.S. border practice of frisking Sikh turbans.

Sikhs worldwide have long protested the American security measure as...

Author: Howard Yune

Source: The Appeal-Democrat

http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/sikh-100930-dampen-unexpected.html

Among the many visitors to the Yuba City Nagar Kirtan and Sikh Parade on Sunday was an unexpected gate-crasher — steady rain.

But Sikhs converged on the Mid-Valley from across town and abroad, braving the soaking conditions to cap a weekend of celebration and charity by marching in the 31st annual...

Author: Ken Maguire

Source: The New York Times

Author: Anju Bhargava

Source: The Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anju-bhargava/out-of-many-one-diwali-il_b_778973.html

Diwali is a joyous festival of lights, celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, Buddhists (Dharmic traditions) and the festive spirit expressed by those of "any, all and no faith." Though celebrated for different reasons, it has evolved from a pan-Indian festivity uniting multicultural...