Sikhism

UK Allows Sikh Docs to Wear 'Karas'

April 13, 2010

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Times of India

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The UK Health Department has relaxed its "no jewellery" rule for Sikh employees allowing them to wear karas, as long as they can be moved up the arm during direct contact with patients. 

They have also revised rules for Muslim doctors and nurses, allowing them to opt out of strict dress codes designed to tackle the...

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Sikhs Open Festival Service to Public

April 13, 2010

Author: Vern Barnet

Source: The Kansas City Star

http://www.kansascity.com/2010/04/13/1873107/sikhs-open-festival-service-to.html

You’re smart — you know that the two largest faiths on the planet are Christianity and Islam.

And you, you’re very smart because you know that Hinduism and Buddhism are the third- and fourth-largest faiths. You may even have seen the recent PBS program “The...

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Muslims, Sikhs Welcome Change In Airport Security Screenings

April 8, 2010

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Houston Chronicle/Religion News Service

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/religion/6950048.html

Muslim and Sikh groups praised the Transportation Security Administration for rolling back screening rules on passengers arriving from 14 primarily Islamic countries, even as some worry that profiling will continue.

The new rules had been enacted after a Nigerian Muslim man tried and failed to...

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Sikh Organization Defends Kirpan After Man Stabbed In Brampton

April 8, 2010

Author: Kenyon Wallace

Source: Canada.com/National Post

http://www.canada.com/news/story.html?id=2776126

The World Sikh Organization of Canada is moving to dispel misconceptions about the kirpan, a small ceremonial dagger worn by Sikhs, following an incident on Friday outside the Sikh Lehar Centre in Brampton where a man was stabbed with a kirpan. Sukhwant Singh was charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault after Manjit Mangat, 53, was...

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Thousands Of Sikhs Celebrate Baisakhi At L.A. Convention Center

April 8, 2010

Author: K.B. Nair

Source: India Journal

http://www.indiajournal.com/pages/event.php?id=10587

Thousands of Sikhs from Southern California joined forces to put on a great show of unity  when they congregated at the Los Angeles Convention Center in downtown Los Angeles for  the annual celebration of Baisakhi on April 4. It was the 311th Anniversary of the Birth of the Khalsa and the theme chosen for this year’s festivities was “...

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NYC Sikhs Protest Appearance Of Indian Minister

April 8, 2010

Author: Megan K. Scott

Source: Google News

Wire Service: AP

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i_S1zzF0Ik9uparAwoxPeyUkgmyAD9EV0CCO5

Several dozen Sikhs on Thursday protested a speech by an Indian minister who they say instigated mob riots in their country in 1984 that left more than 3,000 dead, most of them Sikhs.

About 100 members of the Sikhs for Justice, a...

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Bedford's Sikh Community Baffled By Member's Actions, Fatal Shooting At Temple

April 8, 2010

Author: Michael Sangiacomo

Source: The Plain Dealer

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/04/sikh_community_baffled_by_memb.html

Dozens of members of the Sikh community gathered at its temple on Tarbell Avenue Thursday morning to try to understand why one of their own brought meat cleaver to the sanctuary hours earlier, an act that led to him being shot dead by police.

Ravinder Nijjar, 41, of Bedford, showed up at Guru...

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Court Upholds Sikh Temple Director Disclosures

April 7, 2010

Author: Ryan McCarthy

Source: Appeal-Democrat

http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/directors-93592-court-temple.html

 

A court decision requiring newly elected directors of a Sikh Temple in Yuba City to provide their addresses, phone numbers and e-mails to other directors was upheld Wednesday by a state court.

The Sacramento-based 3rd District Court of Appeal upheld the decision by Sutter...

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Brampton Kirpan Attack Renews Debate Over Sikh Daggers

April 6, 2010

Author: Raveena Aulakh

Source: Toronto Star

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/crime/article/791293--brampton-kirpan-attack-renews-debate-over-sikh-daggers?bn=1

The crowd of about 150 people was yelling obscenities and threats outside the Sikh Lehar Centre in Brampton when three temple officials stepped out to pacify them.

Within seconds, one in the crowd, clutching a thick steel...

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Sikh Kids Play In Backyard Of the White House

April 6, 2010

Author: Anju Kaur

Source: SikhNN

http://www.sikhnn.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=708&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

It was a beautiful spring day for Sikh kids to roll eggs, listen to stories and play on the White House lawn. 

By special invitation from the White House, a group of 30 Sikh kids and their parents were given the rare opportunity to attend the...

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Suspicious Fire Damages Sacramento Sikh Temple

April 1, 2010

Author: Staff Writer

Source: India Journal

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A charred building and broken windows are all that is left of a Sacramento Sikh temple after a suspicious fire nearly destroyed the gurdwara. 

Instead of attending services on March 13, members of the Gurdwara picked through the charred rubble. 

“This is too much damage. I can’t believe it,” said Sulakhan Singh who attends the temple. “Everything’s gone, totally lost.”...

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Governor Signs Repeal On Teachers' Religious Dress; Ban Will Lift In July 2011

April 1, 2010

Author: Betsy Hammond

Source: The Oregonian

http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2010/04/governor_signs_repeal_on_teach.html

With supporters of religious freedom looking on, Gov. Ted Kulongoski signed a bill this morning that will end Oregon's ban on teachers wearing head scarves and other religious attire. 

The ban won't lift until after the 2010-11 school year. The rationale for the...

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