Author: Glenda Luymes

Source: The Province

http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=a0bb7d74-fb19-453a-b884-441995a771e0

Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts put aside past conflict and visited the Dasmesh Darbar temple Thursday evening for a celebration honouring the birthday of a notable Sikh guru.

The temple was at the centre of a political controversy earlier this year, when its leaders decided not...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/leicestershire/7732025.stm

Thousands of people have marched through the streets of Leicester to mark a major religious festival.

The parade in the Highfields area celebrated the birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji - founder of the Sikh religion.

The procession has taken place in the city for 20 years, with about 15,000 people attending last...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Times of India

Wire Service: IANS

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Sikhs_mark_Guru_Nanaks_birth_anniversary_with_fervour/rssarticleshow/3709948.cms

As dawn broke Thursday, hundreds of Sikhs across India thronged Gurudwaras for morning prayers to mark the 539th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of the...

Author: Martin Banks

Source: The Parliament

http://www.theparliament.com/latestnews/news-article/newsarticle/eu-parliament-accused-of-banning-dagger-wearing-sikhs/

Parliament bosses have been blasted for their “outrageous ban” on refusing Sikhs access to the assembly’s building.

UK ALDE deputy Liz Lynne invited a delegation of Sikhs to parliament on Monday...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Sikh Spirit

http://www.bsingh.dsl.pipex.com/khalsa/medianew.htm

In an attempt to show case articles related to Sikh Heritage scattered in UK at various places, the Sikhs there are establishing National Sikh Heritage Centre and Holocaust Museum along Gurudwara Singh Sabha, Derby, UK.

The museum has already got 300 items, most of these weapons, and 3 canons of 18th century on lease by British Government, Chairman...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Examiner

http://www.examiner.com/a-1682938~Sikh_man_barred_from_wearing_turban_in_court.html

A San Joaquin County Superior Court judge says a Sikh man facing trial over the murder of his daughter's former boyfriend will have to appear before jurors without his turban.

Judge Charlotte Orcutt says that the long fabric pious men use to wrap their hair could hide a weapon or be...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/kent/7719169.stm

An £11m project to build a Sikh temple in north Kent will be finished on time, despite the global economic downturn, community leaders have said.

The Gravesend gurdwara has been under construction for the past seven years, and is due to open in time for the Sikh New Year Vaisakhi festival in 2009.

It has been paid for...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Times of India

Wire Service: IANS

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Indians_Abroad/First_Sikh_member_in_NZ_parliament/articleshow/3691733.cms

Former New Delhi businessman Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi will be the first Sikh member of the New Zealand parliament which has a record number of six Asian members following Saturday's election....

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Sikh Coalition

http://www.sikhcoalition.org/advisories/lexushiring.htm

A Sikh who was told to shave his facial hair or not be hired filed a charge of discrimination last week with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Gurpreet Singh (Kherha) applied for an automotive sales position with Tri-County Lexus in Little Falls, New Jersey this past February. After completing two days of...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Sikh Coalition

http://www.sikhcoalition.org/advisories/2008President.htm

he Sikh Coalition, the nation's largest Sikh civil rights organization, congratulated President-elect Barack Obama on his election victory and offered its support for meeting the challenges of our time.

In a statement, the Coalition said:

"The Sikh Coalition offers its congratulations to President-elect Obama on his...

Author: Gregg Krupa

Source: The Detroit News

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081101/LIFESTYLE04/811010397/1041/LIFESTYLE04

Thousands of Sikhs from the five temples in Metro Detroit will gather at a single event for the first time today, at what leaders say is likely the largest assembly of members of the faith ever in southeastern Michigan.

The occasion, in Plymouth,...

Author: Dave Carlin

Source: SALDEF

Author: Ryan McCarthy

Source: The Appeal-Democrat

http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/temple_70355___article.html/election_court.html

An election at a Sikh temple in Yuba City, challenged in court over allegations that included two people in a voting booth at the same time, was upheld Monday by a Sutter County Superior Court judge.

"We're not here to impose our values on a religious organization," Judge Perry...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: ANI

http://living.oneindia.in/expressions/factual-expressions/2008/sikh-rrligion-score-230608.html

The Sikh Council on Religion and Education (SCORE) organized an Award ceremony on Wednesday to honour Sikhs from across America. Over 30 elected representatives of the U.S. Congress participated in the grand function apart from nearly 300 guests from across America.

On...

Author: Lawrence Gipson

Source: The Yale Daily News

http://www.yaledailynews.com/articles/view/26072

Before coming to college, Arjan Singh ’11 said his Sikh heritage permeated his life. But at Yale, he found that sense of community missing.

“Back home, every week on Saturdays, my family got together to meet with another Sikh family, to meditate and to sing hymns,” Arjan said. “Spirituality and religion are very rarely...