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Promoting Interfaith Dialogue by cycling through Europe!: My name is Onkardeep Singh Khalsa. The end of September 2009 marked the completion of my 29 day cycling trip from Berlin to Istanbul.
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European Court upholds turban ban: In an unprecedented judgment European Court of Human Rights has justified the ban imposed by French Government to bear turbans in Schools; the controversial judgment was delivered on Thursday.
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First Time Sikh Participation at South East European Prayer Breakfast: We met in a region that just a few years ago was overwhelmed by an unthinkable religious war. While there is no strong Sikh presence in the area, given the Sikhs' history, it seemed like an important place to contribute in prayer.
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Impact of WWI on Sikh soldiers based on their letters: These letters of Sikh soldiers project their courage, loyalty, will to win the war or die like Sikh heroes. They have followed the great Sikh tradition of saving mankind from any type of oppression.
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Airline for Sikh pilgrims, Akal Air, launches: An airline with potentially the best airplane food (for those with Punjabi palates) has just launched. Akal Air has just started bi-weekly flights (Wednesdays and Saturdays) from Birmingham, UK to Amritsar
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Indian turban makes it big in German fashion: In a first of its kind, a turbaned Indian American Sikh named Sonny Caberwal who is in India these days, has become the international face of the prestigious German men's magazine GQ.
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Indian Sikhs take up French turban rights issue: On Wednesday, the government in the northern Sikh-dominated state of Punjab passed a resolution in the state assembly, demanding France lift the ban there.
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Punjab's migrants take less home: Pyara Singh is on his annual visit home from Hamburg, Germany, where he works as a cook in a pizzeria.
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Belgian Court Overturns Ban On Sikh Headcovering In School.: The Hasselt Civil Court overturned today a ban on the patka which was imposed on five Sikh schoolboys since 2005.
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