Browsing Tag: Pride

One sports workshop aims to help young Sikhs rediscover pride in their identity.

Three-quarters of the UK's Sikhs have experienced racism but 95% are proud of being born or living in Britain, a survey suggests. The first British Sikh Report (BSR) has been launched in Parliament.

I thought I had it rough. I never fathomed that I would wake up at 30 and see that the very ignorance and hatred I witnessed over a decade ago could be so deadly. Had these events taken place in my hometown of San Jose, my parents, who pay their respects daily, could have been inside the gurdwara. I immediately knew I needed to do something. This was not the America we all signed up for.

So, if we want to be proud of being Sikh, feel passionate about it, let us strive to work on the understanding of Naam. As we understand what Guru Ji is trying to give us, there will be a paradigm shift in our lives and with that understanding we will be creating a new state of mind.

There they were at the Green Day concert – six pink turbans bobbing up and down in the crowd....Who are these mysterious pink-turbaned giants, and where are they from? Why do they pop up at almost every rock concert held in the region? And most importantly of all, why pink?

Its not fliers, lectures or a million dollar campaigns that are going to help people understand who Sikhs are and stop being hurtful towards the turban, It is going to be each Sikh wearing their turban with pride and being extra kind and clearing up misunderstandings of the people around them.

A young Irvine teen gets his turban tying ceremony ( dastar bandhi) showing a deep faith in relegion...

More often than not, homosexuality within the South Asian community is frowned upon. But slowly, that's starting to change.