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Sikhs secure right to wear Kirpan in 61 schools in six states of USA: National Heritage Academies has acknowledged that they will allow Sikh students to wear the Kirpan in their schools. Sikhs in the six states were pleased with the news.
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Urgent Help Needed for Pakistan IDPs: “The humanitarian aid pledged by the USA and the European Union has not reached the camps yet. The Pakistan government and UN agencies are struggling to maintain humane conditions at the IDP camps,”
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Healthcare facility settles lawsuit over shaving of elderly Sikh man: United Sikhs and law-firm Storzer and Greene, LLC secured a settlement including $20,000 in compensation for Pyara Singh’s family
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'Feed the Hungry' Campaign Brings Winter Solace to Homeless in Toronto: United Sikhs will work with local Gurdwaras to feed and clothe the needy from all communities around the world. To date 10 Gurdwaras in Ontario have agreed to participate in this campaign.
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The Work of Chalda Vaheer and the European Sikh Council: For the past 30 years they have held camps for kids and Sikh youth in Europe and rest of world (including new Zealand and the Fiji islands.)
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Sikhs Agree on a Global Civil Rights Agenda: Representatives from World-Wide Sikh Organizations Approve Declarations and Recommendations of Pressing Civil Rights Concerns.
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French turban ban challenged before UN: Hoping to get reprieve, a Sikh advocacy group has challanged the French government's ban on wearing turbans before the United Nations
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: December 13, 2008, 8:30 pm; First Global Sikh Civil Rights Conference in NYC, USA
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After Gurdwara raid row, Belgian king visits Sikh shrine: With a raid on two Gurdwaras in Brussels triggering outrage among the Sikh community, Belgium’s King Albert II and Queen Paola took time off to visit Gurdwara Bangla Sahib...
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United Sikh Association Serves Langar to NYU Students: The United Sikh Association of New York University (NYU) served langar to university students on October 29th, 2008.
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