Browsing Tag: Birmingham

According to a news reported by BBC “more than 10,000 Sikhs have gathered in Wolverhampton to mark the 10th anniversary of the Sikh Federation”.

Sharon Lea, from Birmingham City Council, said the Vaisakhi festival showed "how people come together in the city to celebrate their cultural identity". She added that it had become a key event in Birmingham's cultural calendar.

A LEADER of Birmingham’s Sikh community has been given a top honour by the Pope after building bridges between faiths.

For 312 years, Singh has been the surname almost universally adopted by baptised male Sikhs. It means “lion” and judging by last night’s events it’s no exaggeration.

It has hunted down rioters in Birmingham, confronted police during running battles, and broadcast live footage of arrests on Sky TV. But it is this bizarre form of guerilla journalism that has proved the most captivating coverage of the riots that have swept England.

Dhinsa was not prepared to carry a replica. “We can see no good reason, in the circumstances, to draw any inference that the ban was enforced on the grounds of race, religion or belief and accordingly, the claims are dismissed,” said Mr Roper.

A new exhibition, Turbanology: Sikhs Unwrapped, which opens in Birmingham on Friday, is seeking to raise awareness about the true history of the turban and its significance for Sikhs. In addition to specially commissioned films and talks, the exhibition hopes to provide knowledge and perspective on the turban's spiritual importance and will provide hands-on demonstrations on how a turban is tied.

Jo Ind reports on Birmingham’s first Sikh nursery