The Lower Mainland Sikh community has come together to offer housing, schooling, food, clothing and a slate of services to help support to the Syrian refugees who are expected to arrive in the area over the next few months.
Nankana Sahib city, near Lahore, is considered the birthplace of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism. Hundreds of Sikh pilgrims from India would cross Wagah Border on special trains where senior officials would welcome the guests, The News reported on Friday.
As you may know there will be a lot of refugees coming to Canada. I know a lot of you worry about the masses of people entering our country in the next couple of months.
It is heartwarming to know, that while there is violence and suffering in gargantuan volumes, there are also people like these, who are taking the risk to reach out to, and help those in need.
Two police officers arrived and asked him to step outside for a chat, and told him a member of the public was concerned about "a guy with some wires in his bag".
the Sikh Coalition and the Los Angeles Clippers hosted nearly 400 members of the California sangat for the pair’s second annual Sikh Awareness and Appreciation game.
Singh’s mission for Wear A Turban day was simple: educate as many people as possible on what Sikh culture is really about. “Once we know each other, it’s much more different,” Singh said.
A Sikh charity, Sikh Arts & Cultural Association (SACA) attended the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham’s Best in Care Awards ceremony (held on the 12 November 2015) and won the ‘Charity Supporter of the Year award’.
The alignment between the tenets of the Sikh faith and the precepts of the South African Constitution prompted the invitation of prominent members of government and respected community and national leaders to the unveiling.