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News: British Sikh Association pays tribute to soldier Lee Rigby

The British Sikh Association (BSA) hosted its most memorable Annual Dinner... on 26th September 2013 to pay tribute to Drummer Lee Rigby who was brutally murdered in a terrorist attack on 22nd May 2013.

News: Heroes of Nairobi Westgate attack

Amid the horrific scenes of the victims of the attack on the Westgate shopping complex in Nairobi, there have also been instances of heroism.

News: Seventeen arrested in charity immigration investigation

The investigations focused on the sponsoring of Indian nationals to come to the UK to work as religious workers or ministers, under the Tier 2 and Tier 5 migrant workers system.

News: Human Trafficking: from a Survivor’s Perspective

My name is Pavandeep Kaur. I work as a mental health professional and an advocate for human trafficking victims. I am also a survivor of sex trafficking. I was trafficked in the United States, in Orlando, FL, from ages 13-15, by a member of my family of origin and family “friends,” one of whom was involved in law enforcement.

News: A Distant Beat, A Different Drummer

Today, better than 90 percent of Sikhs exist in the country where the religion arose - India. The value system and the governmental structure differ from that of, say Great Britain, Canada and the United States, in major ways.

IJ Singh

Dr. I.J Singh has a probing mind and a wry sense of humor. His prolific pool of essays poke, provoke and ultimately force the reader to think more deeply. His work has graced SikhNet's pages for some time.

News: UK Sikhs have positive meeting with Jathedar of the Akal Takht

A number of the members of the Board of Jathedars and Executive Committee of the Sikh Council UK met with Giani Gurbachan Singh the Jathedar of the Akaal Takht earlier today at Ramgharia Sabha, Southall.

News: Judge Rimes' Sikh Slur In Mississippi Court, 'Remove That Rag,'...

On his March 26th court date, Judge Aubrey Rimes of the Pike County Justice Court ejected him from the courtroom stating that Singh would not be allowed to re-enter unless he removed "that rag" from his head.

News: Sikh rights violation case: US court issues summons to Manmohan Singh

New York-based rights group Sikhs For Justice has now secured summons from a federal court in Washington DC against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his alleged role in sanctioning big amounts as cash rewards for Punjab cops involved in the counter-insurgency operations the early 90s,...