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I wish I didn't have to explain. There is a great deal about Sikhism that I wish Americans understood. I wish they knew how much of my religious practice is consumed with my chosen academic discipline – conflict resolution and peacemaking. Americans don't realize that on 9/11, I felt miserable.

Bilal was hopeful his faith would gain a new image. “Terrorism is not our religion. We condemn that 100 percent,” he said. Bilal explained that the Koran could be misinterpreted by people like bin Laden, but said it was the duty of Muslims not to follow religious leaders blindly, and to use their own moral judgment.

In the wake of a bloody fight at a South Richmond Hill temple last week, Sikhs are working to educate police and others on a community they say is peace loving and mortified by the clash between individuals wielding swords and cricket bats. “The whole community was walking around with their heads down, ashamed,” said Gurpal Singh.

The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) said that not covering the face is a "shortcoming" and suggested that any Muslims who advocate being uncovered could be guilty of rejecting Islam. In a statement published on its website the MCB, warns: "We advise all Muslims to exercise extreme caution on this issue, since denying any part of Islam may lead to disbelief."

The population of the world, long expected to stabilize just above 9 billion in the middle of the century, will instead keep growing and may hit 10.1 billion by the year 2100, the United Nations projected in a report released Tuesday. Growth in Africa remains so high that the population there could more than triple in this century, rising from today’s one billion to 3.6 billion, the report said...

Mission for Vision (MFV) has been working towards eradication of curable blindness in India for last 20 years. Over the years, MFV has partnered with eye hospitals and facilitated more than 1.0 million eye surgeries. This year, we are planning 175,000 free eye surgeries. We are jow building an eye hospital in Ludhiana which will help us fulfil our vision of an eye hospital in every State of India.

Studies have found that meditation helps prevent the recurrence of depression, perhaps by producing changes in parts of the brain associated with learning and anxiety. A new study suggests that meditation may modulate brain waves called alpha rhythms, which help regulate the transmission of sensory input from the surrounding environment.

Dr. Rajwant Singh, Chairman of the Sikh Council on Religion and Education (SCORE), said that “We appreciate President Obama’s leadership in bringing justice to a man who caused so much grief to many fellow Americans and to so many people around the world.