News: Why a French, an American, a Scot and a Canadian chose Sikhism

Sikhism's universal message of equality and love is being spread by people from diverse ethnicities. On Guru Nanak's 550th anniversary, an aerospace engineer who wants to open a gurdwara in Jamaica, an African-American who discovered her faith in a yoga class, and a 21-year-old baptised Christian who is now spreading the word of Sikhism through her website share their experiences about their journey towards finding the Sikh faith. Along with these, there are many instances of people from different ethnicities spreading the message of Sikhism worldwide. Let's look at what they have to say:

News: Artist Nep Sidhu’s Art Exhibition retraces a Painful Chapter in Sikh History

Nep Sidhu, the rising Scarborough art star’s solo exhibition at Mercer Union opened on February 9th, 2019, highlights the resilience of Sikh communities using large-scale textiles and metalwork. The artist says it took him three years to bring the exhibition together. The artist is intensely committed to the craft.

News: About Half a Million Kansas State Students can now learn about Sikhism

Kansas became the 14th state in the Midwestern United States to incorporate Sikhism into its social studies curriculum. This historic decision comes nearly a week after the Indiana Board of Education approved to incorporate Sikhism as a subject in five distinct locations in Indiana state standards on March 4, 2020.

News: The U.S. Navy regulations updates religious headgear in uniforms, allows Sikhs to wear turbans

In 2020, the updated U.S. Navy’s religious accommodations policy cited that Sikh sailors can wear turbans. This was followed by the Air Force’s decision to do the same in early February of the same year. Earlier, religious head coverings such as Muslim hijabs and Jewish kippahs were permitted because they did not interfere with uniform covers.

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