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News: France's governing party debates secularism

President Nicolas Sarkozy's governing conservative party held a politically charged conference Tuesday on ways to strengthen secularism in French society, amid worries it would stigmatize France's millions of Muslims.

News: Pupils discover Sikh way of life

David added: “The children learnt about how Sikhism is based on respecting each other. The main message was that it doesn’t matter which religion you are as long as you tolerate each other.”

News: Deepa Mehta to start Komagata Maru in 2013

It will revisit the journey of Indians who wanted a better life in Canada but were denied entry by the racist government of the time. They were not allowed to disembark in Vancouver and forcibly sent back to India where many were shot on arrival in Kolkata.

News: Meet the leader of San Francisco's GOP

San Francisco's Republican Party has a new chair, and it's not your average Republican. Let's take some demographical statistics of GOP supporters. According to Gallup, they're mostly white, they're mostly men and they mostly "attend church weekly." Harmeet Dhillon is none of the above. She's an Indian-American woman who's a Sikh.

News: Malaysia brothers bring new twist to Bhangra music

Two Sikh brothers nicknamed "Malaysia's Bhangra Ambassadors" are trying to become international hit-makers in Punjabi dance music with the help of stars from Britain and India.The duo officially known as Goldkartz have released an album that is the first serious attempt by a Southeast Asian bhangra recording act to cross over to foreign markets.

News: Vaisakhi Parade reflects Sikh growth in Central Okanagan

In a colourful parade augmented by exotic tastes and music, Kelowna’s maturing cultural profile will be on display this weekend. The Okanagan Sikh community is putting on its first Vaisakhi parade Saturday, mirroring activities that have traditionally rolled out in larger urban hubs.

News: Ardas ~ the Sikh Prayer

Ardas means a formal prayer, supplication or humble request. It is derived from the Persian word 'Arzdaasht' meaning a petition. It is human nature to pray when one needs help say for wealth, children, personal affairs, health for peace and so on. How nice would it be if things get done on their own and one does not have to pray for getting something? That is the way Gurbani teaches...

News: No FIR even after Dy CM Sukhbir’s order

The release had stated that taking a serious view of the incident, Sukhbir has ordered registration of an FIR under Section 295-A of the IPC against both the police officers after receiving the report of a magisterial inquiry conducted by Mohali ADC Mohinder Singh Kainth into the “disrespect to the Sikh religion”.

News: 'Rethink on scholarship to minority students likely' ~ Narendra Modi

In a ray of hope to Gujarat's minorities, chief minister Narendra Modi is learnt to be reconsidering his earlier decision not to provide Government of India-sponsored pre-matriculation scholarship to more than 52,000 students belonging to Muslim, Christian, Parsi, Sikh and Buddhist communities.

News: Sikhs urge non-violence

Shasta County’s Sikh community is placing fresh emphasis on its annual Vaisakhi Festival, a Day for Non-Violence, in the wake of an apparent hate-related drive-by shooting last month in Elk Grove, near Sacramento.

Browsing Tag: News

News: France's governing party debates secularism

News: Pupils discover Sikh way of life

News: Deepa Mehta to start Komagata Maru in 2013

News: Meet the leader of San Francisco's GOP

News: Malaysia brothers bring new twist to Bhangra music

News: Vaisakhi Parade reflects Sikh growth in Central Okanagan

News: Ardas ~ the Sikh Prayer

News: No FIR even after Dy CM Sukhbir’s order

News: 'Rethink on scholarship to minority students likely' ~ Narendra Modi

News: Sikhs urge non-violence

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