Browsing Tag: News

News: Oregon Bill bars religious attire for teachers

Workers in Oregon will be able to wear a turban on the job under a bill passed by the state Legislature that protects religious practices for almost everyone, except public school teachers.

News: California Kirpan Education Bill Passes Senate Public Safety Committee

California's proposed law to train law enforcement about Sikh kirpans this week passed the Senate Public Safety Committee with a unanimous vote.

News: Controversial New Idea: Nerves Transmit Sound, Not Electricity

Nerves transmit sound waves through your body, not electrical pulses, according to a controversial new study that tries to explain the longstanding mystery of how anesthetics work.

News: “White Sikhs” – foreigners who found faith in Sikhism

Sword-carrying Sikhs roaming the Indian city of Amritsar are a normal sight; but white people wearing turbans definitely are not.

News: The Taliban kidnap Sikhs in Pakistan

'We are afraid the Taliban will find us' - As the millions displaced by the fighting in north-west Pakistan begin their return, others face the prospect of never going hom

News: Siri Kartar Kaur's "Grace of Guru Ram Das"

If your taste in music runs to lyrical and 'spacey' then the largely vocal tracks on Siri Kartar Kaur's new CD, "Grace of Guru Ram Das" will take you to a blessed and peaceful space.

Guruka Singh Khalsa

Guruka Singh Khalsa is the founder of the SikhNet bulletin board system and widely known for his popular YouTube Videos

News: GHISS 14th Annual Sikh Youth Gurmat Camp, Maryland: Aug 1 - Aug 8, 2009

Guru Harkrishan Institute of SikhStudies (GHISS) would like to remind you of the 14th Annual Sikh Youth Gurmat Camp in Maryland from August 1 - August 8, 2009. Only the first 100 registrants with completed applications will be accepted.