5 Turbaned Sikh MP's and 5 South Asian Women Win Canadian Parliament Seats. They are among 15 South Asian Liberal MPs elected in the 42nd parliamentary election.
News: Several Sikhs Win Seats in Canadian Parliament
News: Sikh Lives Matter in Britain Too
Last month, during heighted community tensions post-Charlie Hebdo, a Sikh was attacked with a machete in a Tesco store in Wales, sustaining what police described as “life-changing injuries.” The attacker was reported to shout “white power.”
News: #SikhLivesMatter Sparks a Fierce Debate in Britain
On its Facebook page, Basics of Sikhi, a charity for which Jagmeet Singh works, posted a petition that demanded the BBC report on the situation in Punjab. The petition has been signed by over 77,000 people
News: Sikh Community of Seattle Offers Helping Hand to Washington Wildfire Victims
Sikh community of Washington have organized a relief effort in support of victims of the hundreds of wildfires that have devastated the state since July.
News: UK Sikhs Give Blood to Raise Awareness of Human Rights in India
Similar events are also being held in the US and Australia. "This is regarded as a small sacrifice compared with Bapu Surat Singh's hunger-strike to highlight human rights issues in India. I would urge all Sikhs to donate..."
News: The Whitefly Brief [OP/ED]
[OP/ED] This opinion editorial speaks to the current crisis in the Punjab from another angle: economics. Punjab relies on rich farm production. What happens when crops fail? And why do they fail?
News: 'Sikh Lives Matter' - Says a New Global Protest Movement
"Sikh Lives Matter" has now been used more than 40,000 times, has spread to other social networks such as YouTube and Facebook, and was surging again on Monday.
News: A Tale of Two Worlds
Manmeet Singh shared his perspectives of what is happening in Punjab today and shared a clip from the film. The film focuses on the children of these farmers who have committed suicide and strategies to empower them.
News: 7 Things About Sikh Americans You'll Never Learn From the Mainstream Media
The virtual nonpresence of Sikhs in the media is a big reason behind the misunderstandings surrounding them. Multiple estimates range from 78,000 to 500,000 Sikh people in America
Video: Power of Prayer
Pardeep Kaleka and Rahul Dubey from the organization Serve to Unite) speaks about the events that happened in Oak Creek Wisconsin, Aug 5th 2012 when a white supremacist came and shot and killed members of the Sikh Gurdwara (Sikh Temple).
Speech from the 2015 Parliament of World's Religions in Salt Lake City, Utah
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