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She prefers to describe herself as a book-maker, working with sequences of images that form loose narratives.

When the militants stormed into the mall on Saturday and began firing indiscriminately, Nehal called up her father and told him that she, along with a friend, were hiding on the rooftop. That was her last call......

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced Sept. 12 that he will nominate Gurbir Singh Grewal, an assistant U.S. attorney from Glen Rock, N.J., as the next Bergen County prosecutor.

He added, "There is no bigger tribute to the founding Guru of this Holy City, than to ensure a clean, green, sustainable city.

“The Sikh turban is a crown,” says Jay Singh-Sohal, British journalist and author of Turbanology: Guide to Sikh Identity. “It is worn so a Sikh can stand out from others, can be approachable and can be identifiable in society.”

Even more important to me than my attackers being caught is that they are taught. My tradition teaches me to value justice and accountability, and it also teaches me love, compassion and understanding.

As the Army’s only enlisted Sikh soldier, Lamba, 29, feels the pressure to prove himself so others of his faith can put on a uniform and serve their country. He took a step toward that goal Friday when the Army promoted him to corporal, making him the first Sikh to earn that rank in more than 30 years.

The 60-year-old, who had brought the Queen’s baton from India to Scotland last year, is the first Sikh to be elected to Glasgow as the city’s councillor. .....He now sits on Glasgow’s CWG committee as its member.

So, accept it. It’s a week or two or three of a windfall holiday. The teacher is sick, the cat’s away … whatever.