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News: Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee to lay foundation stone of memorial to 1984 anti-Sikh riots

SGPC) would lay the foundation stone of memorial to victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riots on June 12th in Gurdwaa Rakabganj Sahib complex situated in front of Parliament House, Delhi.

News: Remembering the Massacre of Sikhs in June of 1984 - [OP-ED]

Sikhs constitute one of the many persecuted minority communities in India, and their commitment to standing for justice has made them a regular target of oppression for centuries.

Dr Simran Jeet Singh

Executive Director of the Religion & Society Program at the Aspen Institute and the author of the national bestseller The Light We Give

News: Sikhs: Fighting for Justice

SikhNet is grateful to reprint excerpts from "A Factual Report - Sikhs: Fighting for Justice." This pamphlet was published by the Sikh Dharma Secretariat in 1984 as a way to educate the United States public about what was happening in India with the Sikhs.

News: Seeds of Healing

In this post September 11th environment, Sikhs around the world are trapped in issues of mistaken identity. Whether it is hate crimes in the streets of New York or France passing legislation to bar religious minorities, including Sikh youth, from wearing their turbans to school

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News: Berkeley: Sikh-sponsored spiritual march aspires to world peace

East Bay Sikhs invite their neighbors of all religious denominations to join them in a spiritual march for world peace through the streets of Berkeley on Sunday.

News: Sikh Forum observes 29th anniversary of Saka June 1984

Sikh scholar and author S. Ajmer Singh said the attack on Sri Darbar Sahib was a trauma for the Sikhs. Rather, he added, it was a chosen trauma because every Sikh feels personal attachment with the Darbar Sahib. This attack changed the meanings of reality for the Sikhs.