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News: Sikhs Should Consider The Guru's Edict ~ [Opinion]

We can seize upon this moment of tragedy or let it squander into another historical statistics. Our problem is NOT that we wear turbans or have unshorn hair, but that NOT ENOUGH of us follow the Guru's edict.

News: Sikh religious and rationalist organizations calling for boycotting sorcerers

The inhuman incident of an ‘exorcist’ Sarpanch of a Punjab village killing a teenage girl by hitting with hot tongs in the name of getting her rid of ‘evil spirits’...

News: Sikh NGO claims Wisconsin resident got death threat

After the Wisconsin Gurdwara tragedy,... now a fellow community member has received death threat with a warning that more lives were at risk.

News: Sikh temple shooting, one month later

What have we received from God in Oak Creek? Certainly, death and pain and grief. The magnitude of this loss would cause most people to display anger or a desire for revenge. But when national leaders came to Oak Creek to mourn with the victims, they stood in awe of the Sikh community’s response. They witnessed acceptance rather than anger.

Valarie Kaur

Valarie Kaur is an award-winning filmmaker, civil rights lawyer, activist, author, Sikh thought leader and movement-builder.

News: Call to Action for Sikh College Students - your help

The Interfaith Youth Core, in partnership with Groundswell, will be hosting a special conference call for Sikh American college students on Sept. 6th.

News: Amritsar: McDonald's to open first vegetarian outlet to target Indian pilgrims

US fast food giant McDonald's, famed for its beef-based Big Mac burgers, on Tuesday said it will open its first ever vegetarian-only restaurant in the world in India next year.

News: Remembering Shelburne's boat people

25 years ago this summer, 174 exhausted, confused Sikhs landed on the shores of Shelburne County, seeking refuge in Canada

News: Sikhs spurred by spirit to serve

THE first Sikhs who arrived in the Malay states in the 19th century were largely recruited by British officers who had worked in India. “The British favoured Sikhs as they were regarded as brave and highly-disciplined...

News: Sikhs deserve the dignity of being a statistic

Even as the govt. express their commitment to protecting Sikh Americans in response to the massacre, there is one glaring problem with how govt. monitors hate crimes against Sikhs in America: It doesn’t.