Browsing Tag: Gurdwara

Two days after the event, I noted that the major news networks (not including CNN) had dedicated scant coverage to the shooting compared to Aurora, leaving it "destined to disappear into the realm of the nothing-to-be-done, nothing-to-be-discussed."

“All things being relative, I’m in a good spot,” Murphy explained. “Obviously, I realize how fortunate I am to even be alive. I don’t know why, and I don’t think I’ll ever know why....

What happened at Oak Creek matters to us first, as faith leaders, because we recognize a deep responsibility to act as stewards of community.

To honor them is to tell our children powerful, interconnected and hopeful narratives about their precious skin colors, faiths and cultures. To remember them is to envision and bring about a different racial landscape in our country.

As Sikhs we do not proselytize. But should we educate? In light of the Oak Creek anniversary we are reminded of the huge gap of awareness about Sikhi.

Sikh leaders have advised Gurdwaras in the United Kingdom to cease issuing marriage licenses and performing marriages to prevent possible prosecution under new same-sex marriage legislation.

Queen Elizabeth, proving herself queeniest of all the queens, has given royal approval to same sex marriage, which means it's now officially legal in the UK.

It is an honor to declare that Sardar Salendar Singh Lallian of Sacramento, California, USA (formerly of Lautoka, Fiji) has been graced to have offered the full cost of the construction of Gumbad (dome) on top the Lautoka Gurudwara Saheb Sach Khand...

If the great contribution of Khalsa towards the independence of the people of the Indian subcontinent is to be made known to the Indian people and the world, then the true story of Rawalsar must be memorialised and told.

Friend and colleague Lori Way provides an update on the Sikh community in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where they recently broke ground on a new Gurdwara for their growing congregation.

The opening of this 6,200 square-foot structure represents the expansion of a very visible minority in South Carolina.

Vibrant fabrics in fuchsia, blue and green flew in the wind. Chants praising the creator boomed from the speakers. Hundreds of walkers milled around the colorful parade floats — many of whom traveled to participate in the annual Salem event Sunday.

With immense pressure from the Akal Takhat, the board of trustees at the Gurdwara of Rochester has asked the Supreme Court of New York, in Monroe County, to lift all restrictions on Kirpans at the gurdwara.

Glasgow is home to the largest Sikh population in Scotland, more than half of all Scottish Gurdwaras are in our city and the new central Gurdwara is the country's biggest.

Oberoi discovered the gurdwara structure during one of his Kathmandu visits. He took up the issue of its restoration with the Nepal Prime Minister in November last year.

He said: "My father would have been so proud to see the opening of the new Gurdwara and the raising of the Nishan Sahib in the Gurdwara forecourt, a right which he campaigned for in the early years.

Reluctance to seek help regarding mental health is not limited to the Sikh faith. People around the world feel the need to keep their illness private.

They claimed that several Sikh shrines, including the historic Gurdwara Panja Sahib needed urgent repair and upkeep.

With tremendous joy and celebration Sikhs inaugurated a new Gurdwara in Irving, Texas

FOX 6 reported this month that the final FBI report hasn't been released, and families are looking for more about what happened inside the temple when a gunman opened fire the morning of Aug. 5.

In a major decision today the Sikh Clergy that met at Sikhs’ highest temporal seat, Akal Takht here today ordered to summon Santokh Singh Badesha, the main trustee of US based Gurdwara at Rochester for 'explanation’ over 'Kirpan issue’.

Religion is a fascinating subject, and when it comes to the history of Sikh religion – known for its valour and many sacrifices – you can be sure of being regaled with many interesting stories.

Sikh weddings are regularly disrupted by protesters opposed to mixed-faith marriages in gurdwaras, a BBC Asian Network investigation has found.

Many gurdwaras are having to cope with problems of anti-social behaviour on their premises.

Putting an end to a year-old controversy, the members of Sikh community and Radha Soami Sect today jointly laid the foundation stone of a Gurudwara inside the premises of the sect...

In January, the Sikh Foundation of Virginia held a “Turban Showdown” for the pre-school children and older youth of its gurdwara in Northern Virginia.

Caring so deeply about the Sikh community and backlash we and other... individuals and families experienced after 9/11 propelled me towards a career path where I could advocate and speak on behalf of not only the Sikh community but other minorities in this nation that have been the targets of bias and discrimination.

Authorities are on the lookout for several men after an armed robbery at the Guru Nanak Sikh Temple here last weekend, police reported Tuesday.

In the honor and memory of those people who lost their lives at the Oak Creek Wisconsin Gurdwara (Sikh temple) shooting in the summer of 2012. Snatam Kaur, along with the Sikh community of the New Jersey Bridgewater Gurdwara, gives us an inside view of the beautiful Sikh way of life.

Representatives from the Guru Nanak Satsang Karamsar gurdwara in High Road, Ilford were handed the keys to Ilford County Court in Buckingham Road this lunchtime. They have ambitious plans....