“We will never forget what you have done for us in this hour of distress,” wrote Dr Showkat Shaida.
Since the Sikh Gurudwara in the UAE was opened, Sikhs in the country have become more "self-assured of their identity.
In response to the misguided messages, I would like to share some thoughts on the anti-Muslim hate Sikhs endure and why I, along with many other Sikhs I know, continue to stand as allies to our Muslim sisters and brothers.
We cannot find another instance and a parallel, where someone laid down their lives for protection of other's faith. But we can find quite a few examples, when someone laid down his own life for protection of his belief and faith.
On Twitter he offered some thoughts on the anti-Muslim hate that Sikhs endure, and why Sikhs need to stand with Muslims on the issue.
“Every building has its own story to share, and everyone is welcome to find solace in any place of worship. Everyone is allowed to go to any place of worship. This kind of peace and tolerance one can’t find in any other part of the world.”
Four Indian men embarked on their first-ever circumnavigation of the globe on two scooters in 1996.
'It starts with education, it starts with the young and comes from pulpit, universities and media,' says Anglican vicar, Rev Andy Thompson.
The idea, Oberoi said, is based on her antipathy to the kind of intolerance that would lead to the shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.
