Gloucester's Muslim community is coordinating a neighbourhood aid effort to help victims of the devastating floods in Pakistan. Their fundraising efforts are being supported by Hindu and Sikh groups as well as the city's white community.
An important part of Sikhi, is bana. The image a Sikh possesses is supposed to let others know that he or she is a Sikh. The turban, the kara, the unshorn hair. These are all supposed to be like lighthouses to people that need help, so that they know who they can turn to in their need.
Air India has been displaying a negative attitude vis-à-vis Amritsar from day one. Punjabis form more than 30% of all international air passengers landing at Delhi and more than 600,000 passengers alighted or took off from Amritsar in 2007...
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The highlights of the program included a keynote speech from Bibi Manpreet Kaur ji, Historical play, Magician performance, Instrumental Music and Vibrant Gatka.
Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi and Minister of State for Defence M Pallam Raju visited various areas in Leh on Monday, over a week after flashfloods had left the town devastated.
Severe floods have led to a critical condition of people in the Punjab region and as authorities continue to warn of more rain to come, the situation promises to be much worse.
"It’s humiliating for people and should be stopped where possible. I don’t want to tie the security people’s hands so they can’t fight terror but we need a common sense approach to protect people’s right to follow their religion. "I don’t think we should have this situation of turbans being searched...."
This year, the STARAE project has expanded to provide scholarships to students in Sultanpuri, a poor urban colony in Delhi. This colony came to our attention when SHS, a benevolent Sikh group from Australia, filmed a shocking documentary called ‘Slumgdog Sikhs’ which showed how Sikligar families lived in the Sultanpuri colony.
“I am the slave of His slaves; becoming the dust of the feet of his slaves, I serve His humble servants.” (Ang 529) After listening to this, every Sikh is filled with desire and hope to become that slave.