For the first time, nine charities from both the UK and USA, have joined under one banner in their response to the devastating Nepal Earthquake which has claimed the lives of over 6,000 and left tens of thousands homeless.
Sangat of Albany, NY has formed American Sikhs for humanity which is a non-profit organization spreading awareness on Sikhism through various community service.
I enjoyed my visit in Riyadh. After few months I gave my blessings to Arabians while standing at the Departures gate of the Riyadh Airport for my flight to India. I knew that I would be cherishing the memories of Riyadh hereafter.
The impression from Sikh diaspora countries is that, at last, British Sikhs are getting their political act together. While the Sikh Manifesto promotes united action by UK Sikhs under ten points, it also encourages global Sikh communities to play a more prominent public role in their adopted countries.
With finances tight for many in the United States, giving to charity may not be at the top of your list of places your money needs to go. Yet, while giving to charity is always an optional thing, doing so on a regular basis can have very real benefits for you and your family.
[VIDEO] For National Day of Prayer the Washington Post is featuring a wonderful group of videos titles "How to pray like..." Leaders from different faiths demonstrate how they pray.
"The contribution collected by various gurdwaras (places of worship) comes with even more poignancy in light of reports citing damage and destruction of numerous cultural heritage sites, many which are centuries old..."
The regular Sewa (services) brought good results and positive changes among the inmates, bringing them from level 3 to level 2, with some of them sent home on bonds, added the release.
Jasleen Kohli estimates that she’s attended more than 100 protests, but until 2013 she couldn’t get arrested in this town. As a lawyer, she often was called on to witness demonstrations and spring her fellow activists from jail.
Of course, since the teaching was conducted in English and we had Punjabi speakers, Chinese speakers and German speakers. There were three simultaneous translators who served tirelessly translating for each group of students.