Browsing Tag: Sikh Identity

Each day for five days in a row, I lined up with hundreds of other Parliament of the World’s Religions attendees at lunchtime.

On Thursday, October 22nd, the Sikh Coalition and Muslim Advocates co-hosted a Congressional briefing on Capitol Hill, which featured victims of hate violence speaking first hand...

On Sunday 1st November 2015, the UK’s first national memorial commemorating the service and sacrifice of Sikh soldiers who fought during World War One will be unveiled at the National War Arboretum, Staffordshire.

The five-day event also saw hospitality at its very best, as a Sikh organization from the U.K. by the name of Nishkam Center worked with volunteers to offer free food to all 7,000 participants.

Sikhs from UK and Greece made the first remembrance visit to the Helles Memorial in Gallipoli, Turkey and paid respects to the soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice...

Langar Aid – an extension of the UK-based NGO Khalsa Aid – has provided free bread and water to those fleeing the conflicts from a base in northern Iraq since the start of the year.

he exhibit features six intimate life-size portraits of three Sikh men in their bedrooms, their long unshorn hair — an article of faith to Sikh men — out in the open.

By the end of the conference, maybe a third of those serving Langar were non-Sikhs who were inspired to join in the great seva.

Like Singh, many student athletes come to Columbia looking to find an outlet for their faith. And Athletics has formalized its commitment to faith in a number of ways.

Naureen Singh organized the discussion to educate Sikh American youth, parents, and community organizers about the resources available from the federal government to combat bullying.

A group of students once beat Japjee multiple times, leaving him with a broken nose, fractured chin, and bruised body.

Years after the Sikh Temple shooting in Oak Creek, The White House has announced an initiative to reduce bullying for young Sikhs, Muslims, Asians, and Pacific Islanders.

I was already frustrated that the media in general were giving so much credence to an issue that affects less than 50 people a year. I thought, 'These people are so worried about their wedding day, but people are dying.'

Spiritual wisdom teaches us: to change the world means to change ourselves. To those who overcome egoism the universe stands open.

5 Turbaned Sikh MP's and 5 South Asian Women Win Canadian Parliament Seats. They are among 15 South Asian Liberal MPs elected in the 42nd parliamentary election.

Last month, during heighted community tensions post-Charlie Hebdo, a Sikh was attacked with a machete in a Tesco store in Wales, sustaining what police described as “life-changing injuries.” The attacker was reported to shout “white power.”

On its Facebook page, Basics of Sikhi, a charity for which Jagmeet Singh works, posted a petition that demanded the BBC report on the situation in Punjab. The petition has been signed by over 77,000 people

"Sikh Lives Matter" has now been used more than 40,000 times, has spread to other social networks such as YouTube and Facebook, and was surging again on Monday.

Manmeet Singh shared his perspectives of what is happening in Punjab today and shared a clip from the film. The film focuses on the children of these farmers who have committed suicide and strategies to empower them.

The virtual nonpresence of Sikhs in the media is a big reason behind the misunderstandings surrounding them. Multiple estimates range from 78,000 to 500,000 Sikh people in America

Criminal charges against 17-year-old Virender Singh were dismissed by the Criminal Court of the City of New York, County of Queens about a week ago.

In Kabul, Afghanistan’s Sikhs face relentless persecution. The forty families still living in their homes around Gurudwara Har Rai Sahib in Kabul’s Shore Bazaar rarely venture far from their dilapidated homes.

[VIDEO] On September 19th, the 4th Annual Siri Guru Granth Sahib Conference took place at the Sikh Gurdwara San Jose in San Jose, California. Over 150 people attended the conference. Wonderful presentations were given by a range of authors and scholars on the universality and importance of the Siri Guru Granth Sahib.

The UK's first national Sikh memorial in honour of those who fought during the Great War will be unveiled on Sunday 1st November 2015 at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.

[VIDEO] "The kids loved him. You know, the kids love candy; they love snacks and ice cream. So they were glad to see him come," said resident LeRoy Miner.

Thousands gathered on Saturday afternoon to explore offerings of numerous diverse cultures through entertainment, information booths, activities and food...

Historical village Aliwal, located 25 kilometers from Ludhiana, marked its presence on the world map with the inauguration of the first 1846 Anglo-Sikh war memorial.

"Refugees often mistake us for IS because of our appearance," said Ravi Singh, CEO of Khalsa Aid, but that not deterred this unique force.

Fighting hunger, creating equality and spreading compassion. Harman Dhillon said that’s what he and a group of Sikh youth were doing when they set up a tent at the University of Calgary on Monday and gave out free food.

The boys, who had come for the immersion of Ganesha idols at Sular Ghat, had got into the water. But suddenly, as a gush of water came, four of the boys lost their footing and got washed away.