Browsing Tag: Terrorism

Roads were closed down by police to allow riders to drive together towards their final destination. The Mayor of London Boris Johnson has backed calls for a memorial in Woolwich to honour the murdered soldier. “It is important to send a message to terrorists.”

Amid the horrific scenes of the victims of the attack on the Westgate shopping complex in Nairobi, there have also been instances of heroism.

Terrorists shattered the peace of the world-renowned Mahabodhi temple and surrounding pilgrim spots in Bodhgaya early Sunday, setting off nine blasts...

These are some of the findings of a two-year investigation by The Washington Post that discovered what amounts to an alternative geography of the United States, a Top Secret America hidden from public view and lacking in thorough oversight.

As the Senate prepares for a final vote on the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2012, battles from the early days of the war on terror threaten to derail a $662 billion defense authorization bill and bring a presidential veto.

As time goes by and the memory of danger and death grows fainter, however, “morality salience” tends to polarize people politically, leading them to cling to their own beliefs and demonize others who hold opposing beliefs—seeing in them the cause of their own endangerment.

What became known simply as 9/11 triggered a reconfiguration in public life, dramatically altering the way Americans travel, fight wars and define ‘security’ and ‘terrorism.’ To understand the massive changes that has unfolded in the name of national security, it is important to recall the national climate of a decade ago.

I wish I didn't have to explain. There is a great deal about Sikhism that I wish Americans understood. I wish they knew how much of my religious practice is consumed with my chosen academic discipline – conflict resolution and peacemaking. Americans don't realize that on 9/11, I felt miserable.

In a show of unity and calling for peace, the British Pakistani Christian Association and British Sikh Council led a multi-faith delegation to the Pakistan High Commission and reiterated solidarity with the people and Government of Pakistan in their efforts for overcoming multifaceted problems faced by the country including terrorism.

FEW OF US ARE ALTOGETHER INNOCENT OF THE NEED FOR FORGIVENESS.

We’ve blown so many enormous opportunities over the past several years.President George W. Bush had the chance to lead a vast cooperative, international effort to combat terrorism and lay the groundwork for a more peaceful, more secure world.

The making of the film, “MEERI-PEERI", has been a personal journey for Jappan Singh... as he wanted to understand the contribution of Sikhism to the world. This was after the loss of his friend and the terrorist attacks in Mumbai in 2008.

"I urge citizens of the world to go to Mumbai, enjoy its warmth, behold its beauty, invest there and not run away from there..."

The US warned India about a possible threat at least a month before last week's Mumbai attacks...

No kingdom can be secured otherwise than by arming the people. The possession of arms is the distinction between a freeman and a slave.

After the gruesome terrorist attacks a group of Sikh youths offered food to the security forces to help out in whatever way they can.

Jews never suffered anti-Semitism in India, the terrorists in Mumbai targeted and murdered innocent Jews.

National Commission for Minorities urges government to grant amnesty to sikhs who fled after 84 Anti-Sikhs riots and got involved in Anti-India activities abroad.