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{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/sikhs-challenge-us-armys-ban-turbans-beards|Sikhs Challenge U.S. Army's Ban on Turbans|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/kalsi-THUMB.jpg|Kalsi and Second Lt. Tejdeep Singh Rattan, are the centerpieces of an advocacy campaign launched by the Sikh Coalition as it tries to persuade the US Army to let them serve without sacrificing their articles of faith}} | |||
{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/punjab-drug-addicts-kids-get-chance|In Punjab - drug addicts’ kids get a chance|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/teaser/large/gurmukhkaur-khalsa948.jpg|Maqboolpura, a slum on the outskirts of the Indian city Amritsar is known as a “place of widows,” because the multitude of drug addicts there that die from their fatal habit leave behind traumatised spouses and children.}} | |||
{{Newsbit2|http://tinyurl.com/mf6rgc|Third US Sikh-Catholic Dialogue Retreat|File:Sikh-catholic001.jpg|Representatives of the World Sikh Council and the US Conference of Catholic Bishops met May 29-31, 2009 at St. Therese’s Retreat Center in Columbus, Ohio for a three-day bilateral inter-religious conference.}} | {{Newsbit2|http://tinyurl.com/mf6rgc|Third US Sikh-Catholic Dialogue Retreat|File:Sikh-catholic001.jpg|Representatives of the World Sikh Council and the US Conference of Catholic Bishops met May 29-31, 2009 at St. Therese’s Retreat Center in Columbus, Ohio for a three-day bilateral inter-religious conference.}} | ||
Revision as of 19:09, 23 June 2009
Sikhs Challenge U.S. Army's Ban on Turbans | |
Kalsi and Second Lt. Tejdeep Singh Rattan, are the centerpieces of an advocacy campaign launched by the Sikh Coalition as it tries to persuade the US Army to let them serve without sacrificing their articles of faith..... → read more |
In Punjab - drug addicts’ kids get a chance | |
Maqboolpura, a slum on the outskirts of the Indian city Amritsar is known as a “place of widows,” because the multitude of drug addicts there that die from their fatal habit leave behind traumatised spouses and children...... → read more |
Third US Sikh-Catholic Dialogue Retreat | |
Representatives of the World Sikh Council and the US Conference of Catholic Bishops met May 29-31, 2009 at St. Therese’s Retreat Center in Columbus, Ohio for a three-day bilateral inter-religious conference...... → read more |
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd | |
Activists from an Indian political group shout slogans during a protest against attacks on Indian students, in New Delhi on June 4. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Wednesday warned Indian students..... → read more |
EcoSikh | |
The Sikh Five Year Plan is the next historic step in the Sikh communities' commitment to walk faithfully alongside the rest of Creation into a future which they believe they can make both better and greener..... → read more |
Operation Blue Star: 25 years on | |
A quarter of a century ago today, Sikhs all over the world watched in horror as news came in that the Indian government had invaded the Golden Temple, or Harmandir Sahib as it's traditionally known, in Amritsar, Punjab...... → read more |
Letter sent by SGPC dated June 2 1984 | |
Here is produced a copy of the historical letter sent by Sardar Gurcharan Singh Tohra, the then President of the SGPC to Indira Gandhi on 2 June 1984, the day after the assault on the Golden Temple complex .....read more |
Singh: the Peanut Prince of Argentina | |
The envy of the Argentines is Sardar Simmar Pal Singh. He cultivates 12,000 hectares of peanut and another 5,000 hectares of soya and corn in Rio Cuarto area in Cordoba province, about 1,000 km from Buenos Aires. .....read more |
Radio station highlights difficulties for Sikhs | |
KQED, Radio Station – – carried a “Perspectives” piece by a debate coach talking about the challenges her Sikh student faces every time he clears security at a U.S. airport. Listen to the audio broadcast..... → read more |
Prayer May Reshape Your Brain... | |
Scientists have found that the brains of people who spend untold hours in prayer and meditation are different. Scientists are making the first attempts to understand spiritual experience; this new field called "neurotheology,"..... → read more |
CA Kirpan Education Bill Passes 59-0 Full Assembly Vote | |
"The Sikh community... should not live in fear of arrest by law enforcement for carrying the kirpan." -Assemblymember Warren Furutani. The entire California State Assembly yesterday passed a proposed law....... → read more |
Nawa Wear brings clothing on Sikh warriors history | |
Nava Wear, a new clothing line, commemorates and celebrates the proud history of the Sikh Regiment by issuing 4 T-shirts for its 2009 Summer collection. A goal of Nava Wear is to promote the proud Sikh and Punjabi world through t-shirt art...... → read more |
The Sikh Collection Initiative | |
Mark your calendars for June 18 -19 - the Kaur Foundation and the Asian Division of the Library of Congress have teamed up to undertake a unique initiative, to institutionalize knowledge by and about the Sikh community for future generations...... → read more |
American Lawmakers Vow to Support the Sikh Drive | |
Sat Sri Akal, the traditional Sikh greeting, is how Congressmen from various states, one after the other, came to welcome the Sikhs and also commit to taking action to remove restrictions which preclude Sikhs from serving in the US Armed Forces...... → read more |