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School Visit - Sikh Awareness Day | |
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Today Veer Ravjeet Singh was invited to a primary school in London to share knowledge of Sikhi with the students and staff. The day started off with the morning assembly in which..... → read more |
Abbotsford’s Wrestler Gurjot Kooner | |
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Abbotsford’s wrestler Gurjot Kooner, who turned 18 just last month, is all pumped up after an amazing raft of successes over the last few years. He told The VOICE this week he wants to represent Canada at the Olympics in 2012 in London..... → read more |
Sarika Singh - Case starts today at Royal Court of Justice, London | |
A simple steel bangle called a Kara by the Sikhs meant as much to schoolgirl Sarika Watkins-Singh as it did to England spin bowler Monty Panesar, a High Court judge heard today. "It was one of the symbols of their Sikh faith and not a piece of jewellery" said lawyers for 14-year-old at the start of the hearing .....read more |
Sikh Protesters Attack MTV Office In Mumbai | |
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A group of Sikhs protesters attacked the Mumbai MTV office alleging misrepresentation of their community in a recent poster to promote the music channels new career-based reality show ‘On the Job.’ One of the MTV staffers got minor injuries...... → read more |
Bridge collapse cuts off famous Sikh shrine | |
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A crucial bridge linking a famous Sikh shrine at Manikaran in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh collapsed Saturday morning, snapping the road link to the shrine. The bailey bridge collapsed after a container truck tried to cross....... → read more |
Sikh students provide meals for homeless | |
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A Sikh tradition called Langar was brought to the streets of Alberta's inner city yesterday. Members of the University of Alberta Sikh Students' Society made vegetarian burritos and handed them out at the Boyle Street Co-op and Hope Mission...... → read more |
Sikh sues Disney over worker dress code | |
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A Florida resident has sued Walt Disney World, claiming he was discriminated against because his religion prevents him from conforming to the Disney dress code...... → read more |
UK School Reverses Ban on the patka | |
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A UK state school this week reversed its policy of banning the patka after UNITED SIKHS wrote to the school principal on behalf of the parents and the local Sikh Gurdwara...... → read more |
Largest Sikh Gathering Impact U.S. Capital | |
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History was made on Tuesday when over 20 elected representatives of the U.S. Congress came and spoke to the thunderous applause of Sikhs from across America in an overflowing hearing room of the Dirksen Senate Building of the U.S. Capitol. ..... → read more |
NZ Sikhs offended by claim that a widow can't remarry | |
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The Sikh community in NZ has been offended by claims made by some Sikh leaders that a widow can't remarry. This clearly goes against the message of the Sikh Gurus. A community source said that the assertion was an old-fashioned myth...... → read more |
Sleek Sikh | |
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Seven years ago; sporting a Sikh turban could get you killed, as was Balbir Singh Sodhi, a gas station owner who was shot Sept. 15, 2001 in Mesa, Ariz., after his murderer mistook him for a Muslim. Today, the trademark black head covering sported by male members of the Sikh religion can get you into the heights of mens' fashion. ..... → read more |
United Sikhs Shipment Cleared For Myanmar | |
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350 tonnes of food and medicine shipped by UNITED SIKHS has reached Myanmar and was cleared for distribution to Labutta, Bogale and Kangyaing, the towns hardest hit by the Myanmar cyclone last month. This is part of the $750,000....... → read more |
Sikhcess Clothes 15,000 of Australia's Homeless in a Single Day | |
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On May 10, 2008, Sikhcess™ volunteers across Australia collected and distributed blankets, jackets, and other winter clothing items to the homeless and needy through its 'Bundles of Warmth' campaign........ → read more |
Sikh-cess for Smethwick High Street Sandwell | |
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This is just one of the community-based projects Sikhcess has been involved with in the UK. The charity's next challenge hopes to provide the homeless with hygiene packs in June as part of their Packages of Love campaign...... → read more |