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{{Newschic3|[http://www.sikhchic.com/history/guru_nanaks_footprints_in_baghdads_sands Guru Nanak's Foot-prints in Baghdad's sands]|http://www.sikhchic.com/cms/articles/thumbnail/baghdad-thmnl.jpg|A desolate courtyard surrounded by fields of mournful graves is all that remains of an ancient shrine to the Sikh faith's founder, Guru Nanak, inside a sprawling Muslim cemetery in Baghdad, Iraq War and indiscriminate bombing by U.S. forces, insurgents }} | |||
{{Newsbit3l|[http://www.sikhchic.com/people/sikhmalaysian_harjit_singh_hullon_tv_news_icon Sikh-Malaysian Harjit Singh Hullon: TV News Icon]|File:Harjit Singh Hullon.jpg|A Sikh-Malaysian has set a new record as the 'longest serving television news presenter' after working 38-years with RTM. Harjit Singh Hullon, 57, who said that it has always been his dream to appear on television, was awarded the title by..}} | |||
{{Newsbit3l|[http://www.sikhchic.com/current_events/haiti_one_year_later Haiti: One Year Later]|File:Haiti-aa-sqr.jpg|I squirm as I recall sitting as a hopeful candidate in the Medical School Dean's office and uttering some banal recitation of how I wanted to help people as the reason for wanting to become a physician. So when this latent desire resurfaced}} | |||
{{Newsbit3l|[http://www.sikhchic.com/architecture/new_entrance_designed_for_the_darbar_sahib_complex New Entrance for Harmandar Sahib]|File:Plaza-aa.jpg|The experience of visiting the holiest Sikh shrine in the world is set to change for the better with the state government finalising a design consultant for the prestigious Golden Temple Entrance Plaza project. The Harmandar Sahib attracts over 100,000 visitors}} | |||
{{Newschic|http://english.aljazeera.net/video/americas/2011/01/2011147534895984.html|Canada's 100-year-old temple|File:Gur-sikh-temple.jpeg|The Gur Sikh Temple in Abbottsford, British Columbia is the oldest standing Sikh Temple in all of North America, and a host of celebrations are being planned to celebrate its 100th birthday. The temple was constructed in 1911}} | {{Newschic|http://english.aljazeera.net/video/americas/2011/01/2011147534895984.html|Canada's 100-year-old temple|File:Gur-sikh-temple.jpeg|The Gur Sikh Temple in Abbottsford, British Columbia is the oldest standing Sikh Temple in all of North America, and a host of celebrations are being planned to celebrate its 100th birthday. The temple was constructed in 1911}} | ||
Revision as of 01:52, 28 January 2011
| Guru Nanak's Foot-prints in Baghdad's sands | |
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A desolate courtyard surrounded by fields of mournful graves is all that remains of an ancient shrine to the Sikh faith's founder, Guru Nanak, inside a sprawling Muslim cemetery in Baghdad, Iraq War and indiscriminate bombing by U.S. forces, insurgents ..... → read more |
| Sikh-Malaysian Harjit Singh Hullon: TV News Icon | |
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A Sikh-Malaysian has set a new record as the 'longest serving television news presenter' after working 38-years with RTM. Harjit Singh Hullon, 57, who said that it has always been his dream to appear on television, was awarded the title by....... → read more |
| Haiti: One Year Later | |
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I squirm as I recall sitting as a hopeful candidate in the Medical School Dean's office and uttering some banal recitation of how I wanted to help people as the reason for wanting to become a physician. So when this latent desire resurfaced..... → read more |
| New Entrance for Harmandar Sahib | |
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The experience of visiting the holiest Sikh shrine in the world is set to change for the better with the state government finalising a design consultant for the prestigious Golden Temple Entrance Plaza project. The Harmandar Sahib attracts over 100,000 visitors..... → read more |
| Canada's 100-year-old temple | |
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The Gur Sikh Temple in Abbottsford, British Columbia is the oldest standing Sikh Temple in all of North America, and a host of celebrations are being planned to celebrate its 100th birthday. The temple was constructed in 1911..... → read more |
| Sikligar Sikhs achieve hole-in-one | |
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This revolutionary win in golf has endorsed that there are 155 million Sikhs in the world. Four young men from the forgotten Sikh tribe Sikligar’s who live in the south of India have hit the headlines. Nadeem Inamdar describes..... → read more |
| WikiLeaks Exposes India's Barbaric Torture | |
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A leaked cable by the whistle blowing website Wikileaks on Friday revealed that 'India was systematically torturing civilians in Kashmir'. According to leaked cable on Wikileaks on its website and major international publications..... → read more |
| Grays Gurdwara agrees Akal Takhat directive | |
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In June 2010 it came to the attention of the UK Sikh community that the local community at Grays Gurdwara had voted to serve of meat and alcohol at parties being held at a Gurdwara owned Hall situated next to the Gurdwara building...... → read more |
| Human Rights Watch busts Indian basking on democracy | |
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The annual report for the year 2010 of Human Rights Watch took the air out of the high flying Indian balloon of democracy and respect for human rights and pointed out quite clearly at the bizarre state of worsening human rights..... → read more |
| Vancouver Announces Komagata Maru Memorial | |
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The City of Vancouver will erect a commemorative monument to the 1914 Komagata Maru ship incident involving denial of entry to its passengers from Punjab (India) into Canada. Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation..... → read more |
| Giving Back With A Passion: Surat Singh's Langar | |
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Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah or the Sikh festival of Vaisakhi, Surat Singh wishes you nothing but glad tidings, good fortune and peace. Or, as they say in Punjab, "Aad sach jugaad sach ... and to all a good night."..... → read more |
| British Parliament Re-Discovers Its Sikh WW Heroes | |
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A Coventry (UK) teenager has revealed how the heroism of his great-grandfather has helped him combat bullying. Jaspal Singh, 15, features in a new documentary film ‘Sikhs War' which explores the forgotten history of Sikh soldiers..... → read more |
| Hundreds to stay warm this winter, thanks to Tracy Sikhs | |
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Hundreds of residents braved the cold and rain Saturday morning to get a free coat for winter. The American Sikh Community spent $75,000 this year to offer more than 15,000 winter items such as coats, gloves, scarves, socks, hats and blankets...... → read more |
| Understanding Sikh Contributions to the Armed Forces | |
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Today I had a most remarkable experience. I spent a whole day with two groups of people I had not ever spent time with, nor had ever particularly thought about spending time with. These two groups were the Armed Forces and the Sikh community...... → read more |
| Gilani grants Sikh wishes | |
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A delegation of Sikh representatives met with Pakistani PM Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday and presented him with a list of their demands. The PM reiterated his government’s commitment to protecting the rights of minorities and women...... → read more |
| Eat, pray, give:Celebrate Guru Nanak birth anniversary | |
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Guru Nanak appeared in India in one of the darkest periods of its history when the human scene was full of religious strife supported by long entrenched superstitions. He preached a religion of compassion, understanding, love and sacrifice, universal brotherhood, equality of women, tolerance and respect for all religions...... → read more |
| 15-yr Old Sikh-Briton on England Hockey Team | |
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Coach Bobby Singh said "What she has done is inspirational and I cannot yet convey in words how proud our family is of Ashpal. To get to this point we started the journey 10 years ago and through sheer hard work, dedication, focus and commitment we are here today. Was it worth it? You bet!"..... → read more |
| Brar Bells: Sunny Kaur Follows Her Bliss ... Into The Olympics | |
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A woman real estate agent has quit her job to pursue her dream of competing in the Olympics - as a weightlifter. Sunny Kaur Brar has only been pumping iron for 12 months now, but has already shot up to become the British number two in her class...... → read more |
| Parsing a Parable:The Final Resting Place | |
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Some wheat, some chaff. That's life. These are high holy days for Sikhs as we mark the birth of Guru Nanak, the Founder of Sikhi. Let's parse a parable of his life from the end of his days. We know that anything..... → read more |
| Keeping faith: Sikh Soldier graduates basic training | |
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When Spc. Simranpreet Lamba steps onto Hilton Field today for his graduation from Basic Combat Training, he will recite the same Soldiers' Creed as his fellow graduates, but instead of a beret, he will wear a turban with his uniform; and his face is distinctive by the beard he sports...... → read more |
| A taste of India | |
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The Guru Nanak Temple, opened in 1970, is the most visible sign of Australia's largest regional Sikh population, a thriving pocket of India in the land of the Big Banana, 20 kilometres north of Coffs Harbour...... → read more |
| Blast kills five at Baba Farid’s shrine in Pakpattan | |
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The blast at the shrine in Punjab province was the latest in a string of attacks targeting Sufi shrines in Pakistan. The dead from Monday's blast included at least one woman, said Maher Aslam Hayat, a senior government official in Pakpattan. .....read more |
| Queen's Award for Sikhs | |
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Sikh organisation wins the Queens’s Award for Voluntary Services. The faith-based Sikh UK charity, Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha, is chaired by Bhai Sahib Dr. Mohinder Singh; it aims is to serve and uplift society through practice of core values - nishkamta, .....read more |
| Sikh family takes pride in rebuilding a Mosque | |
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Proud Sikh family of Sarwarpur, near Ludhiana, cannot understand what the fuss is about. Ever since Sajjan Singh Ghuman, an NRI Sikh living in England, rebuilt a mosque in his native village that was damaged during Partition, the shrine .....read more |
