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Birmingham Sikh leader overwhelmed by OBE Dec 31, 2014 14:46 By Neil Elkes http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/birmingham-sikh-leader-overwhelmed-obe-8367075 A Sikh community leader, who has worked to bring city faiths closer together, spoken of his pride at being handed an OBE in the New...

A television advert for a Birmingham furniture shop has been banned because it was "likely to cause serious offence" to the Sikh community. The ad for The Sofa Factory featured a picture of Guru Nanak, the Sikh religion's founder, and a soundtrack in the style of sacred verses. The...

Birmingham Balti: Birthplace of famous curry dish strives for protected status If bid is successful, the dish would enjoy EU protected status like Stilton Cheese and the Cornish Pasty A chicken Balti dish at Al Frash restaurant in the Balti Triangle, Birmingham. Photo credit: RexCurry houses...

UK riots: Birmingham's Muslims and Sikhs debate response to tragedy Emotions run high at candlelit vigil for three men killed in riots as Asian communities weigh up how to react When the prime minister, David Cameron, said on Wednesday that the riots had brought out "some of the best of...

Sikh turban struggles 'unwrapped' at Birmingham exhibition Organiser Jay Singh Sohal gives a guide to a Birmingham exhibition all about the turban.Continue reading the main story The cultural and historical importance of the Sikh turban is being highlighted at a Birmingham exhibition...

By Kevin Eckstrom Religion News Service A coalition of Christian churches answered the Rev. Martin Luther King's 1963 "Letter from Birmingham Jail," conceding that Americans have often chosen to be comfortable rather than "prophetic" on racism. Leaders of Christian Churches Together in...

BY Samantha86 Birmingham : United Kingdom | Aug 07, 2010 11278 VIEWS: 4,257 Shoe misses President Asif Ali Zardari by a few inches The current president of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari is on his Europe tour and there, he received a special present i.e. shoes thrown at him at a conference...

Birmingham Sikh nursery is a little school of calm Birmingham Post - Life & Leisure - Post Features - Birmingham Sikh nursery is a little school of calm As well as the nursery, it runs a complementary school for more than 300 Sikh children, funds a lectureship in Sikh studies with Birmingham...

Sikhs have always been known as great warriors. During the two World Wars over 80,000 Sikhs gave their lives for the allied cause.Whilst Birmingham celebrates VE Day we could do well to remember this. Often unforgotten, there are many Sikhs who have been awarded the Victoria Cross. Britain has...

London, June 19 (IANS) A Sikh priest in Birmingham has come under attack for allegedly conducting an inter-religious marriage. More...

Theatre fans in Birmingham are hoping to avoid a rerun of last year when the Birmingham Repertory Theatre's production of Behzti was canceled after violent Sikh protests. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=11jprj7v8/*http%3A//www.playbill.com/news/article/91926.html

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,14769-1404951,00.html Sam Marlowe at The Door, Birmingham Rep The Times, UK - 6 hours ago Set in a gurdwara, or Sikh temple, it has already caused a furore among Birmingham’s Sikh community, whose senior members called — unsuccessfully — for a ...