education

A Leading Exponent of Sikh Gurus' Educational Philosophy-- Dr. Amrit Kaur Raina Interviewed by Dr. Devinder Pal Singh Center for Understanding Sikhism, Mississauga, L5A 1Y7, ON, Canada Dr. Amrit Kaur Raina, a renowned educationist, is a profound scholar of Sikhism. Having served as an...

"Mera Jeevan Safar" (Autobiography of Prof. H. S. Virk) - Book Review by Dr. D. P. Singh* Book : Mera Jeevan Safar (Punjabi) Author : Prof. Hardev Singh Virk Publication Year : March 2017 No. of Pages/ Cost : 160, Rs 250 Published by : Gracious Books, 23 Shalimar...

[Education Update] Inclusion of the Sikh Experience Press Release Sikhi Included in School Curricula and Medical Manual January 14, 2014 (New York, NY) – Over the past year, the Sikh Coalition's work to ensure that educational curricula and resources include information on Sikhs and...

Sikhs in South, North East lack access to education: Study http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Chunk-HT-UI-PunjabSectionPage-Patiala/Sikhs-in-South-North-East-lack-access-to-education-Study/Article1-1114222.aspx Punjabi University's survey on Socio-economic conditions of the Dakhani...

Shot Pakistan schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai addresses UN Malala Yousafzai http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23282662 Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban, has told the UN that books and pens scare extremists, as she urged education for all. Speaking on her 16th...

The Aristotelian Precedents of Islamic Moral Education: A Reformist Perspective Paper presented to the Middle Atlantic States Philosophy of Education Society, West Chester University, October 1992 Antonia D'Onofrio, Ph. D. (Narayanjot Kaur) Center for Education...

Ban speaks to Malala, attacked Pakistani schoolgirl, to stress education and women’s rights 5 April 2013 – “I can walk. I can talk. I can do anything!” said Malala Yousufzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot by the Taliban, in a conversation with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on education...

U.S. education is going broke on progressivism George F. Will - 13/04/04 9:02 AM ET The real vocation of some people entrusted with delivering primary and secondary education is to validate this proposition: The three R’s — formerly reading, ‘riting and ‘rithmetic — now are racism...

Sikh Gurus’ Thoughts on Education Principal Prabhjot Kaur http://sikhinstitute.org/jan_2013/3-prabhjot.html Thoreau and Emerson, both alumni of Harvard University, were once recalling their alma mater, in the course of which Emerson is believed to have said that the University had by...

Diversity education needed to fight ignorance in our nation Published: Tuesday, August 28, 2012, 12:45 AM By Patriot-News Op-Ed By Amarpreet Ghuman During a time in which diversity and multiculturalism have never been more prevalent, in a country where individuals of a...

ACT NOW- BE THE CHANGE TO BRING THE CHANGE!!! Your Support can transform the outlook of future generation towards SIKHS For California Residents - Sign the petition to add Sikhism to school curriculum California, USA...

Simran Jeet Singh Doctoral Candidate in Religion, Columbia University As far as I can remember, I've always looked different. In elementary school, my classmates called me a girl, a genie and Aladdin. In middle school, I was a raghead, a diaperhead and Sadam Hussein. And in high school, some...

by Prabh Singh Patiala (October 05, 2011): Linguistics and media experts raised the issues of marginalization as well as distortion of Punjabi language in education, media and social use, during the seminar organized by a students’ body at Arts Auditorium, Punjabi University, Patiala on...

Coalition reforms are leading to a “serious deterioration” of religious education in schools, according to faith leaders. By Graeme Paton Changes to GCSE league tables combined with moves to limit the role of local councils risks undermining the subject's place in the English education...

Poor Sikh girl became victim of extortion from School management. One School extorted fees for two years and one school for half year. The certificate provided by one school about passing of +1 exam is useless. She paid for two and half years fees, Bus fees and addition to it the charges for...

In hopes of educating the community about the Sikh religion and its customs, Plymouth-Canton Citizens for Diversity and Inclusion sponsors a public forum 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 6, at St. Thomas a'Beckett Catholic Church, 555. S. Lilley Road, south of Cherry Hill, in Canton. The forum comes...

Some of you may be aware that recently a change in law has been passed to reduce government spending to universities and charge fees to students from 2013. This issue has been causing lots of tension across the UK, with much protesting that has been turning violent. Current fees are upto ₤3200...

Conception and Aim of Education According to Guru Nanak Dr. Amrit Raina* * Principal, Mata Gujri Girls College, Sardulgarh (Mansa) 151507. Propounder of a new religion, Guru Nanak was a versatile genius who dealt with all phases of life elaborately. He wrote profusely on religion, philosophy...

The Sikh Foundation is grateful to SikhChic for helping us bring attention to a section of our website that we want to share with the community! The Family Corner is our attempt to combine our love of Sikh Art and History with your love of teaching your children our culture. I won't say...