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By now, everyone know that Donald Trump has been elected to serve for the next four years as the next President of the USA. Many of us are concerned about what is going to happen to us Sikhs and the other minorities in this country. Shortly after the election I saw this video. Please take the...

Equality & Inequality I.J. Singh & Ravinder Singh Taneja Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are immutable God-given rights to each and every one of us. After all, aren’t we the chosen species of God’s handiwork? The American vision treats Equality as a self evident attribute. And...

Packed hearing explores new accommodations for religious freedom Image Army Reserve Maj. Kamal S. Kalsi speaks with U.S. Rep. Joe Heck, R-Nev., before the start of a hearing on a new Defense Department directive that provides guidance on uniforms and grooming with respect to religious...

Onus on Akal Takht chief to secure freedom of Sikh convicts: Gurbaksh Singh I P Singh, http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2014-01-24/india/46562221_1_gurbaksh-singh-khalsa-akal-takht-jathedar-sikh-detainees JALANDHAR: Militant-turned farmer Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa of...

Nelson Mandela , the modern day Gandhi.... And like Gandhi he led his people to freedom crossing numerous obstacles along the way , and like Gandhi he preached forgiveness and reconciliation with the oppressor at the end of it all..... And he went on to rule the very nation that had once...

Fear or Freedom By Dr. John Demartini There are seven areas of life we are here to master; spiritual, mental, vocational, financial, familial, social and physical. They can either be powerfully supportive of your genius, or impeding it. There are also seven common fears and guilt that...

Serious challenges to religious freedom remain: Kerry http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/PunjabAbroadUSA/Serious-challenges-to-religious-freedom-remain-Kerry/SP-Article1-1063548.aspx Citing discrimination and violence against Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists and Muslims, US Secretary of State...

<small>VALARIE KAUR</small> As the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments on two marriage equality cases just over a week ago, my partner and I watched the television set with bated breath. When the camera zoomed in on the steps of the Supreme Court, and LGBTQ Americans took...

A headhunter’s nightmare at Canada’s Office of Religious Freedom There’s a reason the Harper government had a hard time finding someone to head the Office of Religious Freedom: the job description makes no sense. By: Natalie Brender - The Star, Toronto - Published on Mon Feb 18 2013...

Op-Ed Contributor India’s Speech Impediments By SUKETU MEHTA Published: February 5, 2013 <meta name="emailThisHash" content="A/dJaXug8G2m/vn4HmNfXA"><meta content="The New York Times Company" itemprop="name"><meta content="http://www.nytco.com/" itemprop="url"><meta content="NYSE NYT"...

On Sikh separatism, Harper in India defends freedom of expression By STEVEN CHASE - THE GLOBE AND MAIL - November 8, 2013 Prime Minister tells India hosts that violence and terrorism can't be confused with the right of Canadians to hold and promote their political views Stephen Harper...

Why religious freedom matters The Star, Toronto ( Ontario )- February 23, 2012 Sue Gunawardena-Vaughn and Aaron Myers Earlier this year in Indonesia, a civil servant was attacked by a mob at his government office then handed over to the police after posting “God doesn’t exist” to...

'Community kitchen' gives Bohra women freedom from cooking Vijaysinh Parmar, TNN | Feb 15, 2012, 04.21AM IST RAJKOT: After inhaling kitchen smoke for over four decades, Shirin Kapasi, 62, can now breathe easy. Over the past four months, she has stopped cooking for the family. Instead, she...

for the brave Sikhs that fought for freedom. On this day in the UK when we remember the brave who died for our freedom, we remember the Sikhs who fought side by side to defeat evil. sikh WW - YouTube

Ottawa weighs creating ambassador for religious freedom Steven Chase OTTAWA— From Tuesday's Globe and Mail Published Tuesday, Oct. 04, 2011 7:39AM EDT Last updated Tuesday, Oct. 04, 2011 7:41AM EDT The Harper government is looking to attach some heft to an international religious...

A new bill, initiated by Sikh activists and enacted by the New York City council, to protect workers against religious discrimination, adds momentum for such legislation at the federal level, a U.S. senator said. "Like a lot of issues, pressure sometimes has to come from outside Washington to...

New York City Council Passes Workplace Religious Freedom Bill August 18, 2011 (New York, New York) - The New York City Council yesterday enacted a law – initiated by the Sikh Coalition – that will significantly enhance religion-based protections for employees working in New York City. Council...

I long for my Singapore of the ’60s and ’70s (we were living in Everton Park then). I had a neighbour family of 10 belonging to the Hokkien dialect group, another family of 4 Straits Born Chinese whom we affectionately call Baba, then it was us a Sikh family of 5 and in the corner house a south...

Sikh Coalition to Testify on Workplace Religious Freedom Act By SiliconIndia, Thursday, 30 June 2011, 04:59 Hrs Fremont: Sikh Coalition will assemble for the hearing before the New York City Council's Civil Rights Committee today. The hearing will be regarding the bill that would...