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Bhagat Singh was among the prominent revolutionaries who shaped the base of a Grand National movement. He was a revolutionary ahead of his times. He became involved with numerous revolutionary organizations. Following his execution, on March 23, 1931, the supporters and followers of Bhagat Singh...

Bhai Maharaj Singh, the spiritual leader and fervent Sikh nationalist, is the first freedom fighter of India of note who took up weapons against the British rule in 1847, ten years before the First war of Independence and fought fervently till he was arrested on December 29, 1849 and imprisoned...

To commemorate Religious Freedom Day on January 16, 2010, the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Information Programs has published an article by World Sikh Council – America Region’s Chairperson of Interfaith Committee Dr. Tarunjit Singh Butalia titled Uncomfortable Free Speech...

source: http://www.america.gov/st/democracyhr-english/2010/January/20100107122816maduobbA0.7642328.html?CP.rss=true 11 January 2010 Uncomfortable Free Speech Part of Religious Freedom <!--startphoto--> Tarunjit Singh Butalia writes that religious communities can address...

Take Action for Religious Freedom Now! TAKE ACTION WHEREVER YOU LIVE If you live outside of Oregon, please click here to write to key members of the Oregon legislature. TAKE ACTION IF YOU LIVE IN OREGON If you live in Oregon, please click here to write to your Oregon state...

On Independence Day, 'harassed husbands' to demand 'freedom' Bangalore, Aug 4 (IANS) On India's Independence Day Aug 15, a group of men will meet in Shimla and chalk out a plan for 'equal rights' and 'freedom' -- from 'harassment' by their wives. 'On Independence Day we will raise the issue...

I was born in Punjab. I came to the US about 7 years ago, after high school. I keep the 5 Ks, but have not yet taken Amrit. I draw looks wherever I go. Sometimes curious. Mostly hostile. The hostility arises from ignorance. Our community has done a bang up job of keeping Americans ignorant...

Freedom, Restraint And The Right To Offend: Are we in denial? For several weeks now the Internet and the press in the UK have been abuzz with criticism and comment on Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti’s play Behzti (Dishonor). The play portrays sex, murder and abuse by a Sikh religious minister within...

This is really interesting. Apart from the Singhs life, notice what seems to be two karay in the collection. This is important because it dates from the 1850s i.e. way before the Singh Sabha movement and is evidence of Sikhs wearing karay, which some dispute. Amongst the treasures in the...

DALLAS — A justice of the peace has been sued for allegedly ordering a man from his courtroom for refusing to remove his turban while defending himself in a traffic-citation case. More...

From freedom struggle to political stage From freedom struggle to political stage Amrita Chaudhry Monday , April 16, 2007 Ludhiana, April 15: The Naamdharis, better known as the Kukas, take the credit for starting India's first freedom struggle in 1857, a month before the Sepoy Mutiny. This...

Voices For Freedom writes to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Wednesday 7th of February 2007 Louise Arbour New York, NY - Voices For Freedom has written to the President of the...

Tributes Paid to Sikhs who Sacrificed Lives for Freedom of People of Europe By SSNews, Sikh Federation (UK) Nov 6, 2006, 17:38 On Armistice Day on 11 November hundreds of Sikhs from Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Germany and the UK will gather...

Top court quashes school ban on Sikh daggers, citing religious freedom (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=125a5ksre/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/cpress/20060302/ca_pr_on_na/scoc_kirpan_6 Array Thu, 02 Mar 2006 20:11:00 GMT OTTAWA (CP) - The...

Top court quashes school ban on Sikh daggers, citing religious freedom (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=125a5ksre/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/cpress/20060302/ca_pr_on_na/scoc_kirpan_6 Array Thu, 02 Mar 2006 20:11:00 GMT OTTAWA (CP) - The...

Purbias and Bengal forces attacked Sikhs under British Command and they were instrumental for fighting for British to Establish in India for 100 years and they were in no way Patriotic in their actions or spirit. Hp Luthera

The year 1963 was a bittersweet one for Hongor Sochorow. At age 20, Sochorow left his parents in Munich, Germany, for America. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/buddhism/SIG=12lku46tr/*http%3A//www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050609/LIFE/506090473/1006/NEWS03

Organization's stand on separation of church and state has fostered an anti-religious image. Ken Falk keeps a Bible verse on the wall in his office...

MARYSVILLE - The American Civil Liberties Union is suing Yuba County on behalf of a Sikh man who says his religious rights are being violated because jail officials won't let him wear a turban...

A Sikh being held in a Northern California county jail has sued his jailers for refusing to allow him to continually wear a turban. Harpal Singh Cheema, 47, of Union City, claims his religious freedom is being violated by Yuba County jail restrictions regulating his use of head covering...