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By Gurcharan Singh, Kuala Lumpur-London It is often said Malaya was the "first foreign country the Sikhs went to from Punjab". This is, oh so very wrong! The very first foreign country the Sikhs went to was Afghanistan.But, in addition to the later migrants, there were already Sikh...

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Star-struck’ security and limo drivers? Businesses complain TOIFA staff are making racist demands LARISSA CAHUTE - March 17, 2013 - Vancouver, B.C. British Columbia Premier Christy Clark, left, and Indian dance choreographer Shiamak Davar share a laugh on stage while holding...

MAKING SPARROWS HUNT THE HAWKS Gajindar Singh An advantage Guru Nanak had over Bhakti saints was his high caste background. While Kabir, Nam Dev, Ravdas, Sain etc. were apologetic as if by meditating on God they were intruding into the forbidden preserve of high castes, Guru Nanak could...

The making of Sikh history – literally. I’d like to humbly submit the text below for my brothers and sisters consideration. I hope you enjoy reading it, and receive as much food for thought from it as I did during the translation. Especial thanks to Kam1825 for taking the time to...

Making helmets mandatory for Sikhs driving two wheelers and bikes for safety aspect? Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 18:15 By Tajinder Singh- Punjabnewsline.com CHANDIGARH: The issue of making helmets mandatory for Sikhs while driving and riding on two-wheelers and super bikes has been...

Hi, I was born into a very poor family, I was born in a poor area of my city, My family then moved to a poorer part of the city where our house was robbed and now we been living on a council estate in another poor part of the city. My father is an massive alcoholic (typical of sikh men these...

Special to the Tribune Punjabi landlords making a fast buck in London Shyam Bhatia in London - Thursday, November 3, 2011 Many Punjabi landlords in London who rent sub-standard accommodation for exorbitant rents are being investigated by the British authorities. The investigations are...

In my college course on the science of well-being, I devote at least three classes to what psychologists have learned about nourishing healthy relationships. Ask school children who their friends are and many list last names close to them in the alphabet. Why? Because most friendships are...

A recent Opinion L.A. blog post ran into some misunderstanding with readers over the accompanying photo. The post noted the quiet opening of an Islamic community center near the ground zero site in New York and said the lack of outcry "may indicate a lull in Islam-bashing in political...

September 15, 2011 Making Tyrants Do Time By KATHRYN SIKKINK - THE NEW YORK TIMES Minneapolis TIME is running out for former government officials accused of murder, genocide and crimes against humanity. In the past few months, the final Serbian war-crimes fugitives were...

A Melbourne school has apologised for making a Sikh boy shave against his religious beliefs. The Sikh Federation says the order left the boy feeling depressed and embarrassed, and amounts to bullying. The school's principal, who wants to be known only as Paul, to protect the boy's privacy...

http://www.insafbulletin.net/archives/604 MAKING SENSE OF RAVIDASIS: THE CASTE SYSTEM IN PUNJAB S. Jodhka This long, informative and well-researched article analyzes the caste structure among Sikhs in Punjab and attempts by the Sikh Dalits to address caste oppression...

Atheist organizations are now unleashing a barrage of ads in various media, escalating their struggle against their faith-based enemies. According to Laurie Goodstein in the New York Times, the campaign is both an attempt to neutralize the perceived stigma attached to atheism and an effort to...

A COUPLE who wed in an arranged marriage in India are in court over claims a dowry was demanded before the wedding. The marriage was set up by their parents and took place in 2002 according to Sikh rites. The dowry issue arose during a property settlement after the couple, both Australian...

For the past decade Islam has been suffering from fear almost everywhere you look. Arab countries are afraid of being invaded by the U.S. in the wake of the invasion of Iraq. Sunni Muslims are nervous about the rise of Iran to a nuclear state dominated by Shiites. But on a far more personal...

Posted for SPN member Tejwant Singh ji Malik Jupiter Making Closest Approach To Earth In Nearly 50 Years MARCIA DUNN | 09/17/10 06:14 PM | The planet Jupiter is seen in an undated handout file image provided by NASA, released Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, taken by the refurbished Hubble...

Dal Khalsa, a radical Sikh body, said on Tuesday that it would hold a week-long programme during the upcoming anniversary of the Operation Bluestar and demand a memorial in the memory of those died in June 1984, inside the Golden Temple complex. In a statement issued here, president of the...

Jewish Passover: Making It Personal by YVETTE ALT MILLER The Jewish Passover will start on Tuesday, the 30th of March, 2010, and will continue for 7 days until Monday, the 5th of April. The following story, consisting of personal ruminations by a Jewish-American, has a lot to...

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