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The movie shows the Persian king Kashayarsha ( the Greeks called him Xerxes ) being instigated by his naval commander Artemisia to avenge the death of his father Darayavaush ( the Greeks called him Darius ) in battle with the Greeks by invading Greece again . The Artemisia is a Greek herself...

Sunday, 08 December 2013 It is lunchtime at the Karamsar Gurdwara, where worshippers are tucking into the free food. But Sikhs are not the only ones enjoying the temple meals. Religious leaders report that an increasing number of non-believers are visiting their place of worship to eat...

All Windows Open: Family Fortunes Rise and Fall in the Tropics http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/family-fortunes-rise-and-fall-in-the-tropics/story-fn9n8gph-1226608494449 by: ED WRIGHT BALLI Kaur Jaswal's impressive debut Inheritance (Sleepers Publishing, 294pp, $24.99)...

Rapes in India rise by 873% from 1953 IANS / Thursday, December 20, 2012 16:16 IST The number of rapes in India shot up from 1953 to 2001 by a staggering 873%, the CPI(M)'s "People's Democracy" said in its latest edition released Thursday. "Sexual crimes against women have been...

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None of the Above: The Rise of the Religiously Unaffiliated NEW MINISERIES FROM RELIGION & ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY EXPLORES VIEWS OF 46 MILLION RELIGIOUSLY UNAFFILIATED AMERICANS Program releases new survey of this rapidly growing population WASHINGTON DC (October 9, 2012) — Religion & Ethics...

The rise – in Canada of all places – of right-wing nationalism Lawrence Martin - Posted on Fri, Dec 2, 2011, 5:15 am If someone had predicted a few years ago that Canada would fall into the embrace of right-wing nationalism, they would have been sent off to the nearest home for the...

Government appears to have defused a confrontation for now in Parliament by persuading the Opposition to have a discussion on the issue of price rise in the Lok Sabha tomorrow under a rule that does not entail voting. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal told reporters that the...

Mixed marriages are on the rise in the West November 21, 2011 Gillian Steward - The Toronto Star A few years ago when I was teaching at the University of Regina, one of my students was a bright, gregarious young woman whose parents had emigrated from Pakistan. She had been raised in...

http://www.newtosikhi.com/profiles/blogs/the-rise-of-sikhism-in Some of the Sindhi Sehajdharis who joined the Khalsa Panth recently would meet the Jathedar of Akal Takht in Amritsar to seek guidance for maintaining “maryada” in gurdwaras in Pakistan. Amritsar - While the Sikh leadership in...

AN ANCIENT church in Leamington – destroyed by fire – is one step closer to restoration thanks to a local Sikh charity. St Nicholas Church has stood in Radford Semele for more than 1,000 years – but in 2008 the building was razed to the ground by a huge blaze. St Nicholas Church has been...

May 16, 2011 Will India Continue to Rise Peacefully? Yogesh Joshi - May 16, 2011 The 21st century's great shift of power from West to East is not limited to China alone. The Asian century also belongs to India. Already the world's fourth-largest economy, India has continued to grow...

With the number of elderly people in the country expected to be 9 crore in the Census 2011 report, the government has to recognise that diseases of the elderly is going to be a very important public health problem in India, said Dr. K. Jacob Roy, who was recently elected chairman of Alzheimer's...

The demand for professional ragis is increasing in India and abroad. This is helping hundreds of boys and girls from rural Punjab in making career in this field after procuring a professional degree. The Department of Gurmat Sangeet, Punjabi University, is helping them to strike the right chord...

The Christian Science Monitor - CSMonitor.com Editor's Blog Japan knows how to rise from the ashes Everywhere amid the tragedy still unfolding in Japan is evidence of the remarkable strength of the Japanese. That strength will be crucial to rebuilding People queue at a radiation...

By TIMOTHY EGAN SAN GABRIEL, Calif. — Just east of the still-seething volcano that is Charlie Sheen a visitor finds The Great Mall of China, so-dubbed, 12 acres of new-century America in the midst of an ethnic makeover far more compelling than the Twitter bursts of a raging celebrity. Its...

SSA to all, I hope this is being posted in the correct place (please move mods if not). I am selling the following Sikh-related DVDs, I have never watched them and so I decided it is best to pass them on to someone who will appreciate and watch them. There is no reserve on them, and starting...

Three-fold rise in HIV-hit in Punjab in 3 yrs THE TIMES OF INDIA 1 Dec, 2010 - TNN[ Priya Yadav ] CHANDIGARH: An alarming increase in the rate of injectable drug users (IDUs) in Punjab has led to a worrying spiral in the number of people getting infected with HIV. Nearly, 61,000 people are...

In the same spirit as the article. what is wrong with this picture? Are Hate Crimes Against Muslims on the Rise in America? by SodaHead News Posted 3 days ago A stabbing of a Muslim cab driver and the desecration of a mosque, among other incidents, have the...

Admin Note: Sangat ji I have posted this article in Hard Talk, rather than in Current Issues which might be a better place. However, Hard Talk is intended to be a place where frank expressions and opinions can be vetted without significant moderation. That means that members should feel free...