sikh philosophy

US: Text books spotted terming Sikhs as “terrorists”; Sikh Coalition initiates action By Parmjit Singh http://www.sikhsiyasat.net/2013/05/18/us-text-books-spotted-terming-sikhs-as-terrorists-sikh-coalition-initiates-action/ New York, United States (May 18, 2013): The Sikh Coalition has...

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...

Sikhs for Service By Surrey Leader Published: May 15, 2013 01:00 PM Updated: May 15, 2013 01:361 PM Sikhs for Service, a community organization dedicated to serve the Lower Mainland, has established of The Bhagat Puran Singh Sikh Community Bursary for students with disabilities at...

For Sikhs and Muslims, fear after a terror attack By Valarie Kaur, Washington Post - Published: April 23 With the news that two suspects of the Boston Marathon bombing are accounted for, one dead and the other in custody, I breathed a sigh of relief. A terror-stricken week that began with...

Punjabi by Nature: Sikhs Who Made Africa Their Home Khushwant Singh http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/Chandigarh/Punjabi-by-nature-The-Sikhs-who-made-Africa-their-home/SP-Article1-1031362.aspx Recently, someone gifted me with a unique present – a 2013 calendar on the Sikhs of Africa...

Sikhs, Suicide and Silence Imandeep Kaur's blog http://www.imandeepkaur.com/sikhs-suicide-and-silence/ I wish it were as acceptable to go for a mental wellness check up, as it is to have your blood pressure checked. I wish it was acceptable to tell your friend, I think I am really...

PESHAWAR: Ranjeet Singh,28, did not come to the city out of choice. He belongs to one of 1,500 families who moved out of Bara, Khyber Agency as security conditions in the area deteriorated. “Three people from my family were killed and our shop was destroyed when mortar shells hit our...

'Hammer of the Sikhs' galloping back to Dublin with Fine Gael http://www.anphoblacht.com/contents/22832 A HUGE STATUE glorifying a British Empire general infamous as 'The Hammer of the Sikhs' for his barbarity in commanding occupation forces in colonial India is set for a return to Dublin...

Press Trust of India | Amritsar March 05, 2013 Last Updated at 20:15 IST Radha Soami Sect chief, Sikhs lay foundation stone of Shrine Putting an end to a year-old controversy, the members of Sikh community and Radha Soami Sect today jointly laid the foundation stone of a Gurudwara...

Sikhs seek Prabhandak panel for Haryana, disrupt traffic http://www.indianexpress.com/news/sikhs-seek-prabhandak-panel-for-haryana-disrupt-traffic/1080343/ Traffic remained disrupted on the Panchkula-Pinjore highway for several hours on Tuesday after a massive protest was held by Sikhs...

NRI Sikhs come together for Green cause in Gurudwaras By Abhijit Prashar http://punjabnewsline.com/news/NRI-Sikhs-come-together-for-Green-cause-in-Gurudwaras.html CHANDIGARH: In a major initiative, a Washington-based international Sikh group, EcoSikh, has begun preparations to observe...

Highlights: Memorandum says that if Sikhs in France are not allowed to wear a turban in schools and on ID document photos, then the turban is deemed to be banned in France, which will be a betrayal of France's motto - Liberté, égalité, fraternité Minister-Counsellor at the French...

Here is a great book on Sikh History available free in pdf format for everyone. A simple and easy to understand history covering the Guruic period and rise of the sikh power to Sikhs under british rule and to modern day. I hope everyone will read and enjoy it. Click on the caption below to...

Sikhs Against EDL to join Cambridge protest http://www.asianimage.co.uk/news/10223830.Sikhs_Against_EDL_to_join_Cambridge_protest/ The ‘Sikhs Against the EDL’ have announced they will be joining an anti-racism protest to be held in Cambridge. They will join with members of the Cambridge...

B.C. Sikhs to raise awareness of violence against women Feb. 14 as part of One Billion Rising by Hans Ongsansoy http://www.vancouverdesi.com/news/one-billion-rising-sikhs-to-raise-awareness-of-violence-against-women-feb-14/503372/ Sikhs across the Lower Mainland will be joining One...

United Sikhs rehabilitates 42 displaced families of Khyber Agency by Jagdeep Singhy http://www.sikhsiyasat.net/2013/02/05/united-sikhs-rehabilitates-42-displaced-families-of-khyber-agency-pakistan/ Peshawar, Pakistan (February 05, 2013): According to a “community alter” issued by a US...

Major project on Sikhs in the First World War wins Heritage Lottery Fund support http://www.hlf.org.uk/news/Pages/SikhsFirstWorldWar.aspx#.UQ2esFqOh9k London based charity the UK Punjab Heritage Association (UKPHA) has received initial support* from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for its...

We need to keep adversaries of Sikhs away from the faithful: Sukhbir Badal By Rohan Dua, TNN - Jan 31, 2013, 06.46 AM IST CHANDIGARH: On a chilly morning of January 15, there was an impromptu invoking of SAD patriarch and Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal's 16 jail visits...

United Sikhs takes action against publication of a photo of a Nihang Sikh in an Aussie Porn Magazine By GURTEJ SINGH http://www.sikhsiyasat.net/2013/01/29/5968united-sikhs-takes-action-against-publication-of-a-photo-of-a-nihang-sikh-in-an-aussie-porn-magazine/ Brisbane/Queensland...

Naskh concidered inappropriate to Sikhs? I can read and write in Shahmukhi, but I prefer to write in Naskh style, as opposed to Nastiliq style (the usual style for Shahmukhi). Naskh (ਨਸਖ਼/نسخ) Nastaliq (ਨਸਤਾਲੀਕ/نستعليق) The Urdu script you see in this post is displayed in Naskh (if it...