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Devout Sikh sues his former bank for more than £50,000 'after colleagues interfered with his turban and asked if it flashed red in an emergency' Harminder Dhanota, 42, claims workmates at Samba Financial Services would regularly mock his religion and interfere with his turban Says boss...

UK Sikhs raise Sikh identity, DGP Saini's appointment with Akal Takht Jathedar - See more at: http://www.punjabnewsline.com/nris/uk-sikhs-raise-sikh-identity-dgp-sainis-appointment-with-akal-takht-jathedar/87586#sthash.w5Bxhfdl.dpuf AMRITSAR/ LONDON: A number of the members of the...

Anxious over the incessant incidents of desecration of Sri Guru Granth Sahib in various cities of Sindh in the past five months, the Sikhs of Pakistan have decided to identify the miscreants responsible for the incidents and persuade them to mend their ways or face legal action. Former...

Book Makes Sikh Scriptures Come to Life By Phil Anderson http://cjonline.com/life/religion/2013-09-27/book-makes-sikh-scriptures-come-life Seventeen years may be a long time to work on a book, but Topekan Daljit Singh Jawa has no regrets over the time he spent writing “It is the Same...

Osama Bin Laden Halloween Costume Removal Demanded By Sikh Advocacy Group In Letter To Walmart And Amazon By Yasmine Hafiz http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/27/osama-bin-laden-halloween-costume_n_4005862.html?utm_hp_ref=religion Under pressure from the Sikh community, Walmart on...

Offensive Sikh Jokes Can Land You in Jail http://www.punjabnewsline.com/punjab/offensive-sikh-jokes-can-land-you-in-jail/87337 JALANDHAR: Next time you crack a joke on Sikhs, think twice. A Jalandhar resident, who texted offensive jokes on Sikhs to a member of the community, found himself...

Sikhs caught up in France's battle to stay secular By Abhik Chanda (AFP) http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gvpHOc3xQ4lvz_DpQqm-61wW4lSw?docId=f543e88e-2876-47fc-9c79-70a1a51c1137 PARIS — France's Sikh community is ramping up a campaign for the turban to be allowed in...

Akal Takht chief wants Obama to take stringent measures to check hate crimes against Sikhs http://www.indianexpress.com/news/akal-takht-chief-wants-obama-to-take-stringent-measures-to-check-hate-crimes-against-sikhs/1173438/ Navjeevan Gopal Expressing deep concern over the attack on a...

Sikhs Want Guru’s Portraits Removed from Hollywood Bar By Sunita Sohrabji http://www.indiawest.com/news/13770-sikhs-want-guru-s-portraits-removed-from-hollywood-bar.html The Maharaja Room at Pikey Café in Hollywood, Calif., currently has several portraits of Guru Gobind Singh on its...

NYPD Releases Video of Suspects in Attack on Sikh Columbia Professor Dr. Prabhjot Singh NYPD Releases Video of Suspects in Attack on Sikh Columbia Professor Professor Prabhjot Singh See video http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2013/09/nypd_releases_v_1.php By Anna Merlan...

Image of Sikh first responder, Satpal Singh Shipra, from https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=572208986172428&id=451090341617627& set=a.451278254932169.103020.451090341617627&sourc e=46&refid=17 Satpal Singh Shipra was among first responders at Whitegate Mall. Service to humanity was...

Dr. Prabjot Singh, Sikh Professor Attacked in Possible Hate Crime by Paul Brandeis Rauschenbush http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/22/prabhjot-singh-sikh-columbia-hate-crime_n_3972449.html A Columbia University professor was assaulted on Saturday night in what police say is being...

Sikh American Activist, Harmeet K. Dhillon, to be Honored at the National Gala Press Release Veteran Sikh civil rights attorney and political activist Harmeet Kaur Dhillon’s career has encompassed many areas of corporate, civil rights, human rights and political law. She is also a...

Why are the main British political parties competing for the Sikh vote? 19 September 2013 http://www.sikhsiyasat.net/2013/09/20/why-are-the-main-british-political-parties-competing-for-the-sikh-vote-sikh-federation-uk/

Sikhs open temple as Hindus keep looking for base http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/10687395.Sikhs_open_temple_as_Hindus_keep_looking_for_base/ OXFORD’S Sikh community had struggled for more than 40 years to find a permanent home but last year they opened the city’s first temple. The...

UK to open 8 Sikh 'faith schools' to inculcate tolerance Rohan Dua http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/UK-to-open-8-Sikh-faith-schools-to-inculcate-tolerance/articleshow/22830051.cms? MIDDLESEX: Kingsley Hargoeavies, an 11 grade Catholic student, is on his knees as he sifts...

hey, I was looking online to see what the best sikh history books in english are and was wondering if anyone on here had any reccomendations? I was looking at this: A History of the Sikhs Vol 1 SECOND EDITION : Volume 1 1469-1838 Oxford India Collection: Amazon.co.uk: Khushwant Singh...

Local Sikhs Heading to D.C. After Navy Yard Shooting Mark Schaff Video at this link http://oakcreek.patch.com/groups/around-town/p/local-sikhs-heading-to-dc-after-navy-yard-shooting At least one temple member will join push for tougher gun laws in wake of another mass shooting...

Kabul to have 'mini city' for Afghan Sikhs August 11, 2013 by Navrajdeep Singh www.hindustantimes.com http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/Patiala/Kabul-to-have-mini-city-for-Afghan-Sikhs/SP-Article1-1101068.aspx The Afghanistan government will build a 'mini city' for the...

Two stolen Sikh scriptures recovered in Bihar http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/UttarPradesh/Two-stolen-Sikh-scriptures-recovered-in-Bihar/Article1-1122425.aspx The police have recovered two 'birs' of Guru Granth Sahib, each said to be 300 years old which were stolen from a...