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    USA Are Turban-Wearing Sikhs TSA Targets? Sikh Coalition Uploads App

    Are Sikhs turban-wearing TSA targets? App tracks claims of profiling Sikh Coalition has updated an app that allows travelers to report complaints about TSA harassment or racial profiling. By Robin Abcarian November 26, 2013, 9:33 a.m. Amardeep Singh is a typical American guy -- born...
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    Grief In Sikhism

    Forgive me if I posted this in the wrong place, please feel free to move it. I have a question which I would like some general insight into (it is a bit hard to articulate as im not sure exactly what im trying to ask), I've been thinking of this idea of grief or other emotions in relationship...
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    United Sikhs From United Sikhs. Phillippines Needs Your Help

    Philippines Needs Your Help! UNITED SIKHS contact@unitedsikhs.org via mail.salsalabs.net Philippines Needs Your Help! "We walked alongside thousands of people for about 20 km during a grueling 8 hour trek to seek safety and life from the devastation in Tacloban surrounded with dead...
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    USA Obama Greets Sikhs On Guru Nanak Birthday

    Washington, Nov 16 (IANS) President Barack Obama has greeted "Sikh friends" around the world on the birth anniversary of Sikhism's founder Guru Nanak saying Sikh values of pluralism were also "central to who we are as Americans." "This sacred time is an occasion to reflect on Guru Nanak's...
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    Basic Questions About Converting To Sikhism

    hello my name is michael I am French and proud to be ;) I live in the countryside I come from a Catholic family and atheist there is of it a few months I discovered Sikhism and how you say I accept the precept that belief and finally found a life paths I wish I still accurate in the study of...
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    Heritage Sikh Heritage Museum Of Canada Hosts "In Remembrance - The Sikhs"

    Sikh Heritage Museum Of Canada Hosts Exhibition “In Remembrance – The Sikhs”. http://thelinkpaper.ca/?p=33509 TORONTO – In commemoration of Remembrance Day on Sunday November 10, the Sikh Heritage Museum of Canada will be hosting an exhibition celebrating and honouring the contributions...
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    Pacific Borneo: Sikhs Small In Number, Strong In Presence

    Dr Jerip: Sikhs small in number, strong in presence KUCHING: There are less than 1,000 Sikhs in Sarawak, but the community has progressed well and contributed significantly to development in the state. Assistant Minister of Public Health Datuk Dr Jerip Susil noted that the Sikhs...
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    World War 1 Strafing And Stream Stood Between Sikhs And Victory

    Strafing and stream stood between Sikhs and victory Commemorative paving stones are to be laid in the home towns of servicemen from Cornwall and Devon who were awarded the Victoria Cross in the First World War. In the ninth of his series, Simon Parker relates the exploits of John Smyth from...
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    World Shrinking Numbers And Growing Persecution Threaten Sikhs And Hindus In Afghanistan

    Shrinking Numbers and Growing Persecution Threaten Sikhs and Hindus in Afghanistan By BETWA SHARMA http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/11/06/shrinking-numbers-and-growing-persecution-threaten-sikhs-and-hindus-in-afghanistan/?_r=0 J.K. Sharma, a large Sikh man in a black turban, works...
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    Forgiveness Or Redemption Of Sin In Sikhism

    WJKKWJKF How does one become absolved of sins in Sikhism? I am looking for scriptural passages from the Granth Sahib or the opinions of trusted commentators. Dhanyavad/Shukran/Thank you
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    Existence Of Sikhism

    hindus claimed gurunanak to be hindu.muslims claimed him to be muslim. just a question in mind why do sikhs use om? if sikhism is an enitity in itself.it has nothing to with islam or hinduism.
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    Malaysia Malaysian Sikhs To Snub "Allah Only For Muslims" Court Ruling

    Malaysian Sikhs to Snub "Allah only for Muslims" Court Ruling Sikhs will continue to use the word Allah in their religious practices as the word appeared numerous times in their holy scriptures, said the Malaysian Gurdwara Council president Jagir Singh. "There is no way the word can be...
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    Do Sikhs Need To Keep Fasts?

    Sikhs dont need to keep any fasts..esp karva chauth..sanjhi fast etc.. ਸਾਂਝੀ ਦੀ ਅਸਲੀਅਤ .????? ਜੋ ਇਸਤਰੀ ਅਹੋਈ ਦੇਵੀ ਦਾ ਵਰਤ ਰਖਦੀ ਹੈ..ਅਹੋਈ (ਸਾਂਝੀ) ਦੇਵੀ ਦਾ ਵਰਤ ਜਿਸ ਦਾ ਦੂਜਾ ਨਾਮ ਸੀਤਲਾ ਹੈ..ਕੱਤਕ ਦੇ ਮਹੀਨੇ ਵਿਚ ਇਸਤਰੀਆਂ (ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਕੁਆਰੀਆਂ) ਰਖਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ..ਕੰਧ ਉੱਪਰ ਗੋਹੇ ਦਾ ਪੋਚਾ ਜੇਹਾ ਫੇਰਕੇ ਉਸ ਉੱਤੇ ਮਿੱਟੀ ਦੇ...
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    USA Prof. Nirvikar Singh: Attacks On US Sikhs Hard To Classify Into One Category

    'Difficult to classify attacks on Sikhs in US into one category, NRI Nirvikar Singh says by Amaninder Pal Sharma http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/us-canada-news/Difficult-to-classify-attacks-on-Sikhs-in-US-into-one-category-NRI-Nirvikar-Singh-says/articleshow/23935173.cms PATIALA...
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    Gurus Guru Ram Das Parkash Diwas - October 9 (from Sikhs Helping Sikhs)

    Today commemorates the Parkash Diwas of the 4th Guru, Guru Ramdas ji. Please enjoy this wonderful commemoration shared with the sangat worldwide by Sikhs Helping Sikhs. Dear Members of Sikh Community, Wishing you all a Happy Gurpurab of Guru Ram Das Ji! Is this not a miraculous...
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    United Sikhs Sikhs Win 3rd Turban Case Against France At UN

    This is a press release, received by email today from United Sikhs. “The UN Human Rights Committee has said that by requiring Shingara Singh to remove his turban for his passport photograph, France has violated his right to religious freedom that is guaranteed under Article 18 of the...
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    Islam Islam-Sikhism Da'wah Initiative

    ExploringSikhi ji YOUR POST HAS BEEN DELETED. DA-WAH IS BY DEFINITION AN ATTEMPT TO CONVERT. WE CAN AGREE ON THAT. It is not the responsibility of any Sikh or Sikh forum to "take this on." You have a lot of work to do. First begin answering your own questions by doing research. You can start...
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    DC Sikhs Ask Akal Takht To Reconsider Excommunication Of Professor Darshan Singh (D - Roguery In Roc

    Professor Darshan Singh: DC Sikhs ask Akal Takhat to reconsider his excommunication By Anju Kaur Part D of a 4-part series Entitled The Strategy http://www.sikhnn.com/headlines/2645/professor-darshan-singh-dc-sikhs-ask-akal-takhat-reconsider-his-excommunication?page=4 BACKSTORY: Roguery in...
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    DC Sikhs Ask Akal Takht To Reconsider Excommunication Of Professor Darshan Singh (C - Sarbat Khasla

    Professor Darshan Singh: DC Sikhs ask Akal Takhat to reconsider his excommunication By Anju Kaur Professor Darshan Singh at the Sikh Gurdwara, DC, was invited for Guru Hargobind's Gurpurab on July 7. He used the occasion to talk about the meaning of Akal Takhat, his excommunication, and the...
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    DC Sikhs Ask Akal Takht To Reconsider Excommunication Of Professor Darshan Singh (B - Strategy & Aut

    Professor Darshan Singh: DC Sikhs ask Akal Takhat to reconsider his excommunication By Anju Kaur Part B of a 4-part series entitled The Strategy http://www.sikhnn.com/headlines/2645/professor-darshan-singh-dc-sikhs-ask-akal-takhat-reconsider-his-excommunication?page=2 Professor Darshan Singh...
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