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I was just wondering if it was ok to eat kosher foods that arent meat. Like fruits, vegtables and juices and stuff.

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed concern after the Sikh community in Lahore was prevented from performing their religious celebrations by the Lahore police and Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) officials. The Lahore police and ETPB officials took the action after...

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Dear Members, This issue is quite a sensitive one but one of great importance to me. I'd like to know where Sikhs who don't keep their hair fit in? I am one of them. I love gurbani, love the ideals of Sikhi...they sustain me. But I don't keep my hair, not for any other reason than I don't...

By Gurpreet Singh, July 12, 2011 A resolution to bar nonbaptized members from top executive positions at Surrey’s Guru Nanak Sikh temple has once again divided the local Sikh community. Passed by a show of hands by conservative Sikhs—who outnumbered moderates at a stormy temple meeting last...

Punjabi channel Zee Punjabi was honoured by leading Sikh religious organisations in the UK for its exemplary service to propagate Punjabi culture and Sikh values across the globe. While honouring the ZEE Punjabi team in Birmingham, Bibi Gurdev Kaur OBE., Chairperson of Sikh Naari Manch-UK...

Post-9/11, Sikhs say they are mistaken targets By TAMARA LUSH, Associated Press Photo: In this photo taken Thursday, May 19, 2011, Kamaljit Atwal clutches a photo of his slain father, Gurmej Atwal, in his home in Elk Grove, Calif. Gurmej Atwal, 78, and Surinder Singh, 67, where shot in...

by allMalaysia The Sikh community first arrived as prisoners but built a sturdy reputation in the police force. It is a myth that the earliest arrival of Sikhs in Penang is associated with the police force. In his paper The Earliest Arrival of Sikhs in Malaya, Rajindar Singh Bedi noted...

ਵਿਦੇਸ਼ੀ ਫ਼ੌਜਾਂ ਵਿਚ ਵੀ ਉੱਚ ਅਹੁਦੇ ਮੱਲੀ ਬੈਠੇ ਨੇ ਸਿੱਖ ਯੋਧੇ ਸਾਬਤ-ਸੂਰਤ ਸਿੱਖ ਅਫ਼ਸਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਮਾਰਦੇ ਨੇ ਗੋਰੇ ਸਲਾਮਾਂ ਵਿਦੇਸ਼ੀ ਫ਼ੌਜਾਂ 'ਚ ਤਾਇਨਾਤ...

July 3, 2011 The 4th of July: Sikhs Celebrate a Self-Evident Truth Satpal Singh Chair, Interfaith Committee of the World Sikh Council Posted: 07/ 3/11 02:33 AM ET - Huffington Post My heart is still aglow with the magic of the sparklers. The bridge on Charles River between Boston and...

SIKHS in Oxford could soon have a new place to pray after being evicted from a temple at a Marston house. Since 2006, members of the Sikh community had been using 69 Cherwell Drive to hold weekly prayer meetings. But in May, after repeated warnings by Oxford City Council to cease the...

Sikhs observer 172nd death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Newsline Network Wednesday, 29 June 2011 The images are of the haveli or burial place and a Persian style minature of the Lahore court gathered at his death. LAHORE, June 29, 2011: The members of Sikh...

The Khanda, a Sikh Religious Insignia Questions Put to the BBC in the UNITED SIKHS letter What, if any, checks did the BBC news reporter and producer make to ascertain the nature and significance of the Khanda to the Sikh community, before it was used? What was the reason for using...

June25, 2011 Time to ‘forgive’ and build a new India, Chidambaram tells Sikhs PTI - New Delhi, - June 25, 2011 Seeking to put behind memories of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said the country has moved on since the “tragic incident” and that it was time...

UNITED SIKHS Formally Launches the 2010 Global Sikh Civil & Human Rights Report at the UN Church Center Highlights: 2010 Global Sikh Civil & Human Rights Report was formally launched in March at a press conference and panel discussion at the UN Church Center in New York City. Panelists...

On May 20, local Sikh leaders donated books, DVDs and pamphlets to Queens libraries in an ongoing campaign to increase awareness of Sikh culture, history and religion. Community activist and the leader of the Sikh awareness project, Jagir Singh Bains explains that the awareness campaign was...

History of Dakhni Sikhs We are looking for some historical information on these long forgotten Dakhni Sikhs. Any historical account, link or article on Dakhni Sikhs would be really appreciated. Gurfateh!

The department of Sociology and Social Anthropology of university had submitted a proposal to the government prepared under the supervision of Dr Birinder Pal Singh, Professor in the Department and Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences. After accepting the proposal the government sanctioned Rs...

Afghan-Sikhs are faced with the problem of not having proper burial places for deaths of Sikhs By Tan Ong Afghanistan (CHAKRA) — On a two day visit to Afghanistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, met members of the Afghan-Sikh minority community in Kabul. He listened to their issues with regards...

This thread is an offshoot from this one. I think the topic of marriage and "converts" to Sikhism is a complicated one. If you are raised in a Sikh family, brought up with Sikh principles, or even just Sikh in appearances with little understanding, you're likely to to married to a Sikh by...