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Most people of Sikh heritage living in the West celebrate Christmas. During Christmas many people will buy alcohol, a big fat turkey, and presents to give to the children. On Christmas day the atmosphere in many homes is like a party, the booze is flowing, the smell of meat fills the house and...

Do you think it’s important that your neighbors know about Sikhs? We believe that many of the challenges we face in this country are because most Americans don't know who we are and what we stand for. To address this issue, we have produced a series of ground-breaking resources over the...

Placed below is the main text of the presentation, a summary of which was read at the UN Human Rights Council, through the courtesy of the Interfaith International on June 12, 2008 at Geneva. It is reproduced here, with thanks, from blog of Gurtej Singh: Editor 1. I am grateful to this assembly...

This is an article recently published in The Times newspaper. Apologies for the scanned image, it is not possible to obtain electronically. I thought it was worth sharing. The article is written by a non-Sikh. It's all wonderful to read positive news rather than the usual negativity!!

* By Asian Image reporter » The Attorney General, Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC MP joined filmmaker Jay Singh-Sohal at the Official Launch of the new documentary Sikhs@War. Screened at the Houses of Parliament the film pays tribute to the memory of Sikh soldiers who fought for Great Britain...

The Sikhs of Mauritius by JASTEENA KAUR DHILLON I am no longer in awe of the worldly and wandering Sikh whom I find in the most obscure and obvious places. Sikhs are everywhere from Afghanistan to America - always contributing and sharing with others of the country. Sikhs embody the principle...

The lifestyle of a typical Middle Briton has been laid bare in wide-ranging research published yesterday. Analysts discovered a social group *living in semi-detached suburbia and worrying about how to pay the mortgage. And while many of the findings *reinforce the stereotype of a...

I'm going to a Catholic church with a close friend of mine in a few weeks time to support her in reconnecting with her family faith. I've been asking around what is involved in a Catholic mass and what I might be required to do as part of the service, given my Sikh allegiance. And I got to...

A large number of Sikhs, led by Shiromani Akali Dal MPs Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa and Harsimrat Kaur Badal and comprising members of Delhi unit of the SAD (Badal) and a number of school children on Monday took out a protest demonstration against the ban on wearing turbans in France. They then...

My eldest son or as they call it in India Su-puttar or the good son! Admin note: The photo is of some fathers and sons found http://sikhism.about.com/od/sikhwomen/ig/Sikh-Fathers/. This is about my 15 years old son whose names sounds like "Kaim Rehan" Which is made up of two words "kaim"...

In Peshawar's noisy and manic Dabgari bazaar, bearded men weaving in and out of the curbside stores are a ubiquitous sight. (There are few women in the market). Most of them wear round, white Pashtun hats, a fixture in these parts. But there are a substantial number of merchants who, though also...

TRACY -- Hundreds of residents braved the cold and rain Saturday morning to get a free coat for winter. The American Sikh Community spent $75,000 this year to offer more than 15,000 winter items such as coats, gloves, scarves, socks, hats and blankets. The coordinator's for Saturday's event...

Bangalore: Sikh kids when start school usually complain about being teased because of the turban and refuse going to school again. The Sikh Coalition which is a national Non-Profit organization pointed out in its report for the Bay Area about Sikh children being teased and taunted and called as...

In one of the opening scenes of a light-hearted new film about Sikhism, the young filmmakers pose a challenge: If every Sikh could educate 300 people about the religion, then awareness of the faith would be a reality. The filmmakers, 16-year-old twins Rasna Kaur Neelam and Harnek Singh...

WASHINGTON: United States President Barack Obama has extended his greetings on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism. More...

Is this what some american think about sikhs or are these some crazies on internet http://news.bostonherald.com/news/national/general/view.bg?articleid=1298102&format=comments#CommentsArea WASHINGTON — Secondary airport screenings for passengers with headwear have left some Sikhs...

By Awais Saleem, Islamabad, Nov 19 : Over 4,000 Sikh pilgrims reached Pakistan by special trains through the Wagah border Friday to attend the 541st birth anniversary celebrations Nov 21 of Guru Nanak, the first guru of Sikhism, at his birthplace. More...

New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday indicated that it may refer to the constitution bench the question whether Sikhs in Punjab enjoy minority status in respect of setting up educational institutions and availing related benefits. The apex court bench of Justice B. Sudershan...

Armistice Day & The Sikhs by BHUPINDER SINGH HOLLAND The Armistice Day (laying of arms on 11 November, 1918) came after the loss of millions of lives since the war began in early August 1914 between the Allied forces on one side and the German forces on the other. ARMISTICE DAY TREATY OF...

When we talk about Sikh Empire its appears that all threats to us had dimminished until the British came but looking at this time line it shows that Dehli was still ruled by Muslim rulers: http://www.harisinghnalwa.com/timeline.html I hear that even today Delhi is run by Muslim gangsters, so...