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Sikh offers prayers for the first time in the history of Republican conventions Agencies Posted: Aug 30, 2012 at 1338 hrs Tampa (Florida) A Sikh priest has scripted history by offering invocation at the Republican National Convention, where he was invited by the party as part of its...

The mass shooting of a gurdwara (Sikh temple) in Wisconsin on Sunday is merely the latest chapter in a history of violence. In the months following the attacks of 9/11, more than 300 incidences of hate crimes against Sikhs were reported, according to the Sikh Coalition (PDF). Though their...

The making of Sikh history – literally. I’d like to humbly submit the text below for my brothers and sisters consideration. I hope you enjoy reading it, and receive as much food for thought from it as I did during the translation. Especial thanks to Kam1825 for taking the time to...

I regret being to lazy to take more action than I did years back but here's the deal 3 years ago it stated Sikh extremists did this and that during 1984 nothing of the oppression the government inflicted this was in Texas, it was world history, a small section with Indra Gandhi's photo, I...

The Story of the Turban - YouTube In September 2011, Sikhs from all over Britain gathered in Parliament Square to protest. The focus of their concern was the turban. Since the terrorist attacks of the 21st century Sikhs believe their turbans have singled them out for discrimination...

Here's an informative video - part 2 of the Biggest Holocaust in World History : http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=ijC4HHHvhjU

The biggest holocaust in World History The biggest holocaust in World History has been whitewashed from history. The genocide suffered in India at the hands of Muslim invaders whether they were Arab, Turkish, Mughal and Afghan occupying forces for a period of 800 years is as yet formally...

Elections results: SAD-BJP create history in Punjab with repeat win TNN | Mar 6, 2012, 04.56PM IST CHANDIGARH: Shiromani Akali Dal on Tuesday created history in Punjab. The party, along with its ally BJP, emerged as assembly poll winners, bucking anti-incumbency for the first time in the...

History Repeating Itself: U.S. Hawks Hover Over Iran By *William Echols Global Research, October 18, 2011 -Whether calls for war against Iran are meant to placate American allies in the Middle East who cannot stomach its supposed nuclear ambitions, are an attempt to reassert US...

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When Daljeet Singh Sidhu wanted to introduce his three-year-old son to Sikh heroes and history, he was not at a loss of words. But what he did not have, was a story that his boy could see, feel and later read. That’s when it struck Sidhu; that Sikh history has many heroes, but no graphics. So...

Going back more than two centuries, nearly 80 historical artefacts are on display in central London at the world's first major exhibition on the Golden Temple of Amritsar, north India. They include some of the earliest-known paintings and photographs of the temple, along with film footage and...

SSA ji. Of late, events like Beadbi of Guru Granth Sahib, Sikh Jokes, etc and other larger problems like Sikh Massacre have happened. What is root cause of the events like this keep happening, leaving aside "Envious HINDU", the term I loathe ?

This article is part of community-wide centennial celebrations honouring the building of the National Historic Site Gur Sikh Temple (est. 1911). It was submitted by Navneet Sidhu from the Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies at the University of the Fraser Valley. Immigration restrictions for the...

Book Review by: SPN'er ashdoc (Name?) This book , written by legendary bengali historian Jadunath Sarkar , was written during british rule , and is arguably the largest and the finest detail account of the life and times of India's most controversial emperor--Aurangzeb . Originally running...

Review by Parul Bajaj Tags : Damanbir Singh, IAS officer, Sikh religion, Tryst With Trees It was a pilgrimage of sorts, one that took Damanbir Singh Jaspal, a senior Punjab IAS officer, eminent scholar and academician, more than three years to complete. It was a journey that required both...

Seventy years ago, Sikh, Rajput and Chinese regiments fought together against the Japanese in the battle of Hong Kong. This is the kind of narrative you don't expect to hear in Beijing even if it pops up soon after dialogue between the rival militaries recently resumed after a tense year-long...

“Air is the Guru Water the father and Earth the great mother” —Guru Granth Sahib And now marble is king. Sikhism is the world’s youngest religion and perhaps the only one in which trees have contributed to spiritual evolution. More than 50 Sikh shrines across the country, and some in Pakistan...

History of Rumala Sahib Any historical account, online link or an article on the History of Rumala Sahib would be greatly appreciated. Gurfateh!

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!