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ਜਪੁ | Jup
ਸੋ ਦਰੁ | So Dar
ਸੋਹਿਲਾ | Sohilaa
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ | Raag Siree-Raag
Gurbani (14-53)
Ashtpadiyan (53-71)
Gurbani (71-74)
Pahre (74-78)
Chhant (78-81)
Vanjara (81-82)
Vaar Siri Raag (83-91)
Bhagat Bani (91-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਝ | Raag Maajh
Gurbani (94-109)
Ashtpadi (109)
Ashtpadiyan (110-129)
Ashtpadi (129-130)
Ashtpadiyan (130-133)
Bara Maha (133-136)
Din Raen (136-137)
Vaar Maajh Ki (137-150)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ | Raag Gauree
Gurbani (151-185)
Quartets/Couplets (185-220)
Ashtpadiyan (220-234)
Karhalei (234-235)
Ashtpadiyan (235-242)
Chhant (242-249)
Baavan Akhari (250-262)
Sukhmani (262-296)
Thittee (296-300)
Gauree kii Vaar (300-323)
Gurbani (323-330)
Ashtpadiyan (330-340)
Baavan Akhari (340-343)
Thintteen (343-344)
Vaar Kabir (344-345)
Bhagat Bani (345-346)
ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ | Raag Aasaa
Gurbani (347-348)
Chaupaday (348-364)
Panchpadde (364-365)
Kaafee (365-409)
Aasaavaree (409-411)
Ashtpadiyan (411-432)
Patee (432-435)
Chhant (435-462)
Vaar Aasaa (462-475)
Bhagat Bani (475-488)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੂਜਰੀ | Raag Goojaree
Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
Vaar Gujari (508-517)
Vaar Gujari (517-526)
ਰਾਗੁ ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ | Raag Dayv-Gandhaaree
Gurbani (527-536)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਹਾਗੜਾ | Raag Bihaagraa
Gurbani (537-556)
Chhant (538-548)
Vaar Bihaagraa (548-556)
ਰਾਗੁ ਵਡਹੰਸ | Raag Wadhans
Gurbani (557-564)
Ashtpadiyan (564-565)
Chhant (565-575)
Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
Vaar Wadhans (582-594)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ | Raag Sorath
Gurbani (595-634)
Asatpadhiya (634-642)
Vaar Sorath (642-659)
ਰਾਗੁ ਧਨਾਸਰੀ | Raag Dhanasaree
Gurbani (660-685)
Astpadhiya (685-687)
Chhant (687-691)
Bhagat Bani (691-695)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਤਸਰੀ | Raag Jaitsree
Gurbani (696-703)
Chhant (703-705)
Vaar Jaitsaree (705-710)
Bhagat Bani (710)
ਰਾਗੁ ਟੋਡੀ | Raag Todee
ਰਾਗੁ ਬੈਰਾੜੀ | Raag Bairaaree
ਰਾਗੁ ਤਿਲੰਗ | Raag Tilang
Gurbani (721-727)
Bhagat Bani (727)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੂਹੀ | Raag Suhi
Gurbani (728-750)
Ashtpadiyan (750-761)
Kaafee (761-762)
Suchajee (762)
Gunvantee (763)
Chhant (763-785)
Vaar Soohee (785-792)
Bhagat Bani (792-794)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ | Raag Bilaaval
Gurbani (795-831)
Ashtpadiyan (831-838)
Thitteen (838-840)
Vaar Sat (841-843)
Chhant (843-848)
Vaar Bilaaval (849-855)
Bhagat Bani (855-858)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੋਂਡ | Raag Gond
Gurbani (859-869)
Ashtpadiyan (869)
Bhagat Bani (870-875)
ਰਾਗੁ ਰਾਮਕਲੀ | Raag Ramkalee
Ashtpadiyan (902-916)
Gurbani (876-902)
Anand (917-922)
Sadd (923-924)
Chhant (924-929)
Dakhnee (929-938)
Sidh Gosat (938-946)
Vaar Ramkalee (947-968)
ਰਾਗੁ ਨਟ ਨਾਰਾਇਨ | Raag Nat Narayan
Gurbani (975-980)
Ashtpadiyan (980-983)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਲੀ ਗਉੜਾ | Raag Maalee Gauraa
Gurbani (984-988)
Bhagat Bani (988)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਰੂ | Raag Maaroo
Gurbani (889-1008)
Ashtpadiyan (1008-1014)
Kaafee (1014-1016)
Ashtpadiyan (1016-1019)
Anjulian (1019-1020)
Solhe (1020-1033)
Dakhni (1033-1043)
ਰਾਗੁ ਤੁਖਾਰੀ | Raag Tukhaari
Bara Maha (1107-1110)
Chhant (1110-1117)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕੇਦਾਰਾ | Raag Kedara
Gurbani (1118-1123)
Bhagat Bani (1123-1124)
ਰਾਗੁ ਭੈਰਉ | Raag Bhairo
Gurbani (1125-1152)
Partaal (1153)
Ashtpadiyan (1153-1167)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਸੰਤੁ | Raag Basant
Gurbani (1168-1187)
Ashtpadiyan (1187-1193)
Vaar Basant (1193-1196)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਾਰਗ | Raag Saarag
Gurbani (1197-1200)
Partaal (1200-1231)
Ashtpadiyan (1232-1236)
Chhant (1236-1237)
Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਲਾਰ | Raag Malaar
Gurbani (1254-1293)
Partaal (1265-1273)
Ashtpadiyan (1273-1278)
Chhant (1278)
Vaar Malaar (1278-91)
Bhagat Bani (1292-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਾਨੜਾ | Raag Kaanraa
Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
Chhant (1312)
Vaar Kaanraa
Bhagat Bani (1318)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਲਿਆਨ | Raag Kalyaan
Gurbani (1319-23)
Ashtpadiyan (1323-26)
ਰਾਗੁ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ | Raag Prabhaatee
Gurbani (1327-1341)
Ashtpadiyan (1342-51)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਜਾਵੰਤੀ | Raag Jaijaiwanti
Gurbani (1352-53)
Salok | Gatha | Phunahe | Chaubole | Swayiye
Sehskritee Mahala 1
Sehskritee Mahala 5
Gaathaa Mahala 5
Phunhay Mahala 5
Chaubolae Mahala 5
Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
Shaloks Sheikh Farid
Swaiyyae Mahala 5
Swaiyyae in Praise of Gurus
Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
Shalok Ninth Mehl
Mundavanee Mehl 5
ਰਾਗ ਮਾਲਾ, Raag Maalaa
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<blockquote data-quote="spnadmin" data-source="post: 123355" data-attributes="member: 35"><p><strong>Unreasoning Anxiety Elevated to Law</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/Unreasoning+anxiety+elevated/2727185/story.html" target="_blank">Unreasoning anxiety elevated to law</a></p><p></p><p>Canada is a multicultural country, although not every person who lives here believes in multiculturalism. Some say it encourages newcomers to cling to the values and mores they left behind. When people wear clothing or artifacts that announce their religion or ethnicity, this can be interpreted as a lack of commitment to Canada.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Everyone is entitled to an opinion, but generally speaking our laws and jurisprudence have taken a generous view of what is permissible - and we're a better country for it.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Sikh RCMP officers won the right to wear a turban as part of the official uniform in 1990, although it took six more years until the Supreme Court vindicated them.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The Supreme Court was later called to rule on whether Sikh students are allowed to carry a kirpan ceremonial dagger. The court rejected a Quebec school board's kirpan ban.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Now the flash point is the niqab, a full-face veil worn by approximately 25 Muslim women in Quebec. For weeks now, the public has been consumed by this issue, ever since a woman was kicked out of state-sponsored language classes for refusing to remove her veil.</p><p></p><p></p><p>This week, the Charest government reacted: Quebec Justice Minister Kathleen Weil tabled legislation that is to "establish guidelines" for the accommodation of undefined "requests."</p><p></p><p></p><p>Behind this ambiguous wording lurks the government's determination to keep up with public opinion on the niqab. And public opinion seems pretty clear: Quebecers disapprove, many saying rightly or wrongly that it represents the unequal treatment of women.</p><p></p><p></p><p>So, absurdly, Quebec will refuse equal treatment to niqabis: They will be refused access to government services. It will be interesting to see what the courts will say about this one.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Quebec is not alone in its misgivings. Yesterday, French President Nicolas Sarkozy vowed to ban full-face coverings outright. Quebec has not gone that far, but this provision is still an unwise over-reaction to an issue that would be trivial except that it harbours so much anxiety about immigrant culture.</p><p></p><p></p><p>A government's duty is to lead, not bow to paranoia about the unfamiliar. Quebec's Muslim community has repeatedly assured the province that veiled women do not refuse to uncover their faces to identify themselves. Quebec already requires everyone to show their faces when they vote and to apply for a driver's licence or medicare card.</p><p>This bill elevates unreasoning anxiety to the status of law. Banning veiled women from classrooms or government offices is no way to promote gender equality. A vibrant democracy doesn't shrink from a little diversity.</p><p>© Copyright (c) The Montreal Gazette</p><p></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">Read more: <a href="http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/Unreasoning+anxiety+elevated/2727185/story.html#ixzz0jM00kEMd" target="_blank">Unreasoning anxiety elevated to law</a></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 123355, member: 35"] [B]Unreasoning Anxiety Elevated to Law[/B] [url=http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/Unreasoning+anxiety+elevated/2727185/story.html]Unreasoning anxiety elevated to law[/url] Canada is a multicultural country, although not every person who lives here believes in multiculturalism. Some say it encourages newcomers to cling to the values and mores they left behind. When people wear clothing or artifacts that announce their religion or ethnicity, this can be interpreted as a lack of commitment to Canada. Everyone is entitled to an opinion, but generally speaking our laws and jurisprudence have taken a generous view of what is permissible - and we're a better country for it. Sikh RCMP officers won the right to wear a turban as part of the official uniform in 1990, although it took six more years until the Supreme Court vindicated them. The Supreme Court was later called to rule on whether Sikh students are allowed to carry a kirpan ceremonial dagger. The court rejected a Quebec school board's kirpan ban. Now the flash point is the niqab, a full-face veil worn by approximately 25 Muslim women in Quebec. For weeks now, the public has been consumed by this issue, ever since a woman was kicked out of state-sponsored language classes for refusing to remove her veil. This week, the Charest government reacted: Quebec Justice Minister Kathleen Weil tabled legislation that is to "establish guidelines" for the accommodation of undefined "requests." Behind this ambiguous wording lurks the government's determination to keep up with public opinion on the niqab. And public opinion seems pretty clear: Quebecers disapprove, many saying rightly or wrongly that it represents the unequal treatment of women. So, absurdly, Quebec will refuse equal treatment to niqabis: They will be refused access to government services. It will be interesting to see what the courts will say about this one. Quebec is not alone in its misgivings. Yesterday, French President Nicolas Sarkozy vowed to ban full-face coverings outright. Quebec has not gone that far, but this provision is still an unwise over-reaction to an issue that would be trivial except that it harbours so much anxiety about immigrant culture. A government's duty is to lead, not bow to paranoia about the unfamiliar. Quebec's Muslim community has repeatedly assured the province that veiled women do not refuse to uncover their faces to identify themselves. Quebec already requires everyone to show their faces when they vote and to apply for a driver's licence or medicare card. This bill elevates unreasoning anxiety to the status of law. Banning veiled women from classrooms or government offices is no way to promote gender equality. A vibrant democracy doesn't shrink from a little diversity. © Copyright (c) The Montreal Gazette [LEFT][COLOR=#000000] Read more: [url=http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/Unreasoning+anxiety+elevated/2727185/story.html#ixzz0jM00kEMd]Unreasoning anxiety elevated to law[/url] [/COLOR][/LEFT] [/QUOTE]
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