LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron has for the first time said that UK is open to having a Sikh as the head of its armed forces or as a chief justice in its judiciary.
Hosting a Baisakhi celebration at 10 Downing Street, Cameron heaped high praise on "the hard working" Sikh community...
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has stoked a controversy after he refused to cover his barehead inside a gurudwara on Thursday evening. Nitish had gone to Bal Leela Gurudwara to inaugurate a six-storied rest house. Nitish was accorded a grand reception by the Sikh community at his visit to the gurudwara...
Currently I cover my head with a rectangular black patka/rumal which was cut from some scrap cloth from the end of my dastar. Unless I am practising tying my dastar of course. I kind of go for the, uh, 'Monty Panesar' look, with my joora visible as a bump above my forehead. Trouble is, the rough...
In apparent jab against Quebec values charter, Jason Kenney dons Sikh head scarf in Twitter picture
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/09/13/jason-kenney-updates-twitter-profile-with-picture-of-himself-with-sikh-head-scarf/
OTTAWA — Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney has updated his...
Sat sri akal to all respected members
i was just wondering about one question
in your view what is the difference between bowing head to guru granth sahib and worshipping idol?
moreover i have seen people bowing heads to certain places in gurudwara saying they are sacred
for example...
What do you think it is about head coverings that make them so common as a sign of reverence towards religious activities/places/values? Nearly every religion has some form of head covering, whether it be full-time or for ceremonial purposes, modesty or respect in a place of worship etc., but...
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\$username ji, Waheguru ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji ki Fateh!
Editorial:
Khalse de sirjana-divas di lakh lakh wadhayee hove ji
(Many congratulations...
Muslims worried as France considers extending head scarf ban to private sector jobs
The Associated Press - April 1, 2013 10:05 AM
LE BOURGET, France — Because of her choice to wear a head scarf, Samia Kaddour, a Muslim, has all but abandoned trying to land a government job in France...
How Police Identified Severed Head After 24-Year Mystery
by Alicia Newcomg
A severed head found on a golf course 24 years ago has been identified using DNA evidence and may be linked to a serial killer, New Jersey police said today.
The head of 25-year-old Heidi Balch, who worked as a...
Akal Takht Summons Head of US Gurdwara Committee
http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/Amritsar/Akal-Takht-summons-head-of-US-gurdwara-committee/SP-Article1-1032688.aspx
The Akal Takht has taken a serious view of the role of the management committee of a gurdwara based in the US city of...
Drunken thug, 25, ripped Sikh man's turban off his head for a joke causing the victim to be shunned by his own community
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2284674/Dunkirk-thug-Ashley-Cicatello-rips-Sikh-mans-turban-causing-victim-shunned-
By AMANDA WILLIAMS...
In the original article we stated that Rami Ranger asked for the Kirpan to be dropped as a Kakkar.
In our correspondences with Mr. Ranger he has clarified that he believes that the Kirpan should not be more than 3 inches (to our understanding be believes this limitation should apply in all...
Women of different faiths and cultural backgrounds speak about why they chose to wear head coverings.
http://video.seattletimes.com/1817581462001/
Seattle Times
Source - http://www.livepunjab.com/node/20765
Suraj Muni, who faced Sikhs outrage after throwing Guru Granth Sahib into the canal, was brutally murdered in his hut by some unidentified persons on Monday 11th June.
Some few months down the line Suraj Muni threw a copy of Guru Granth Sahib...
i'm a 21 year old boy living in NZ.
My family is in Punjab and my dad is hospitalised and he is in serious condition.
Waheguru may this never happen, but if my dad doesnt makes it through and leaves us alone in this world , i would become the head of my family. In this case, what would be my...
Gurfatehji
The Pizza thread got me thinking... I recently watched a program here on TV (gee I watch a lot of TV...) where they get lots of people with different opinions and have a guided discussion about a topic. The topic was about meat eating in Australia and we heard the POV from the...
Akal Takht declares Head of Sachkhand academy, a Tankhaiya
AMRITSAR: In a day long marathon meeting of five Sikh head priests at Akal Takht here Friday Dharm Singh Nihang Head of Sachkhand Academy was declared Tankhaiya (guilty as per Sikh rituals) for airing blasphemous words in the Canada...
Hello all,
I just came back to Canada from my trip to India after 5 months.
It was exciting and interesting trip. When I was in India I use to read Ajit news paper in Punjabi. One of the jathedar had the message for the Sikhs that there should be no Gurus picture or Gurbani verses on the...
The Dalai Lama announced on Thursday that he would step down as “political head” of the so-called Tibetan government-in-exile but would remain as religious leader and continue to advocate “meaningful autonomy” for Tibet.
The Dalai Lama, 75, a Nobel Laureate, said he would hand over his...
Normality is returning to Egypt, but many are still concerned over what the future holds [GALLO/GETTY]
Egypt's new army rulers have appointed Tareq al-Bishry, a retired judge, to head a committee set up to suggest constitutional changes.
Al-Bishry was a strong supporter of an independent...
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