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Why do we wear turbans?" Nearly every Sikh American who grows up in the U.S. asks their families this question and as two Sikh Americans who maintain our faith, we were no different when we were little. This week, as Americans join in vigils for the six murdered Sikhs in another violent...

40 Sikhs Convert to Christianity in a Tarn Taran District Village Gurdwara Management's Treatment of "Low Caste" Sikhs Calls for Strict Action By: Sikh24 Editors Gurdwara Baba Bir Singh in village Dhotian, district Tarn Taran AMRITSAR SAHIB (August 21, 2012)–According to sources...

Gurfatehji Rituals eh, pointless, time wasting rituals, we all hate them, or, as Sikhs, we should, maybe hate is a strong word, a better description would be we find them pointless. Having said that we all have our rituals, and if my dear Veerji Bhagat Singh was not off line (they do not have...

Seeking Sikhs BY GORDON E. PIFHER, president of British Columbia Conference Adventist Review ( journal of the Seventh-day Adventist Church ) Reaching out to neighbors to share with them the message of Jesus’ love isn’t restricted to just the person who lives next door—or to those who...

Southern Baptists want to evangelize to Sikhs On August 13, 2012 At 6:14 pm After the tragic shooting, at a Sikhs temple, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the Southern Baptists want to share the Gospel with the Sikhs. They view this as “an unprecedented opportunity to reach out to their Sikh...

Underneath the Turban: Why Sikhs Do Not Hide Valarie Kaur and Simran Jeet Singh - Huffington Post - 08/13/2012 8:00 am Why do we wear turbans?" Nearly every Sikh American who grows up in the U.S. asks their families this question and as two Sikh Americans who maintain our faith, we were...

HINDUSTAN TIMES Monday, August 13, 2012 Press Trust Of India Washington, August 13, 2012 Sikhs to submit memorandum to Obama The Sikh community in the US plans to submit a memorandum to President Barack Obama, expressing their commitment to uphold the highest values of the...

Sikhism is a generally forgiving and compassionate religion but it is not a passive religion. In self-defense it is not uncommon for a Sikh to take a do or die stand as appropriate. The incident in Oak Creek, Wisconsin and the accounts of bravery by Satwant Singh Kaleka have been recently...

What the Sikhs Taught Me By Kevin B. Lee This is a photo of me taken in 2008. I was in the middle of a five-year personal journey with the Sikh community, during which I seriously contemplated adopting the Sikh faith as my own. It was the most intensive and productive period of spiritual growth...

As a Sikh-American, I am absolutely heart-broken. As soon as news broke about the massacre in Wisconsin, my parents called me to make sure I was safe. Our conversation was eerily similar to the moments immediately after 9/11. After making sure I was safe, they asked me to be careful walking...

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...

-- Ever since they arrived in the U.S. as farmers and lumber mill workers in the late 19th century, Sikhs have struggled with how little Americans knew about the faith. In 1907, a mob in Bellingham, Wash., who called Sikhs "the Hindus," ran them out of town. (Bellingham officials apologized...

Today, we are all American Sikhs By Valarie Kaur, Special to CNN updated 11:01 AM EDT, Mon August 6, 2012 People gather outside a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, where a gunman killed six people Sunday. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Valarie Kaur's Sikh grandfather faced discrimination when he...

US sikhs question the logic of SGPC announcing probe panel I P Singh, TNN | Aug 7, 2012, 08.40PM IST JALANDHAR: NRI Sikhs and even some leaders of SGPC and Shiromani Akali Dal have been left wondering that SGPC President Avtar Singh Makkar has announced to form a three member committee...

Could any body throw light on Brahmin Sikhs? I want to get knowledge about dem.

Sikhs Killed in USA Terror Attack on Sikh Gurdwara (place of worship) Dr Harcharan Gill, who was at the scene said, "The police response was quick but the paramedic team waited for almost two hours to go inside the Gurdwara building, sensing the possibility of of another shooter, which was...

Hello there. I'm fairly new to anything related to Sikhism (was only made curious by a video regarding the Golden Temple's kitchen, and have been digging in to as much reading as possible in the last few days as a result), and I have some questions. I'm sure that, with enough time, I could find...

Gurfateh, On a post the other day, I wrote something to the effect that the path of the flesh leads to death, while the path of God leads to eternal life. Later that night I was musing about the concept of eternal life, and how it fitted in with my thoughts regarding death as being basically the...

My question arises because I have been talking to a Sikh guy who I really like. I found out his last name is a Ramgharia name, and locally I have been going to Gurdwara with mostly Sikhs who are Jatt background... But aren't Sikhs supposed to shun caste completely? Why does it still persist in...

Gurfatehji I always thought of the SGGS as the 11th Master, the 11th Guru, to be treated as per the previous 10. However it appears the SGGS should not to be treated with the same love and affection we hold our Guru's. It requires more than that, and is should be afforded the ultimate respect...