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Solhe (1020-1033)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਭੈਰਉ | Raag Bhairo
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<blockquote data-quote="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 135387" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><strong>No headscarf, Obama may skip Golden Temple visit</strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: navy">No headscarf, Obama may skip Golden Temple visit</span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><strong>Pranab Dhal Samanta - THE INDIAN EXPRES - </strong>Posted online: Tue Oct 19 2010, 11:56 hrs</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><strong>New Delhi : </strong>US President Barack Obama’s visit to the Golden Temple in Amritsar is likely to be called off after a ticklish question on what he should use to cover his head put his aides in a tight spot. Moreover, a packed schedule in Mumbai and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s plan to host a dinner for Obama on November 7 left a very narrow window for Amritsar.</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">But it was the first question which created more doubt — what should Obama use to cover his head when he visits the Golden Temple? </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">The White House team which visited India last month ruled out Obama wearing the traditional scarf on his head. Indian officials were informally told that Obama wearing a headscarf to visit the Golden Temple may convey an image of him appearing to be a Muslim. This is one misinterpretation Obama’s advisors did not want at any cost, given the political sensitivities over this issue in the US. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">As a result, a final decision on whether Obama would visit the Golden Temple was always kept pending. An American official is said to have explained at one of the pre-visit meetings that each day Obama has to remind the US that he should not be mistaken for a Muslim just because his middle name is Hussain. For this reason, considerable thought was being given to what Obama could wear without offending Sikh sentiments.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Obama’s aides finally came up with the idea of a “modified” baseball cap. It would have to be modified because the Golden Temple does not permit a baseball cap instead of a headscarf. In fact, the temple authorities have no problems with skull caps. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">As Giani Gurbachan Singh, head priest of the Golden Temple, puts it: “We have no problems if he wears a skull cap, the kind that Muslims wear to the mosque — or any other cap that is modified to something similar. But we don’t allow baseball caps or Army hats.” </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">It is within these red lines that Obama’s aides had to find the appropriate headgear which would serve his domestic political purpose while taking care not to hurt Sikh sentiments. The Indian government, on its part, studiously stayed away from this issue, maintaining that it was for US authorities to resolve. </span></p><p><span style="color: navy">Obama, who arrives here on November 6, will first touch down in Mumbai, where he plans to visit a 26/11 memorial and Mani Bhawan, where Mahatma Gandhi used to stay. He was then scheduled to go to Amritsar for this brief and only religious engagement in the itinerary. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: navy"><strong>source:</strong> </span></span><a href="http://www.indianexpress.com/news/no-headscarf-obama-may-skip-golden-temple-visit/699380/0" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: navy">http://www.indianexpress.com/news/no-headscarf-obama-may-skip-golden-temple-visit/699380/0</span></u></a></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center">***********************************************************</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: navy">Sikh temple visit dropped over 'Muslim Obama' fears</span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">By Dean Nelson, The Daily Telegraph - October 19, 2010 11:05 AM</span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: navy">A </span><span style="color: navy">Barack Obama has reportedly abandoned plans to visit Amritsar's Golden Temple during his visit to India next month over fears that photographs of him with his head covered would revive false claims that he is a Muslim.</span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Members of Mr Obama's White House team reportedly visited India last month and told Indian officials of their concerns.</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Mr Obama, whose father was a non-observant Muslim, has been dogged by rumours regarding his faith since his battle for the Democratic presidential nomination against Hillary Clinton in 2008. At times since becoming president he has highlighted the fact that his middle name is Hussein to boost his credibility abroad.</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">In August, a poll conducted by Time magazine found that almost one in four Americans thought he was a follower of Islam. The results came days after he waded into the dispute over controversial plans to build an Islamic centre near the site of the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York.</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Temple sources said on Tuesday that three teams of officials from the U.S. embassy in New Delhi had visited them in the past six weeks but that they were unaware there was any concern over wearing a headscarf. According to the Indian Express, one American official had told his Indian counterparts that Mr Obama had to remind America "each day that he should not be mistaken for Muslim just because his middle name is Hussein".</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">A compromise was reportedly explored in which the president might wear a "modified baseball cap" but it is unclear whether this would have been acceptable to Sikh traditionalists.</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Giani Gurbachan Singh, the temple's head priest, was quoted saying a baseball cap would not be allowed, but Dalmir Singh, secretary of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbhandhak Committee, the Sikh governing body, said the president could wear anything to cover his head.</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">"Whatever he wishes to wear, he can. Our concern is to make sure he does. We don't have problem even if he wears a baseball cap or Muslim skull cap. We are all set to welcome him. It will be a great honour. If the visit is cancelled just because of American politics, its will be disheartening," he said.</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">But according to Indian officials, plans to visit Amritsar have been abandoned because of "logistical" problems.</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">A spokesman for the American Embassy in New Delhi said no plans to visit Amritsar had ever been announced and there would be no comment on whether wearing a headscarf had been a consideration.</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">© Copyright (c) The Daily Telegraph</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: navy"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">source:</span> </strong></span></span><a href="http://www.theprovince.com/life/Sikh+temple+visit+dropped+over+Muslim+Obama+fears/3694968/story.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: navy">http://www.theprovince.com/life/Sikh+temple+visit+dropped+over+Muslim+Obama+fears/3694968/story.html</span></a></p><p> </p><p><strong><u><span style="color: red"> For information:</span></u></strong></p><p> </p><p><img src="http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20101020/ind2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: red">A file photo of Queen Elizabeth at the Golden Temple </span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: red">wearing a hat and a pair of socks.</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></strong><SCRIPT type=text/javascript> // load up cookied story font size getStoryFontSize(); </SCRIPT></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 135387, member: 884"] [b]No headscarf, Obama may skip Golden Temple visit[/b] [B][SIZE=5][COLOR=navy]No headscarf, Obama may skip Golden Temple visit[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [COLOR=navy][B]Pranab Dhal Samanta - THE INDIAN EXPRES - [/B]Posted online: Tue Oct 19 2010, 11:56 hrs[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][B]New Delhi : [/B]US President Barack Obama’s visit to the Golden Temple in Amritsar is likely to be called off after a ticklish question on what he should use to cover his head put his aides in a tight spot. Moreover, a packed schedule in Mumbai and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s plan to host a dinner for Obama on November 7 left a very narrow window for Amritsar.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]But it was the first question which created more doubt — what should Obama use to cover his head when he visits the Golden Temple? [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]The White House team which visited India last month ruled out Obama wearing the traditional scarf on his head. Indian officials were informally told that Obama wearing a headscarf to visit the Golden Temple may convey an image of him appearing to be a Muslim. This is one misinterpretation Obama’s advisors did not want at any cost, given the political sensitivities over this issue in the US. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]As a result, a final decision on whether Obama would visit the Golden Temple was always kept pending. An American official is said to have explained at one of the pre-visit meetings that each day Obama has to remind the US that he should not be mistaken for a Muslim just because his middle name is Hussain. For this reason, considerable thought was being given to what Obama could wear without offending Sikh sentiments.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Obama’s aides finally came up with the idea of a “modified” baseball cap. It would have to be modified because the Golden Temple does not permit a baseball cap instead of a headscarf. In fact, the temple authorities have no problems with skull caps. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]As Giani Gurbachan Singh, head priest of the Golden Temple, puts it: “We have no problems if he wears a skull cap, the kind that Muslims wear to the mosque — or any other cap that is modified to something similar. But we don’t allow baseball caps or Army hats.” [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]It is within these red lines that Obama’s aides had to find the appropriate headgear which would serve his domestic political purpose while taking care not to hurt Sikh sentiments. The Indian government, on its part, studiously stayed away from this issue, maintaining that it was for US authorities to resolve. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Obama, who arrives here on November 6, will first touch down in Mumbai, where he plans to visit a 26/11 memorial and Mani Bhawan, where Mahatma Gandhi used to stay. He was then scheduled to go to Amritsar for this brief and only religious engagement in the itinerary. [/COLOR] [SIZE=2][COLOR=navy][B]source:[/B] [/COLOR][/SIZE][URL="http://www.indianexpress.com/news/no-headscarf-obama-may-skip-golden-temple-visit/699380/0"][U][COLOR=navy]http://www.indianexpress.com/news/no-headscarf-obama-may-skip-golden-temple-visit/699380/0[/COLOR][/U][/URL] [CENTER]***********************************************************[/CENTER] [B][SIZE=5][COLOR=navy]Sikh temple visit dropped over 'Muslim Obama' fears[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [COLOR=navy]By Dean Nelson, The Daily Telegraph - October 19, 2010 11:05 AM[/COLOR] [B][SIZE=2][COLOR=navy]A [/COLOR][COLOR=navy]Barack Obama has reportedly abandoned plans to visit Amritsar's Golden Temple during his visit to India next month over fears that photographs of him with his head covered would revive false claims that he is a Muslim.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [COLOR=navy]Members of Mr Obama's White House team reportedly visited India last month and told Indian officials of their concerns.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Mr Obama, whose father was a non-observant Muslim, has been dogged by rumours regarding his faith since his battle for the Democratic presidential nomination against Hillary Clinton in 2008. At times since becoming president he has highlighted the fact that his middle name is Hussein to boost his credibility abroad.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]In August, a poll conducted by Time magazine found that almost one in four Americans thought he was a follower of Islam. The results came days after he waded into the dispute over controversial plans to build an Islamic centre near the site of the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Temple sources said on Tuesday that three teams of officials from the U.S. embassy in New Delhi had visited them in the past six weeks but that they were unaware there was any concern over wearing a headscarf. According to the Indian Express, one American official had told his Indian counterparts that Mr Obama had to remind America "each day that he should not be mistaken for Muslim just because his middle name is Hussein".[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]A compromise was reportedly explored in which the president might wear a "modified baseball cap" but it is unclear whether this would have been acceptable to Sikh traditionalists.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Giani Gurbachan Singh, the temple's head priest, was quoted saying a baseball cap would not be allowed, but Dalmir Singh, secretary of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbhandhak Committee, the Sikh governing body, said the president could wear anything to cover his head.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"Whatever he wishes to wear, he can. Our concern is to make sure he does. We don't have problem even if he wears a baseball cap or Muslim skull cap. We are all set to welcome him. It will be a great honour. If the visit is cancelled just because of American politics, its will be disheartening," he said.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]But according to Indian officials, plans to visit Amritsar have been abandoned because of "logistical" problems.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]A spokesman for the American Embassy in New Delhi said no plans to visit Amritsar had ever been announced and there would be no comment on whether wearing a headscarf had been a consideration.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]© Copyright (c) The Daily Telegraph[/COLOR] [SIZE=3][COLOR=navy][B][SIZE=2]source:[/SIZE] [/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][URL="http://www.theprovince.com/life/Sikh+temple+visit+dropped+over+Muslim+Obama+fears/3694968/story.html"][COLOR=navy]http://www.theprovince.com/life/Sikh+temple+visit+dropped+over+Muslim+Obama+fears/3694968/story.html[/COLOR][/URL] [B][U][COLOR=red] For information:[/COLOR][/U][/B] [IMG]http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20101020/ind2.jpg[/IMG] [B][SIZE=1][COLOR=red]A file photo of Queen Elizabeth at the Golden Temple [/COLOR] [COLOR=red]wearing a hat and a pair of socks.[/COLOR] [/SIZE][/B][SIZE=1][/SIZE]<SCRIPT type=text/javascript> // load up cookied story font size getStoryFontSize(); </SCRIPT> [/QUOTE]
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