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Jul 26, 2004
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from www.sikhs.org.ukDate:Tue, 1 Mar 2005 17:21:49 -0000First Name:
> Mrs. Heather
> Surname: Fowler
> Company:
> Address: 48 Ashbury Drive
> Town: Weston-super-Mare
> County: North Somerset, BS22 9QS, UK
> Comment: Hi! I'm learning Finnish in Finland and on my course is a 17
>
> year
> old refugee boy from Afghanistan who speaks Punjabi and is a Sikh.
> He
> speaks very little English but has told us a little about his
> religi-on.
> I don't know if he has been taught an unusual or extreme form of
> Sikhism
> in Afghanistan, but he seems to think that he can eat heardly any
> types
> of
> food and must fast alot in addition - he eats so little that he is
> quite
> ill. My husband and I are worried about him, and he is quite
> isolated
> here with no other Sikhs or Punjabi speakers. He has no punjabi
> texts
> of
> his own and no access to information about Sik-hism. We were hoping
> that
> you could send us some information on Sikhism - basic ideas,
> religious
> practices, significant dates, etc. in Punjabi for him to read and
> understand (and it would also be interes-ting for us to receive a
> little
> something in English for us to read and learn about too). If this is
> possible you can send leaflets, pamphlets, etc. to us at our usual UK
> address (above) and they will be redirected. Thank you for your
> help.
> As
> we are students I'm sorry that we cannot afford to pay for any books
> but I
> hope that you will be able to send us something to help out this
> young
> man. Thank you.
>
 

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