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Belgian School to Allow PatkasJul 03, 2008 - 06:12 PM
Politics |
 A civil court in Hasselt, Belguim, knocked down a ban on head coverings, which a state school had imposed since 2005, an advocacy group said yesterday. | |
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Education, History and Culture Dominate Kaur FoundationJul 02, 2008 - 11:50 AM
Community |
 WASHINGTON - The existence of a Jesuit Portuguese priest’s handwritten notes of the martyrdom of Guru Arjan in June of 1606, the oldest eyewitness account of Sikh history that is now preserved in England, was the most stunning announcement made at a dinner event last month. | |
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Lion Slaps Mouse With Million-Dollar LawsuitJun 20, 2008 - 03:04 PM
Minority Report |
 After several failed attempts to remedy employment discrimination claims by a Sikh man, federal and state agencies gave the go-ahead to Sukhbir Singh Channa to sue Walt Disney World Co., which he did last week, according to the complaint filed in Hillsborough County, Florida. | |
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Kirtan Competition Inspires KidsJun 17, 2008 - 04:30 PM
Community |
 Silver Spring, Md. - Walk into Maryland’s largest gurdwara on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend and all you see are little raagi jathaas everywhere and all you hear are the voices of children singing and playing Gurbani shabad, all day long. | |
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Chancellor Promises Institutional Changes in NYC Schools to Keep Sikh Students SafeJun 13, 2008 - 05:01 PM
Minority Report |
 After a year of serious attacks against two students, parental pleas, hate-crime reports, meetings with educators and news conferences, it took a public confrontation last week in front of New York City’s Department of Education for the school system to do anything substantive about the out-of-control bullying of Sikh children in city schools, an advocacy spokesman said. | |
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Couple Adopts Girl in Lowest Sex-Ratio DistrictJun 06, 2008 - 11:34 AM
Community |
 District Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, has earned a dubious distinction in the country for having the lowest sex ratio in the country. It is a general presumption among residents here that a male child is more desirable than a female child. But not for Darshan Kaur and Harmesh Singh of village Bhadhal Thuha near Amloh. The couple adopted an infant girl this week. | |
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Golf Digest to Issue Apology for Using Guru’s ImageJun 02, 2008 - 12:21 PM
Minority Report |
 Golf Digest is expected to send a letter of apology for its use of an image of Guru Arjan that it pulled from the Internet, manipulated and printed as the “golfing guru” in its May issue, an advocacy group spokesman said today. | |
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A Rich Sikh’s Quest for SevaMay 29, 2008 - 12:09 AM
Outreach |
 Those who are fortunate enough to shell out large sums of money on Sikh institutions are often reluctant if they don’t know how their money is being spent.
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Myanmar Sikhs Feed 12,000 Cyclone SurvivorsMay 23, 2008 - 03:06 AM
Outreach |
 A Sikh relief worker yesterday asked Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein to cut through his regime’s red-tape and allow international relief workers to send aid to the worst cyclone-devastated areas of his country, a news release said. | |
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Nath Invitation Spurs ActionMay 16, 2008 - 09:52 PM
Minority Report |
 Blindsided last week when a premiere American university invited a 1984 perpetrator as its keynote speaker, Sikh organizations are looking into ways to “expose” Indian officials accused of abuses in the 1984 anti-Sikh pogroms when they try to attend speaking engagements in the United States. | |
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