Tag Archives: Australia

Australian Sikhs being targeted amid anti-Muslim tensions.

Australia: Sikhs have reported an increase in abuse in Australia from people mistaking them for hardline Muslims in the aftermath of the recent terror raids and the shooting of a known extremist. Community leaders from around the country have reported rising ...

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A majestic makeover for Australia’s first gurdwara

Woolgoolga, Australia: Progress on the reconstruction of Australia’s first gurdwara sped up this week as builders prepare for the arrival of decorative domes from India. Over the Christmas break, fibre glasser Harwinder Saggu travelled from Punjab to Woolgoolga, a town in ...

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Julia Gillard first prime minister to visit Sikh Gurdwara in Glenwood

Australia: Julia Gillard became the first Australian Prime Minister to visit a Sikh temple and her rock star reception in the party’s most marginal NSW seat would have pleased her Labor strategists. The Blacktown seat of Greenway has one of the ...

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Australia: Simarpal Kaur – the first Amritdhari Sikh woman to serve in the Police force

Melbourne, Australia: As per media reports Simarpal Kaur became the firstAmritdhari Sikh woman to serve in the Police force with her Dastar in Australia. “Originally from Moga District, Village Deena Sahib, she left Punjab in 2007 to study in Australia. She attended Queensland University ...

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