Wisconsin, United States: It is learnt that the US Department of Homeland Security recently issued a Guide for Developing High-Quality Emergency Operations Plans for Houses of Worship. The guide references the 2012 shooting at the Oak Creek Sikh Gurdwara in ...
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A push on rules so other Sikhs enlist in army
New York, USA:The Sikhs of northwestern India have for centuries cherished their rich military history. Wearing long beards and turbans into combat, they have battled Mughals in Punjab, Afghans near the Khyber Pass and Germans in the bloody trenches of ...
Read More »Historical First Meeting with French Home Minister on Sikhs Issues
Paris, France: For the First time, French Home Minister, Manuel VALLS received the French Sikh Delegation. At Place Beauvau, the Conseil Représenatif des Sikhs de France (CRSF) was invited to share and explain the French Sikhs Issues with the Minister Manuel ...
Read More »Iowa Sikh boys celebrate a rite of passage
Johnston, US: J.J. Kapur’s head jerks back and forth as his grandfather precisely wraps a 6-foot-long saffron-colored cloth around his head. The wiry 13-year-old stands proudly under a bright blue tapestry hanging from the ceiling of the Sikh temple in Johnston. ...
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