Why We Are Sikh Feminists
Guest blogged by Herpreet Kaur Grewal Editorial note: the author talked to her colleagues on the Sikh Feminist Research Institute’s editorial board about why they are feminists. This blog post collects their views to mark the Sikh festival of Vaisakhi, which took place this weekend. Image...
Sikh Feminists Research Institute Conference 2012
“While Sikh American women do a lions-share of organizing and executing the business of the Sikh community, their experiences of faith, family, and community are under-represented in art, literature, and scholarship. In fact, the experience and image of a Sikh woman is obsolete and – in most...
Reflecting on a SAFAR
This post is a bit late, but every bit still important.  Last week, the first “Sikh Feminist conference” – SAFAR – was held at the University of Toronto.  The conference brought together academics, activists, and community members to reflect on the meanings and experiences of gender in a Sikh...
Sikh Women: Making History
Each year, SikhNet hosts an online youth film festival – to cultivate interest from Sikh filmmakers from around the globe.  The online film festival is an excellent way for individuals to dialogue about issues affecting us personally and as a community.  One of the films, titled Khalsa Has No...
Is there political utility in Sikh The[a]logy?
Guest blogged by Tarnjit Kaur This essay was written as an introduction to ‘Sikhism and Gender Equality: Where do you See Yourself?,’ an event to be held in Ontario Saturday, April 2nd at 6 pm. All are welcome to attend. Motivated by the empowering message of Sikh theology, Sikhi, Sikh history...