The Three Deadliest Words
Posted by Jodha in Women on 08 25th, 2011 | 10 Comments
The issue of sex-selective abortion is not new here in The Langar Hall. A number of our bloggers have commented on this complex issue in the past; and even early community initiatives have been supported as well.
Recently I saw the official trailer of a documentary – It’s A Girl –...
The Roar of a Lioness: Sikh Women in the Diaspora
Posted by Sundari in Activism, Art, Canada, Events, History, Human Rights, Media, Sikhi, USA, Women on 04 20th, 2011 | 8 Comments
Our mothers and grandmothers would be proud. If we take a moment to pause, we’ll see the amazing mobilization that is occurring in the diaspora around Sikh women’s issues, particularly by youth. I’m not quite sure if it is a legit rise in websites or events or whether we are simply...
Gurbani – A Sikh Solution to Female Feticide
It might partly be the scarcity of female voices and public female faces in the Sikh community that makes Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh’s so distinctive and refreshing. But in addition to her position as one of the few public female voices in the Sikh community, her original and creative work is really...
Cultural Issues in the Sikh Community: Part 1
I wanted to take the time to highlight two issues (Part 2 to be posted soon) which have plagued the Punjabi Sikh community for many, many years. I know that discussing these issues over and over again is overwhelmingly tedious for the majority of people. Quite frankly, I agree. However, if I didn’t...
