SGPC’s Moral Turpitude
The last time I was in Punjab, I visited a gurdwara with a cousin of mine who was a one-time employee of the SGPC. Upon receiving and tasting the karah parshad, I asked him why it was so coarse and dry compared what I was used to. He responded that it was now common practice for SGPC-controlled gurdwaras...
Part 5 – Sikh Book Club – Sikhs in Britain: Punjabi, Bhangra, Youth, and Conclusions
Sorry for not posting last week…so here we go with the summary of the final part of the book. Next week will be the grand-finale as we try to pull all these pieces together and view the book in a comparative Sikh diasporic framework.
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Sikh Family In Texas Victims Of Police Brutality
UPDATE: If you are outraged by this incident, please CALL THE HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE (TEXAS) @ (713-755-6044) and let Harris County Sheriff Tommy Thomas know how you feel. These Officers need to be reprimanded and we as a community need to push the Sheriff’s Office to act. You can...
Pop Quiz
In my last post, I argued that terrorists, by their actions, sever any legitimate relationship with a religion and any recognized sovereign, and as such terrorists should be identified as terrorists (e.g., “terrorists have invoked an interpretation of Islam to justify their actions”), even if the...
European Court of Human Rights Rules Against Sikhs
Posted by Camille in General on 12 5th, 2008 | 7 Comments
A French Sikh who appealed the ban on wearing a turban for ID-card photos was denied his right to religious practice by the European Court of Human Rights. While acknowleding that the ban interferes with religious practice, the Court argued that “public safety” overrode accommodation. As...
Bank of America Sikh
Lookout New Yorkers! There’s a new Sikh in town! Where is he? Who is he? He’s on your subway wall… representing Bank of America, sporting a NICE pagh with the cleanest layers I’ve seen in a long time. It looks like the folks at Kenneth Cole’s might have some competition…
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Sikhs in the Indian Constitution
The contents of an email from Tarlochan Singh, a member of the Indian Parliament, to Jagpal Singh Tiwana were published in The Sikh Times recently. Apparently, the member of Parliament is trying to have the Indian Constitution amended so that Sikhs are no longer referred to as Hindus for the purposes...
Recession Hits Sikh-Canadians
Posted by Maple Leaf Sikh in General on 12 1st, 2008 | 64 Comments
There’s a profile in today’s Toronto Star (and a video online) of the classical Punjabi Sikh family in Canada. Dad came to Canada as young man and goes back to get married. Mom and Dad both have college degrees from India but have limited ability to speak English in a business setting. Living...
Jaago on World AIDS Day
Today is World AIDS Day. The theme of this year’s World AIDS Day is leadership and efforts are focused on prevention. Indeed, on this 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day, President-elect Obama has stated that his administration will focus on prevention and treatment for at-risk communities...
Sikhs Pro-Actively Combating Hate
Posted by Jodha in General on 12 1st, 2008 | 3 Comments
It has been over a year since the brutal attack upon Sukhvir Singh, a Sikh taxi driver from Seattle. I previously blogged about the ordeal and Sukhvir’s heroic capacity to forgive. In many ways his move enshrines a message by Guru Nanak from SGGS (p. 223) in Raag Gauri:
Khima Gahi Brath Seel...
