Gurdwara: Refuge of the Homeless
Posted by Jodha in Pakistan on 06 2nd, 2009 | Comments Off on Gurdwara: Refuge of the Homeless
The Sikh Gurdwara is our community center. It is where we turn in times of fear (many Sikhs rushed to the Gurdwara after 9/11); it is where we turn in times of defense (the Battle Of Amritsar in June 1984); it is where we turn in times of crisis.
Even some 550 years later the House of Nanak provides...
The Coercive Uses of Rescue Aid in Pakistan
Earlier this month I asked if the Taliban’s rising influence in Pakistan and their removal of Sikhs from the Swat Valley was a harbinger for more extreme religious persecution. This week, two articles caught my eye:
The first depicted multi-religious protests in Kashmir over Pakistan’s inaction...
