Pakistan versus ‘Secular’ India: the race to promote peace
Sher Zada November 13, 2019 Is India a secular democracy anymore? This question would be swirling in the minds of key intellectuals and prominent political scientists. Because the facts […]
Let there be peace: Celebs hail Kartarpur Corridor inauguration
By Entertainment Desk Published: November 9, 2019 In a landmark peace move, the Pakistan government opened the Kartarpur Corridor today, permitting Indian pilgrims to visit the revered Sikh […]
Pakistan SC seeks report on framework for protection of minorities
Oct 04, 2019 | Source: PTI The court also proposed to form a bench to implement its 2014 judgement. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has sought a report within a month […]
Pakistan’s minorities are a diminishing population
Delhi Sep 03, 2019, 12.51 PM (IST) Written By: Rajan Khanna In 1947, the population of Hindus and Sikhs in Pakistan was 23 per cent. Now officially, it stands […]
Minority report How the Sikhs integrated in Switzerland
By Anand Chandrasekhar This content was published on July 1, 2019 The first Sikhs to settle in Switzerland faced hardship because of their distinct appearance and traditions. A book published […]
International Women’s Day 2019: Redbridge Sikh and Ahmadiyya Muslim women’s groups unite for gender equality
PUBLISHED: 10:28 13 March 2019 | Aaron Walawalkar The Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association held an exhibition at Fullwell Cross Library last week to mark International Women’s Day. Photo: Samina […]
India and Pakistan reach deal on new road to Sikh temple
November 22, 2018. India and Pakistan have agreed to construct a new border entry point and road to allow Sikh pilgrims from India to visit a shrine in Pakistan. Sikhism […]
‘An employer? No, we have a master’: the Sikhs secretly exploited in Italy
Men harvest chicory in a field in Sezze, in the Italian province of Latina. Sikh workers have to call the landlord ‘Master’. Photograph: Marco Valle After years of arduous, badly […]
Navjot Singh Sidhu Credits Pakistan for Opening Kartarpur Sahib Corridor For Indian Sikh Pilgrims
Navjot Singh Sidhu thanked Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s decision of keeping politics separate from religion and hoped that the decision will lessen the gap between the two countries. News18.com Updated:September […]
Hindus and other minorities face big challenge in Pakistan elections
It’s an uphill struggle for Pakistani Christians, Sikhs, Ahmadis and others. Minority religions make up just 4 percent of Pakistan’s 200 million people; Shiites account for about 15 to 20 […]
Afghanistan: A blow to the last vestiges of pluralism
Kabul Despatch | International Ruchi Kumar July 14, 2018 Afghan Sikh men carry the coffin of one of the victims of the July 1 blast in Jalalabad. | Photo […]
Erie’s Sikh Temple welcomes multicultural visitors
By Dana Massing Members of One Table and other guests attended worship and a meal at the local gurdwara. Erie’s Sikh Temple on Sunday welcomed a multicultural group for […]
Pakistan: Ministers propose 5% minorities’ quota
The Express Tribune > Pakistan > Punjab By Our Correspondent Published: April 13, 2018 PHOTO: AFP / FILE LAHORE: Human Rights and Minority Affairs Provincial Minister Khalil Tahir Sandhu and Higher […]
Muslims from disputed new London mosque donate blood at synagogue for Jewish day of actionMuslims from disputed new London mosque donate blood at synagogue for Jewish day of action
Thousands of people across the UK took part in the interfaith day encouraging good deeds Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith Muslims planning to open a new mosque in a traditionally Jewish north London community have joined people at their local synagogue to give blood as part of a national drive to help those […]
Baba Guru Nanak – A Muslim Saint
By Ansar Raza Thomas Patrick Hughes was a British missionary who worked in India from 1865 to 1884. He wrote many books including “Dictionary of Islām” wherein he added an article about “Sikhism”. The reason offered by him for adding an article about Sikhism in a book about Islam is […]
55 Men Arrested for Trespassing Into Sikh Temple in UK
ADITI KHANNA/LONDON REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE/AP Fifty-five people were arrested today after an eight-hour-long armed protest in the West Midlands region of England where a gang of 20-30 sword-wielding men stormed a Sikh temple, apparently opposing a mixed race marriage between a Sikh and a non-Sikh couple. Specially trained officers from Warwickshire […]
Canadian Sikhs: where have all the girls gone
By: Jonathan Forani Staff Reporter, Published on Mon Apr 11 2016 thestar.com 138 boys for 100 girls? Baldev Mutta (centre), CEO of Brampton’s Punjabi Community Health Services, is surrounded by his grand daughter Talon Mutta, 9 (left) and daughter Rakhi Mutta. Mutta is involved in initiatives to celebrate girls born to Indian parents. […]
Defense Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan: A Sikh soldier’s climb to the Canadian Cabinet
Source: Los Angeles Times Three months ago, most Canadians had never heard of Harjit Singh Sajjan. But after newly elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tapped him to be defense minister […]
Premier of Ontario honoured at Sikh holy shrine
Kathleen Wynne honoured at holy Sikh shrine despite same-sex marriage media controversy Some of India’s major news outlets erroneously reported a snub that never happened as the Ontario premiere was presented with the “siropa” robe of honour at the Sikh faith’s most sacred site. TorontoStar Jan 31. AMRITSAR, INDIA—Premier Kathleen […]
Sikh-American Protester Removed from Trump Rally
Source: NBC News Two protesters were removed Sunday from a Donald Trump rally after holding up a banner that read “Stop Hate.” One of the protesters — Arish Singh, a […]