Author: Staff Writer

Source: This is London

http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/4732926.GRAVESEND__Sikhs_celebrate_anniversary_of_faith_founder_s_birthday/

Thousands of Sikhs gathered to celebrate the 540th anniversary of the birth of the founder of their faith.

Sikh temple the Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara in Clarence Place, Gravesend, hosted a three day service earlier this...

Author: A. Kaur

Source: Global Sikh News

http://sikhsangat.org/2009/11/french-bank-apologises-for-refusing-entry-to-turbaned-sikh/

A major French bank in Paris, which last month refused entry to a young Sikh customer because he wore a turban, has apologised for its “manifestly excessive and improper security instructions.” Ranjit Singh, 22, a business entrepreneur and a Sikh customer of the BNP...

Author: Sara Schilling

Source: The News Tribune

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/northwest/story/951541.html

Members of the Sikh community in the Tri-Cities have purchased a parcel of land in Pasco as the site of a future temple.

The parcel is a little over three acres and is at 7505 W. Court St., said Ajit Paul Singh of Kennewick, a member of the community.

There's a house on the land that's currently occupied, but the...

Author: Karen Angel

Source: New York Daily News

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/your_neighborhood/2009/11/12/2009-11-12_sikh_councilman_inspired_by_obama_beat_the_odds_in_hoboken_.html

President Obama was his inspiration.

It was after Obama was elected the United States' first black President that Ravinder Singh Bhalla decided Hoboken...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Punjab Newsline Network

http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/20722/38/

Sikh leaders from around the country met with federal government officials earlier this week to advocate for important Sikh civil and human rights issues at the first Sikh Summit in Washington D.C.

The delegation of thirteen, led by members of UNITED SIKHS, attended meetings with the House Committee on...

Author: Kyle Szymanski

Source: Spartan Daily

http://media.www.thespartandaily.com/media/storage/paper852/news/2009/11/10/News/Sikh-Students.Adjust.To.Life.At.Sjsu-3827499.shtml

When he first came to this country from his native Punjab 15 months ago, it didn't take long for SJSU student Gurjaspal Singh to get a feeling of people in the United States.

An hour...

Author: Neel Madhukar

Source: The Emory Wheel

http://www.emorywheel.com/detail.php?n=27650

Lord James W. Dooley made a surprise appearance Friday night in the Cox Hall Ballroom, as he joined in on the traditional high-energy Indian bhangradance during Emory’s celebration of Diwali.

The Hindu Students Association (HSA) held its annual Diwali event to celebrate the traditional Hindu holiday also known as the Festival of Lights...

Author: Rowena Orejana

Source: The Aucklander

http://www.theaucklander.co.nz/local/news/sikhs-celebrate-540-years/3906227/

Hundreds of devotees gathered at the Sikh Temple last week to celebrate the 540th Prakash Utsav or birth anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak Devji, the founder of Sikhism.

Raj Bedi, Auckland Sikh centre secretary, says the devotees included not only Sikhs but Hindus and Indians from other states...

Author: Michael Burke

Source: The Journal Times

http://www.journaltimes.com/news/local/article_5833bf0a-ccf8-11de-ad69-001cc4c002e0.html

A south-side church will switch from a Latino community church to a temple where Sikhs will worship.

Sikhs from around the area have bought the former Primera Inglesia Luterana church at 2408 Durand Ave. and plan to reopen it as a Sikh temple sometime early next year....

Author: John Woolfolk

Source: San Jose Mercury News

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_13740134?nclick_check=1

Their head wear displayed a full palette of colors and patterns, and symbolized different faiths. But the two dozen Sikh and Muslim women who gathered Saturday at a Fremont community center knew their turbans and scarves had a singular effect on many others in a country where their beliefs are in the minority....

Author: Lisa Fernandez

Source: San Jose Mercury News

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_13732529?nclick_check=1

A nonprofit Sikh organization launched a BART poster campaign this month in hopes that a photograph of an elderly crying woman will spur mainstream riders to learn more about the massacre of people in India 25 years ago.

The 20-poster, $10,000-campaign on BART stations in San Francisco and Oakland is...

Author: Mike Brooke

Source: East London Advertiser

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Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Economic Times

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/et-cetera/Princeton-university-to-host-Diwali-in-chapel/articleshow/5202885.cms

America's prestigious Princeton University will host its official celebration of the Indian festival of Diwali at the university chapel  

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Indian Express

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/cambridge-professor-invited-to-gurdwara-in-uk/537199/

In a sign of growing partnerships between the Cambridge university and Britain's Sikh community, a prominent gurdwara in London had invited a professor from the varsity to speak to a congregation during Guru Nanak Jayanti celebrations. 

Professor Martin Daunton, Master of...