Author: Aftab Mughal

Source: The Sikh Times

http://www.emgonline.co.uk/news.php?news=5554

Sikhs and other non-Muslims living in Pakistan are facing huge challenges at the hands of the Taliban,

The Bara-based Lashkar-e-Islam (LI, an Islamic militant group) has imposed jizya, an Islamic tax, on the non-Muslim communities, including Sikhs, Hindus and Christians living in the Khyber Agency, a tribal region of North West Frontier Post (NWFP) near...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Sikh Times

http://www.emgonline.co.uk/news.php?news=5560

Representatives of the World Sikh Council – America Region (WSC-AR) and the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) met May 29-31, 2009 at St. Therese’s Retreat Center in Columbus, Ohio for a three-day Sikh-Catholic bilateral national interreligious retreat.

The objective of the retreat was for the Sikh and Catholic communities to further...

Author: Chris Henwood

Source: Birmingham Mail

http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/06/09/smethwick-sikh-leaders-grateful-to-police-97319-23822274/

Police officers have won praise from Sikh leaders for rebuilding community links in the aftermath of violence at Vaisakhi celebrations in April, 2007.

Committee members from the Guru Nanak Gurdwara, in Smethwick High...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: SikhNet

http://www.sikhnet.com/news/ecosikh

The Sikh Council on Religion and Education (SCORE) has partnered with the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to help make our world greener. The three are proud to announce the launch of a new initiative called EcoSikh.

EcoSikh is the Sikh community's contribution to the UNARC Seven Year Plan project, whose aim is to help...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Times of India

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Indians-Abroad/US-reviews-policy-to-allow-Sikhs-to-join-army/articleshow/4624046.cms

Following an outcry from the Sikh community, the US defence department has decided to review its policy which prevents Sikhs from joining the country's armed forces.

On behalf of defence secretary...

Author: Lisa Goh and Rashita A. Hamid

Source: The Star

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/6/5/courts/4055243&sec=courts

The Syariah High Court has ruled that deceased art director Mohan Singh was a Muslim at the time of his death on May 25 and should be buried according to Muslim rites.

Syariah High Court judge Justice Mohamad Khalid Shaee @ Shaii ruled that Mohan Singh’s conversion was valid...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: World Sikh News

http://worldsikhnews.com/3%20June%202009/Many%20Sikhs%20among%20Indian%20students%20under%20attack%20in%20Australia.htm

A number of Indian students, including many Sikhs, continue to reel under madcap violent racist attacks in Australia, triggering panic among the Diaspora even as Prime Minister Kevin Rudd called his Indian counterpart...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Star

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/6/3/nation/4034729&sec=nation

The Malaysian Gurdwaras Council is appealing to the Government to issue proper directives to the Islamic religious authorities to prevent any controversy involving a person’s final rites.

The council was referring to the case of Mohan Singh, who died of a heart attack on May 25 but his remains...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Times of India

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/California-passes-bill-on-Sikh-symbol-kirpan/articleshow/4611563.cms

The California assembly has passed a bill that makes it mandatory for the state to train law enforcement agencies about the Sikh symbol kirpan.

The bill AB-504, which was passed unanimously by the assembly Monday, will now go to...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: SikhNet

http://www.sikhnet.com/news/sikh-exhibit-opens-new-mexico-history-museum

Sikhism has always been recognized with honor and respect in New Mexico. Now they became a part of the history of New Mexico and are part of the historical displays in the Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The new museum was opened May 24, 2009 in Santa Fe, the capital city of New Mexico. For the grand opening the museum...

Author: Anju Kaur

Source: SikhNN

http://www.sikhnn.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=675&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

A teaching package on Sikh culture, which was part of the social studies curriculum this year in eight elementary schools in Howard County, Maryland, will be incorporated into all of the county’s approximately 39 elementary schools in the next school year, a...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Punjab Newsline Network

http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/16853/38/

Sikh leaders across United States have condemned the violence in Vienna, Austria, in which one person died and several others were injured.

Dr. Rajwant Singh, Chairman of Sikh Council on Religion and Education (SCORE), said, “We condemn the violence which took place in Vienna, Austria. This kind of violence has no place in the...

Author: Lydia Polgreen

Source: The Columbus Dispatch/The New York Times

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/national_world/stories/2009/05/26/nyt_austria_temple_0526.ART_ART_05-26-09_A7_3ODVNUI.html?sid=101

Riots erupted across the Punjab region of India yesterday in response to the killing of the leader of a Sikh sect who died after an attack on a temple in Vienna,...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: SikhNet

http://www.sikhnet.com/news/khalsa-diwan-society-new-westminster-remembers-kamagata-maru-and-takes-part-local-outreach-prog

Once again the past weekend was busy one for the members of the Khalsa Diwan Society New Westminster.

On Friday 22nd the weekend programs kicked off with a special tribute to the passengers of the Kamagata Maru...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Sikh Council on Religion and Education

http://www.sikhcouncilusa.org/

Sat Sri Akal, the traditional Sikh greeting, is how Congressmen from various states, one after the other, came to welcome the Sikhs and also commit to taking action to remove restrictions which preclude Sikhs from serving in the United States Armed Forces. The Sikh American Heritage Dinner, organized by the Sikh Council on Religion and Education (SCORE), brought together...