HARVINDER SINGH PHOOLKA

"...not only the leadership but even the community failed the victims."

JATHEDAR AKAL TAKHAT

"...A person who cuts his holy hair cannot be called a Sikh."

Friday May 18, 2012 06:19 PM EST

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Yogi Bhajan’s Dharma to Receive at Least $30 Million

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Kartar Khalsa, head of Yogi Bhajan's empire, testifying in an Oregon court last year.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 | 12:02 AM

Pat-down Complaints? There’s an App For That

Photo Source: Sikh Coalition

FlyRights, a new smart-phone application, allows passengers the convenience of filing complaints regarding airport security in real time.

Friday, May 04, 2012 | 02:57 PM

Kara Exception for Restaurateur

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Navraj Singh Banga, owner of an Indian restaurant in Duluth, Georgia, can now wear a kara while cooking.

Wednesday, Apr 25, 2012 | 03:47 PM

Fifth Death Threat for Sikh Family

Photo Source: SALDEF

The latest of five letters sent to a Sikh American family threatens to "shoot you dead" if they don't leave the country.

Wednesday, Apr 11, 2012 | 10:24 AM

Green Gurdwaras and Beyond

Photo Source: EcoSikh.org

A grant from the Norwegian government enabled the launch two years ago of EcoSikh, an environmental movement to green up Sikh gurdwaras and cities, and to educate the youth on how the eco-philosophies of the Gurus are important in modern life.

Sunday, Mar 25, 2012 | 10:43 PM

BREAKING NEWS

  • The Metropolitan Police Department in Washington D.C. yesterday announced a new dress policy that allows Sikhs to wear unshorn beards and turbans.

    Thursday, May 17, 2012 | 12:22 PM

  • An Oregon court this month ordered the upper managers of Yogi Bhajan's business empire to return all excess income, which they received since his death in 2004, to his dharma, about 30 million dollars.

    Monday, Apr 23, 2012 | 03:43 PM

  • California lawmakers yesterday introduced the Workplace Religious Freedom Act of 2012, a proposed legislation which, if it passes, will significantly reduce job discrimination against Sikhs and other religious minorities.

    Thursday, Apr 12, 2012 | 08:32 PM

Yogi Bhajan’s Dharma to Receive at Least $30 Million

The Fight for Yogi Bhajan's Empire

A circuit court last month ordered the food company, Golden Temple of Oregon, be turned over to a court-appointed administrator and the company’s management returns more than $30 million dollars of bonuses and perks to the religious community founded by Yogi Harbhajan Singh Khalsa.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 | 12:02 AM

Pat-down Complaints? There’s an App For That

A Sikh advocacy group this week launched FlyRights, a new smart-phone application that enables travelers to file complaints regarding airport security searches, which the Transportation and Security Agency will consider as official passenger complaints.

Friday, May 04, 2012 | 02:57 PM

Kara Exception for Restaurateur

In an unusual advocacy case, a Sikh restaurant owner won an exception last month to the Georgia state health regulations that allows him to wear his kara while cooking in the kitchen.

Wednesday, Apr 25, 2012 | 03:47 PM

TEST

Baisakhi 2012 DC

Baisakhi 2012: Khalsa Day Parade in Washington with interviews of bystanders, a bagpipe player and Paramjit Singh Ajrawat, founder and organizer of the event.

Saturday, Apr 21, 2012 | 11:19 PM

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Fifth Death Threat for Sikh Family

Five death-threat letters, the last of which arrived in February, have followed a Sikh American family during the last decade as they moved to various neighborhoods in metropolitan Washington.

Wednesday, Apr 11, 2012 | 10:24 AM

Green Gurdwaras and Beyond

Pavan Guru Paanee Pitaa Maataa Dharat Mahat

VIDEO

Reporting from Rockville, Maryland - Gurdwaras in United States and India are adopting solar energy, using recyclable materials and considering organic foods for langar as a result of a push from EcoSikh, an environmental advocacy group initially funded by the Norwegian government.

Sunday, Mar 25, 2012 | 10:43 PM

Shooting Victim Described Suspect Vehicle

Gurmej Singh Atwal, one of two Sikh men gunned down in California nearly a year ago, gave a partial description of the suspect vehicle just before his death, which has lead to a composite picture of the pick-up truck allegedly involved in the unsolved double homicide.

Wednesday, Feb 22, 2012 | 06:40 PM

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Infinite Courage: Sikhs as Warriors

I. J. Singh, 05.10.2012

If anyone knows anything at all about Sikhs it is their martial antecedents. It is usually the first and often the only topic that Sikhs and non-Sikhs touch upon when the subject is Sikhs or Sikhi.

New York, NY | Comment (0)

People

Anarkali Kaur Wins UNESCO Prize

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Pritpal Singh, 04.28.2012

An Afghan women's rights campaigner was one of two winners of a United Nations award last year that recognizes her outstanding contributions for the promotion of tolerance and non-violence.

England, UK | Comment (0)

Politics

I Am Sick of Sikh Leaders

Harmeet Singh Matta, 04.12.2012

Jaspal Singh, 18, was shot by Punjab Police on March 29. For what? For protesting peacefully. Such a tragic end to a human life pains me to the core.

Gaithersburg, MD | Comment (0)

Politics

What Should India Now Do With Rajoana?

I. J. Singh, 04.05.2012

My suggestion: The government could quietly and tacitly, if not openly, support a campaign for the abolition of death penalty in India, with Punjab taking the lead.

New York, NY | Comment (0)
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Sikhtoons Book Goes Digital

VIDEO

Inspired by positive response from schoolteachers at a couple of large cartooning conferences to the paper version of 'My Headcovering is Downright Sikh,' author Vishavjit Singh recently released a digital version, which is free to view on any computer, tablet or smart phone.

Wednesday, Feb 08, 2012 | 08:59 PM

Previous Leno Jabs Not Found

A thorough search of Jay Leno’s monologues show that claims by two California Sikhs that the comedian insulted the community with his monologues in 2007, in which he allegedly called Sikhs ‘diaper heads,’ and in 2010, in which he allegedly embellished about the president’s cancellation of the Darbar Sahib trip because he had to wear a turban, were inaccurate.

Wednesday, Feb 01, 2012 | 12:33 AM

Sikh Joke, Over Reaction Or Political Play

A libel lawsuit filed last week by a California Sikh against comedian Jay Leno is being called an over-reaction by some Sikhs, but Sikhs on both sides of the controversy agree the incident is being exploited by Indian politicians during this election season.

Monday, Jan 30, 2012 | 07:56 PM

TEST

Gurmat Sangeet Darbar

What:
Gurmat Sangeet Darbar by Bhai Sahib Samund Singh ji, Gyani Darshan Singh Sohal, Bhai Harbhajan Singh and many more at Guru Gobind Singh Foundation, Rockville MD

Where:
www.gurmatsangeetproject.com
13814 travilah road
North Potomac, Virginia

Contact:
www.gurmatsangeetproject.com

North Potomac, Virginia

Friday, May 18, 2012 - 7:00pm

Gurmat Sangeet Darbar

What:
Gurmat Sangeet Darbar by Bhai Sahib Samund Singh ji, Gyani Darshan Singh Sohal, Bhai Harbhajan Singh and many more at Guru Gobind Singh Foundation, Rockville MD

Where:
www.gurmatsangeetproject.com
13814 travilah road
North Potomac, Virginia

Contact:
www.gurmatsangeetproject.com

North Potomac, Virginia

Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 3:00pm

Gurmat Sangeet Darbar

What:
Gurmat Sangeet Darbar by Bhai Sahib Samund Singh ji, Gyani Darshan Singh Sohal, Bhai Harbhajan Singh and many more at Guru Gobind Singh Foundation, Rockville MD

Where:
www.gurmatsangeetproject.com
13814 travilah road
North Potomac, Virginia

Contact:
www.gurmatsangeetproject.com

North Potomac, Virginia

Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 7:30am

Roundtable Webinar: Tipping Point or History Blip?

What:
Roundtable Webinar: Tipping Point or History Blip? arranged by Sikhri.org

Where:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/638961561
6732 Metropolitan Center Drive
Apt 404, Virginia

Contact:
www.sikhri.org

Apt 404, Virginia

Saturday, June 2, 2012 - 12:00pm

Screening-A Little Revolution

What:
Screening-A Little Revolution, A Sach Productions Presentation at University At Shady Grove

Where:
www.ALittleRevolution.com
9630 Gudelsky Drive, Building II
Rockville, Virginia

Contact:
Avnish Mehra 240-418-5667, Vikram Kolluru 240-401-4745, Harmeet Singh 301-326-9396, Navneet Singh 443-864-0057, Sher Singh 703-626-6119

Rockville, Virginia

Saturday, June 2, 2012 - 2:00pm


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