Any murder is deeply wrong, and religiously motivated murder is heinous. But the targeting of Sikhs is especially tragic when one understands Sikhism and its avoidance of religious conflict. Sikhism ...
Throngs of people, most wearing white clothing and many adorned in traditional Sikh attire, gathered in the Jemez mountains of New Mexico in June 2019. The occasion was the summer solstice. Those who ...
Every April, communities across the world come together to celebrate Vaisakhi. For centuries, Vaisakhi has marked the spring harvest, and Punjabi farmers have celebrated this occasion with community ...
WASHINGTON (RNS) “They’ve learned to live with the repeal of DADT (Don’t Ask/Don’t Tell) and so I think they can get along very well with yarmulkes and beards,” said Rabbi Sanford Dresin, director of ...
WASHINGTON, DC - A leading national Sikh advocacy group and the nation’s seventh largest retail financial institution, reached a broad-reaching agreement to ensure nondiscrimination against Sikh ...
NEW YORK, NY (IANS) – After Utah and Mississippi, Virginia became the 17th state in the US to include the Sikh faith, in its school curriculum. The Virginia State Board of Education on April 20 voted ...
The Sikh Student Association at Boston University brought a slice of Sikh life to the BU community Wednesday afternoon with its celebration of Gurpurab at the George Sherman Union. Members of the Sikh ...
Until last year, Surjit Singh’s beard had never been trimmed or cut. A devout Sikh, Mr. Singh believes that hair is a divine gift and removing it from the body dishonors God. But in a shocking ...
A woman has made history by becoming the first observant Sikh to graduate from the US Military Academy at West Point. Second Lieutenant Anmol Narang, a second-generation immigrant born and raised in ...