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Plane Passengers Pony Up For Fuel As Airline Goes Broke

Posted 11.17.2011

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Passengers on a Comtel Air charter flight from Amritsar, India to Birmingham, England had to pony up roughly $31,500 for fuel during a stopover in Vie...

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Obama's Trip to India: Sikhs Are Not Muslims

John L. Esposito | Posted 07.25.2011

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Obama may reportedly skip a visit to the Golden Temple to avoid covering his head and being confused as "a Muslim." This may send the message that being Sikh is the same as being Muslim, and both are bad.

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Assassinations, Peace and State Violence in India and Pakistan

Abdul Malik Mujahid | Posted 05.25.2011

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Abdul Malik Mujahid

As Indians mark the death anniversary of Indira Gandhi, Sikhs renew their call for justice, and Pakistan bleeds with terrorism, it is important to reflect on justice, reconciliation and forgiveness.

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Amritsar: India's Heroin Capital (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Al Jazeera's Prerna Suri reports on the devastating effects of drugs in one of India's most holy cities, Amritsar. The city, home to the Golden Templ...

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India's First Wal-Mart Draws Excitement

Washington Post | Emily Wax | Posted 05.25.2011

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The wide, clean aisles of India's first Wal-Mart are nothing like Kavita Gopal's usual shopping haunts. There are no bicycle rickshaws careering past ...

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