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Assassinations, Peace and State Violence in India and Pakistan

Abdul Malik Mujahid | Posted 11.05.2009 | World

Read More: Sikh, India, Punjab, Indira Gandhi, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Truth Commission, Akal Takht, Taliban, Forgiveness, Modi, Hindu, Amritsar, Military, Naxalites, Security, Muslim, Justice, Gujarat, Reconciliation, World News
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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Obama Lights Up the White House, Gesture Important

Mira Veda | Posted 10.19.2009 | World

Read More: Hindu, Sikh, Sikhism, Hinduism, White House, Diwali, President Obama, Obama, Barack Obama, World News
Mira Veda

For the first time in history, a US president has attended a Diwali celebration held at the White House.

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Queen Elizabeth Sikh Guards Get Turbans

AP | Posted 08.31.2009 | World

Read More: England, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth Guards, Queen Elizabeth Sikhs, Queen Elizabeth Sikh, Sikh, Sikhs, United Kingdom, World News

LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II has switched bearskin hats for turbans outside Buckingham Palace, where Sikh soldiers have begun guarding the monarc...

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Athena Crossing the Potomac

Rachel Natelson | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sikh, Women's Rights, Department of Veterans Affairs, US Military, Military Sexual Trauma, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Violence Against Women, Sexual Assault, Veterans, Emergency Contraception, Gays in the Military, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Iraq Veterans, Homeless Veterans, Homelessness, Military Sexual Assaults, Women and Politics, Politics News
Rachel Natelson

Many figures have decried the inequity of "Don't Ask Don't Tell," the president and Congress to repeal the law. However, one community has remained resolutely silent: national veterans service organizations.

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Vienna: Sikh Preacher Dies After Temple Attack, Sparking Riots

AP | VERONIKA OLEKSYN | Posted 06.25.2009 | World

Read More: Niranjan Das, India, Austria, Vienna Temple, Sant Rama Nand, Vienna Sikh Temple, Vienna Sikh, Foreign Affairs, Vienna Sikh Preacher, Vienna, Vienna Sikh Attack, Sikh Vienna, Sikh, Vienna Temple Attack, Vienna Sikhs, Vienna Sikh Riots, Vienna Sikh Attacks, Dera Sach Khand Wikipedia, Vienna Sikh Killed, World News

VIENNA — Investigators believe a sermon at a Sikh temple set off an attack that saw worshippers use a frying pan and microphone stands to fend o...

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Bulletproof Turbans Sought By British Sikh Police

guardian.co.uk | Vikram Dodd | Posted 06.07.2009 | World

Read More: Sikh, Religion, Sikh Religion, British Police Sikh Association, Crime, Police, Sikh Police Bulletproof Turbans, Sikh Police, Bulletproof Turbans, Bullet-Proof Turbans, World News

Sikh police officers want special bulletproof turbans to be developed so they can serve in firearms units, according to the new British Police Sikh As...

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