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Gurdwara Sahib in Brussels (Belgium) may have re-opened, but restrictions are unacceptable: Sikh Federation UK

Pointing towards the restrictions placed on Guru Nanak Gurdwara Sahib by Belgian authorities, as reported in the Belgian Newspapers, Sikh Federation General Secretary Gurjeet Singh said: “Gurdwara in Brussels may have re-opened, but restrictions are unacceptable”.

Belgian Gurdwara Sahib reopens after over 7 weeks enforced closure; Sikh Council UK welcomes move

Belgium: Sikh Council UK has welcomed the reopening of Guru Nanak Gurdwara Sahib in Vilvoorde, Belgium following a period of over seven weeks enforced closure.

SGPC seeks apology from US based Glen Cove Gurdwara management after offensive photos went viral

The photograph of a young woman in bridal attire, posing before the Guru Granth Sahib inside a Gurdwara Sahib in Glen Cove town of New York, has triggered a controversy after it went viral over social media.

CBC Reports False & Malicious Allegations Against World Sikh Organization

The World Sikh Organization of Canada would like to correct recent reports that it has endorsed candidates or is involved in nomination battles in the Liberal Party of Canada.

Sikh body urges UN to set-up Commission to unearth the enforced disappearances and killings of Sikhs in fake encounters in India

Holding the (Indian) state responsible for massive human rights violations including torture, enforced disappearances’, extrajudicial killings during the heydays of militancy in Punjab, the Dal Khalsa has approached the United Nations urging the world body to intervene for the sake of justice.

California: Five million reached during Sikh awareness month

For the fourth year, California state legislature declared November as Sikh American Awareness and Appreciation Month “to afford all Californians the opportunity to understand, recognize, and appreciate the rich history and shared principles of Sikh Americans.”

Reforms to Federal Racial Profiling Guidance Continue to Negatively Impact Sikh Community: United Sikhs

United Sikhs has expressed deep disappointment over the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) revisions to the federal racial profiling guidance. A released by the Untied Sikhs says that the US based NGO is specifically concerned by the exemption allowing law enforcement agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS),Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to continue profiling our communities behind a veil of national security investigations.

USA: Sikh Coalition Rejects Flawed and Misleading DoJ Racial Profiling Guidance

The Sikh Coalition says that the largest Sikh advocacy organization in the United States (the Sikh Coalition) on December 10 condemned the Obama Administration’s new racial profiling guidance as flawed and misleading.

Closed Belgium Gurdwara to be reopened on December 11

Belgium: A Gurdwara Sahib in Belgium that was asked to close down after by city mayor will be reopened for the Sikh sangat on December 11.

Sikh Research Institute Hosts Weekend Of Sikhi-Inspired Programs Across The GTA

The Sikh Research Institute Canada (SikhRI) will be hosting a series of events across the Greater Toronto Area this coming weekend. As part of their mission to provide educational resources to Sikhs as they lead a Guru-inspired life, the workshops will target different segments of the local Sikh community.

White House petition want Obama to ask Modi- “Why Sikhs are labeled as Hindus under Indian Constitution”

A recently launched ‘White House petition’ urges Barack Obama to question Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that why Indian Constitution labels Sikhs as ‘Hindus’ during his visit to India to attend India’s republic day.

Sikh pilot’s statue unveiled in Gravesend (England)

Jalandhar: The statue of late Squadron Leader Mahinder Singh Pujji, Distinguished Flying Cross, was unveiled during a ceremony at Gravesend in the UK. Mahinder Singh Pujji went to the UK in 1940 and joined the Royal Air Force during the World War II. He died in 2010 at the age of 92 in Gravesend.

Sikh Genocide survivor, Professor Swaran Singh to speak at the Wiener Library

London: The City Sikhs together with the Wiener Library and the National Union of Journalists are hosting Sikh Genocide survivor, Professor Swaran Singh at the Wiener Library in London on Thursday 4 December at 6.30pm.

Unprovoked Attack- Investigation Continues as Sikh Man, Father of Three Stabbed to Death in California

California,USA: On Thursday, November 13, 2014 at 8:40 a.m., Labh Singh Nigah, 55-years-old, was walking in Sierra Linda Park when he was stabbed to death. Singh, a resident of Oxnard, was killed shortly after dropping off his son to his elementary school.

30 Years after 1984 Sikh Genocide, Sikh voice for Truth, Justice and Freedom grow stronger and Sophisticated

London: 30 years ago the Indian authorities were not content with their Genocide of the Sikhs in June and November 1984. There is written proof the Indian authorities also set about to malign Amritdhari Sikhs in India and abroad and do all they could to silence Sikh voices of protest in countries like the UK, Canada and Germany.

UK Home Secretary to unveil World War 1 Commemoration Exhibition at National Sikh Heritage Centre & Holocaust Museum

Derby: The Home Secretary and Member of Parliament for Maidenhead, Rt Hon Theresa May MP, will be paying a visit to the National Sikh Museum in Derby, on Wednesday 26th November.

American Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee seeks restoration of original Nanakshahi Calendar

New York: Following confusion over date of Parkash Gurpurb of 10th Sikh Guru, the American Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (AGPC) has once again raised the demand of implementing the original Nanakshahi Calendar which was adopted by SGPC in 2003.

City of Norwich declared November as ‘Sikh Awareness Month’; Also commemorated 30th anniversary of Sikh Massacres of 1984

Norwich,CT: A press release by Swaranjit Singh Khasla, Member N.A.C.A & Sikh Sewak Society International, says 30th anniversary commemoration Function was held in David Ruggles Freedom Courtyard Norwich City Hall in memory of innocent men , women and children who lost their lives in the 1984 Sikh massacres.

USA: Over 50 Errors on Sikhs Corrected in Texas Textbooks

Austin, Texas, USA: A release by the Sikh Coalition says [a]fter nearly six years of on-the-ground advocacy work led by the Sikh Coalition, the Texas Board of Education voted on Friday (Nov. 21, 2014) to approve textbooks that have corrected over 50 inaccuracies about the Sikh religion and its relationship to history.

A Sikh stabbed to death in Oxnard city of California in a suspected hate crime

California, USA: A Sikh named Labh Singh Nigah was killed in a suspected hate crime on November 13, 2014 in Oxnard City of California. Labh Singh Nigah, 55, was reportedly stabbed to death in Sierra Linda Park when he was walking after dropping his son in the Sierra Linda Elementary School. Though the motive of the murder has yet to be ascertained, the American Sikh community suspect that the killing was a hate crime.

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