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15 hrs ago | Star Phoenix

Regina referee calls Quebec turban ban a 'joke'

The 18-year-old Sikh is now a referee and a first-year student in the Faculty of Science at the University of Regina.

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Tue Jun 18, 2013

Merinews

Ban tattoos if found hurting a religious community

The Sikh clergy has decided against accepting an apology from those tattooing the verses from the Gurbani or even Ek Onkar .

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Related Topix: Religion, Africa, Tribal, Bollywood

Sat Jun 15, 2013

Examiner.com

Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev

Sikhism is a monotheistic faith that originated in the 15th century in modern-day Pakistan and India.

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Canada.com

Quebec soccer federation finally ends turban ban after FIFA ruling

Quebec Soccer Federation lifts controversial turban ban after FIFA ruling. File: Dilpreet Singh, 17, who has been playing soccer since he was a child, plays in a pick-up soccer game next to the Gurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar temple in the Lasalle area of Montreal Wednesday, June 5, 2013.

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Seattle Times

Afghan Sikhs being pushed out of the country

KABUL, Afghanistan - Outsiders may have trouble distinguishing between the turbans worn by Afghan Sikhs, with their tighter folds, varied colors and tucked-in edges, and those worn by Afghan Muslims, usually black or white with the end hanging down the wearer's back.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, Religion, Hamid Karzai

Fri Jun 14, 2013

India Gazette

Pakistan to declare Panja Sahib a holy city

The Pakistan government has decided to declare Panja Sahib, a place of religious significance for the Sikh community, as a holy city, a visiting Pakistan official said.

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Related Topix: Religion, India, World News

Thu Jun 13, 2013

International Business Times

Khalistan: Almost Three Decades After Operation Blue Star, Movement For Sikh Homeland Fading Away

The Indian government has recently blamed Pakistan for seeking to revive Sikh militant separatism -- i.e, the 'Khalistan' movement -- in India, thereby renewing New Delhi's fears that even in a new era of democracy in Pakistan, Islamabad continues to support independence movements designed to destabilize the country.

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Related Topix: Religion, World News, India, Pakistan, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Frank Pallone, Terrorism

Wed Jun 12, 2013

HCAM News

Two Path Productions Presents Kultar's Mime on June 28

Two Paths Productions hosts a special performance of a new immersive theatrical experience on Friday, June 28 at 7pm in Hopkinton MA.

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The Indian Express

Riot memorial: HC declines stay, BJP joins Badals at ceremony

Choosing to ignore the political undertones, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday declined to pass a stay order against the memorial for 1984 anti-Sikh riots proposed to be constructed at Gurdwara Rakabganj.

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India Gazette

DSGMC lays foundation stone of 1984 anti-Sikh riots at Gurdwara Rakabganj Sahib complex

Gurdwara Rakabganj Sahib Complex , New Delhi. They went ahead with it, despite a writ petition filed by former president of DSGMC, Paramjit Singh Sarna, who had sought the court's intervention to stop the construction of the memorial on the plea that erecting memorial inside Gurdwara complex was against the basic tenets of Sikhism.

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Mon Jun 10, 2013

The Montreal Gazette

CSA suspends Quebec Soccer Federation over turban ban

Young men play soccer in a pick-up game next to the Gurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar in LaSalle Wednesday, June 5, 2013.

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Sun Jun 09, 2013

The Georgia Straight

Gurpreet Singh: Khalistani separatists' killings leave a legacy of sorrow in Canada and the U.S.

Sikh community across Canada and elsewhere is observing the 29th anniversary of Operation Bluestar.

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Related Topix: Religion, World News, India, Terrorism

Fri Jun 07, 2013

India Gazette

Sikh group objects to Shindes statement

Sikh group Dal Khalsa Friday slammed union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde for saying that Sikh militants based in Pakistan were under pressure from Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence to revive terrorism in Punjab.

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Thu Jun 06, 2013

The Indian Express

Sikhs feel alienated in their own country: Akal Takht chief

Claming that law and administrative set up of India were making Sikhs feel "alienated" in their own country, Akal Takht chief Giani Gurbachan Singh on Thursday said the community was facing a big question as how to save its identity.

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Daily News

Turban ban not about safety

The move by the Quebec Soccer Federation to ban Sikh boys from wearing turbans isn't surprising - it's shocking.

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Vancouver Sun

Douglas Todd: Metro Vancouver neighbourhoods come in distinct...

The Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey. This is an example of how a religious/cultural institution can draw members of that faith to populate the area around the institition.

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Mon Jun 03, 2013

Merinews

Operation Blue Star: Memorial without martyr's name has no sanctity

Every community has a right to remember its martyrs, but without mentioning the name of any martyrs, the memorials have no sanctity.

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The Province

B.C. soccer officials have no problem with turbans, unlike Quebec

Iranian women players, in red, battle for the ball against a Jordanian opponent.

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Tue May 28, 2013

India Gazette

Sikh seminary factions in scuffle over Genocide Day function

Sangrawan Baba Ram Singh alleged that around 25 students of Damdami Taksal, Chowk Mehta, thrashed their students and kept them in illegal captivity.

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Sat May 25, 2013

Malaysia Sun

Preparations on for Sikh festival in Malaysia

Preparations are on for the four-day festival of Barsi, said to be the largest Sikh event outside of the Punjab state in India, in Gurdwara Sahib Malacca in the Malaysian state of Malacca, starting May 30.

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