Tag: Sikhs

[America] Joe Biden promise refugee status to Afghan Sikhs if elected
20Jun By Team FPNo Comments
Asia, USA

[America] Joe Biden promise refugee status to Afghan Sikhs if elected

Expressing concerns over targeting of Sikhs and Hindus in Afghanistan after the attack on Gurdwara Har Rai Sahib, US Presidential candidate and former Vice-President Joe Biden has said they will be given refugee status in America if he was elected President.“If I am elected President, my administration will renew our commitment to refugees….I will raise the annual global refugee admissions cap to 1,25,000,’’ he declared in a statement issued on a day when a US panel, frequently in the cross-hairs of the Ministry of External Affairs for its observations on Kashmir and Islamophobia in the Indian media, also made common cause on the Sikh issue.The influential Sam Brownback, head of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), called the attacks on the Sikhs in Afghanistan a ...
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[News] Sikh outfit to hold ‘Operation Bluestar’ remembrance march on June 5
20Jun By Team FPNo Comments
Asia

[News] Sikh outfit to hold ‘Operation Bluestar’ remembrance march on June 5

Sikh radical outfit Dal Khalsa on Tuesday announced to hold a remembrance march on June 5 in Amritsar to mark the 36th anniversary of Operation Bluestar.“We are aware that COVID-19 cases are rising and the risk is alive. Taking precautionary measures and adhering to WHO and government guidelines, the attendance would be minimised and physical distancing norm would be strictly maintained,” Party spokesperson Kanwar Pal Singh said adding that the decision was taken at a party meeting.He further said that the Dal Khalsa has been holding the march on June 5 for the last 10 years and also has been giving a call for “Amritsar shutdown” on June 6.However, he said, this year the final decision on the shutdown would be taken on June 1, after taking the lockdown guidelines, if any, into account.Sing...
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[News] Pakistani man arrested for attacking UK Sikh Shrine, leaves note on Kashmir
20Jun By Team FPNo Comments
Asia, USA

[News] Pakistani man arrested for attacking UK Sikh Shrine, leaves note on Kashmir

A Pakistani man has been arrested by the UK police for breaking into a gurdwara in eastern England. Guru Arjan Gurdwara in Derbyshire alerted the Police after its front doors were found smashed in the early hours of Monday morning.He was later identified and arrested.As per the statement of the gurdwara, at around 6 a.m., "an individual entered the gurdwara premises causing thousands of pounds of damage. We can confirm that no individual was injured and that the clean-up process has begun."The gurdwara described the vandalisation of the shrine as a hate crime. The CCTV footages of the person, showed smashed glass doors of the gurdwara, glass shards scattered all over the floor and a man inside the premises.The vandal left a hand-written note in broken English on a piece of paper in the gur...
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[America] Sikhs in Detroit delivers food to hospitals, police stations, fir stations
20Jun By Team FPNo Comments
Asia

[America] Sikhs in Detroit delivers food to hospitals, police stations, fir stations

Shalinder Singh is among the Sikhs suburban Detroit, who have been paying for and delivering hundreds of pies to hospitals, police stations and fire departments since the gurdwara suspended in-person services.Singh and his family wanted to carry on a tenet of their faith: helping others through langar, the communal meal shared by all who come. "It just popped up in my mind, this is the time to take care of the heroes in the front," said Singh, the 40-year-old owner of a pet products company. "I spoke to a couple of doctors and they said pizza is the best because they're working 12 to 16 hours and they don't have time to sit and eat."The family have delivered more than 1,000 pizzas since early April, with no plans to slow down. They drive as much as an hour to spread their pizza love once a...
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