Source – BBC – 09/17/2007 A group of local Sikhs have been allowed to carry out a cremation in the Afghan capital, Kabul. The authorities intervened after Muslims in the Old City stopped Sikhs burning a body at their traditional cremation site in the Qalacha area. Sikh mourners carried the body to the presidential palace… Continue reading Kabul Sikh cremation goes ahead
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Afghan Sikhs protest after Muslims stop cremation (Persian)
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Most Afghan refugees are Hindus, Sikhs
Source – Rediff September 13, 2007 There are 11,500 refugees in India and the role of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is to find a home for them. Last week, two Iraqi families protested outside the UNHCR office in New Delhi because their cases for resettlement had not been submitted yet. Nayana Bose,… Continue reading Most Afghan refugees are Hindus, Sikhs
Delhi’s Khalsa Diwan Welfare Society transforming Afghan kids’ lives
Source By Ravindra Sheoran, New Delhi, Aug.20 : Giving Afghan youth, including those belonging to the Sikh community, a sense of freedom to choose and live is a motto the Khalsa Diwan Welfare Society here swears by. This voluntary organisation set up in 1993 is taking steps to ensure that refugees from Afghanistan, especially children… Continue reading Delhi’s Khalsa Diwan Welfare Society transforming Afghan kids’ lives
Afghanistani Sikh families seek a new life in India
Source By Ravindra Sheoran New Delhi, Aug.20: The turmoil in Afghanistan may have compelled a large number of Sikh families to flee their motherland, and now a majority of those living in India are seeking a new life here, and hope that the Indian Government will come forward to resurrect their lives in some way.… Continue reading Afghanistani Sikh families seek a new life in India
Special School for Afghan Hindus and Sikhs (Persian)
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Advocacy and Multifaith groups speak out vociferously on NY hair shearing incident
Source Written by WSN Bureau Thursday, June 14, 2007 ImageQueens, New York: The recent incident pertaining to the Sikh boy’s hair being forcibly cut by a fellow-student, at Newton High Schoool, Elmhurst, Queens, NY, came as a shock to the Sikh community. To express dismay and to convey concern to appropriate quarters, United Sikhs, in… Continue reading Advocacy and Multifaith groups speak out vociferously on NY hair shearing incident