3 Sikhs on trial for smuggling 69 turbaned Afghans into UK
India Tribune London: Three British Sikhs allegedly helped about 70 Afghan illegal immigrants sneak into the UK using real passports of Sikhs in a £600,000 (Rs. 5 crore) conspiracy. Cousins Daljit Kapoor and Harmit Kapoor, and Davinder Chawla, all three in their 40s, pleaded guilty before their trial at Inner London Crown Court in March. The… Continue reading 3 Sikhs on trial for smuggling 69 turbaned Afghans into UK
President meets representatives of Hindu, Sikh minorities
Pajhwok By Azizullah Hamdard KABUL (Pajhwok): President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said special attention was being paid to the education and social life of Sikh and Hindu minorities in the country, a statement from Presidential Palace said on Sunday. The president said this during a meeting with representatives of Hindu and Sikh minorities here after the Eid-ul-Fitr prayer. “Every… Continue reading President meets representatives of Hindu, Sikh minorities
Hindu Kush to Thames – a documentary
This documentary by Pritpal Singh focuses on the Afghan Sikh and Hindu communities, but this time through the lens of Afghan immigrants to the UK, particularly Southall in London. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usmOTLiWQTw
About “Hindu Kush to Thames” by Harkiran Kaur Sodhi
My first year at UC Berkeley, I enrolled in a course offered once every four years: History and Culture of Afghanistan. From then began a safar of desperately seeking every possible grain of knowledge pertaining to the country. However, I remained deprived on one aspect – the Sikh community of Afghanistan. After doing countless presentations… Continue reading About “Hindu Kush to Thames” by Harkiran Kaur Sodhi
Afghanistan- Work on school building for Sikhs launched
Source (MENAFN – Pajhwok Afghan News) KABUL (Pajhwok): The foundation stone of the first-ever school for Sikh and Hindu students has been laid in eastern Nangarhar province, the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) said on Thursday. Governor Gulab Mangal, SCA head for the eastern zone Abdul Ahad Samoon and Sikh community head Mir Singh laid the… Continue reading Afghanistan- Work on school building for Sikhs launched