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The role of the religious in ending violence against women
Demonstrators protest against violence towards women. (Source: Washington Post) By coincidence, an article in The Washington Post by Satpal Singh of the World Sikh Council offers a corollary to the...
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Sikhs, through Jewish eyes
“We are all Sikhs” t-shirt. (Source: Rootsgear Clothing) On The Jewish Journal, Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin considers his Sikh American neighbors a year after the Oak Creek, Wisconsin mass shooting: Maybe...
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The coin collection
A 1,000-year-old coin from Pakistan in the collection of the father of Ravleen Kaur. (Source: Slant of Light) On Slant of Light, Ravleen Kaur, a college student in Oregon, reflects about her father’s...
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What does a Sikh woman look like?
“What does a Kaur look like?” (Source: A Kaur’s Thoughts.) On A Kaur’s Thoughts, blogger Lakhpreet Kaur considers the physical identity that defines or describes the Sikh woman, asking: what does a...
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Rejecting the victimhood narrative
Depiction of the execution of Bhai Mani Singh in 1737. There has been significant conversation from and within the Sikh community in regard to the recent hate attack on Dr. Prabhjot Singh a few weeks...
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This weekend: 34th annual Yuba City Nagar Kirtan
2012 Nagar Kirtan festivities at the Sikh Temple Yuba City in Yuba City, California. (Photo: Karaminder Ghuman) The largest of its kind in America, the 34th annual Yuba City Nagar Kirtan (Sikh...
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Celebrating Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Guru of the Sikhs
“Guru Gobind Singh (with bird) encounters Guru Nanak Dev. An 18th century painting of an imaginary meeting.” (Source: Wikipedia) Last week, the Sikh community around the world celebrated the birth...
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For the children
The Sikh prayer called Ardaas (link) is an address before the All-Pervasive Immortal that is offered regularly by Sikhs in congregation. It concludes every service and is often offered ahead of an...
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Seeking those of the Great Liberator
This month, Sikhs celebrated the appointment of Guru Hargobind as the sixth Guru of the Sikhs in 1606, following the execution of the preceding Guru, Guru Arjun, by the Mughal emperor Jehangir for...
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Revisiting langar
Mata Khivi is recorded in the Guru Granth Sahib for the Langar she provided to the congregation. Seva, or selfless service, has always been a core Sikh practice, but while for the benefit of all, it...
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