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In Memory: Devinder Singh, Balbir Singh, Sukhpal Singh

On September 13, 2003, a Sikh cab driver, Devinder Singh, age 21, was shot and killed in an apparent hate crime. Two days after the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, bombing tragedy, Devinder Singh was called to pick up two passengers and drive them from Redwood City, CA to Menlo Park, CA. One or [...]

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Guru Granth Sahib Ji Recovery

Vaheguru ji ka khalsa,
Vaheguru ji ki fatheh!
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We are a little confused as to why no Gursikh in Louisiana had thought of removing Guru Sahib’s suroop during the evacuation. Nonetheless, the story of Guru Maharaj’s suroop recovery is amazing. Sevadaars of UNITED SIKHS were escorted by special officers and scuba drivers. Apparently there were marks on [...]

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BCSA STATEMENT REGARDING LANGLEY LABOR DAY TOURNAMENT

BCSA STATEMENT REGARDING LANGLEY LABOR DAY TOURNAMENT
Reports from various media outlets have stated that the British Columbia Soccer Association has a regulation prohibiting the wearing of religious headgear during soccer matches. The Association wishes to state that this is categorically incorrect. The British Columbia Soccer Association also wishes to formally [...]

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Williams Lake ‘Players’ targeted at Langley soccer tournament

U16 Players coach Jim Tanis speaks out about Langley incident

By AMANDAH HILLTON
Tribune Staff Writer
Sep 08 2005
The Williams Lake U16 rep soccer team, The Players, learned what playing as a team really meant as they struggled over the rule of religious apparel on the field at the annual Langley Labour Day [...]

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Teens & religion

Research shows the role of religion in teens’ lives is in flux
By ANDREW GRUBBS
Teen Takeover staff
Source: http://ydr.com/story/teen/84133/

Tuesday, September 6, 2005
Teenagers deal with countless distractions and crammed schedules that can put religion low on their priority lists.
A recent study by the Pew Research Center states that the percentage of younger adults not involved in [...]

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Turban makes some people lose their heads

September 8, 2005
By LYN COCKBURN
Source: http://www.edmontonsun.com
What is it about the Sikh turban that makes some people get stupid? The colour? Red, orange, black, yellow, blue … surely these innocent primary [...]

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Better career planning saves time, money

By pieta woolley
Source: http://www.straight.com/content.cfm?id=12187 
Publish Date: 18-Aug-2005

Special - Education
If M.J. Lorca could travel back in time a dozen years, she would kick her 19-year-old self’s ass. That’s when she started waffling through 10 years of postsecondary—a liberal-arts exploration that cost her more than $40,000 in student loans, plus interest. Now 31, [...]

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Post-Secondary Depression

The province let tuition double on its watch—but froze financial aid

by Briana Hollick
Source: http://www.terminalcity.ca/content/view/1096/133/    
Sep, 1 2005
With tuition fees soaring and provincial funding sinking, government financial aid has become a necessity for countless students. But many students find the aid just isn’t enough to cover the cost of a post-secondary education, [...]

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Seattle Rainsabhaee Keertan - Sept 10

Posted by: Manmeet Kaur
From: www.sikhiunleashed.com

Vaheguroo jee kaa khalsa Vaheguroo jee kee fateh!!!
There will be a Raainsbayee Keertan in Seattle, Washington on September 10 from 7pm-6am at Gurdawarra Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib. There will be an Amritsanchaar on Saturday @ 4:00pm. Sangat is comming from California and Vancouver. If any questions about [...]

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Guru Granth Sahib Ji’s Suroop Safely Taken from 9 ft of Water at New Orleans

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From: navneet.s.narula@accenture.com

Real time Update - -
I just wanted to quickly let the sangat know that the Guru Granth Sahib Ji has been taken out from 9 feets of water in New Orleans at 5:05 pm. There were commandos and scuba divers alongwith the team of UNITED SIKHS who [...]

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