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Sikh-Aussies Join Multi-Faith Celebration on Australia Day by GURMUKH SINGH [United Kingdom]

Each faith representative walked the length of the hall with his or her own religious “symbol” to soft background music associated with that  religion, while a narrator read out the message signified by the symbol.

Israel Turns Its Back On Its Black Citizens:
Even Though They Are Jews by DANIEL ESTRIN

Kess Semai Elias, 42, said the recent reports of discrimination add to his and other Ethiopian Jewish spiritual leaders' dismay and feelings that they are not welcome.

The Children Will Lead Them by MANDIP KAUR SANDHER

The hunger to truly understand the unity of the Creator and Creation has kept stirring within my soul. Finally, as a vigilant student of life and with Guru’s Grace, a ray of hope has illuminated my heart and mind.

16-Yr-Old Sikh-American Needs Your Vote - Today!

To vote for him, please click on the link ... when you see Pranav's picture, then CLICK on the GREEN BUTTON. Voting can be done once per day until Tuesday, January 24.

A Punjabi University in Nankana Sahib? by PARVESH KUMAR SHARMA

A New-York based Punjabi-American, Arshad Rehman, is doing his bit to make Punjabi flourish by helping set up a university for the purpose.

Twice Liberators of France, Sikhs Get First Taste of Liberty in Ungrateful France by YUDHVIR RANA

Purporting to be the land of Liberté, égalité, fraternité, but being found to fall far short, France chided and told to walk the straight line by the United Nations Human Rights Commission.

Indian Police and People Prey on Tribal Women Based on Reports by GETHIN CHAMBERLAIN & PRATAP CHAKRAVARTY

Survival International, which lobbies on behalf of tribal groups worldwide, said the video showed tourists apparently enjoying "human zoos."

How America Lost Its Bearings by MURAT KURNAZ

I was chained to the ceiling of a building and hung by my hands for days. A doctor sometimes checked if I was OK; then I would be strung up again. The pain was unbearable.

Sikh & Punjabi Studies Grow in Santa Cruz, California by SCOTT RAPPAPORT

The Guru Nanak Heritage Fund for Sikh and Punjabi Studies will focus on academic research in Sikh culture and faith, Sikhs in North America, and the Punjabi cultural heritage and language.

Extreme Greed & Gluttony:
Time To Bring Back The Stocks by DANA FLAVELLE

This report from Canada is reflective of what is happening around the globe. Maybe it is time to revive the medieval method of educating the incorrigible - stocks!