Category: Americas
US Elections: Sikh Couple Harassed by GOP Campaign in Hamilton County, Ohio
:dateline:On October 26, a Sikh couple faced harassment as they arrived at the Hamilton County, Ohio Board of Elections to participate in the electoral process. As the couple walked past the GOP...
Homosexual Marriage: Akal Takht Directs American Sikhs to take back holy saroop from Sarabjeet Singh Neel
:dateline:Taking strong notice of the homosexual marriage accomplished under the patronage of Sri Guru Granth Sahib in Sacramento (USA) last month, the SGPC appointed acting Akal Takht Sahib Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh...
International Saakhi Competition Accepting Submissions Until Oct 31st and Includes Cash Prizes
:dateline:A recently launched organization named Search for Sikhi (SoS) has been hosting the first International Saakhi Competition since September 1st. Since September 1st, they have impressively received over 175 submissions from Sangat...
WSO Canada: RCMP Refusal to Accommodate Sikh Officers is Discrimination
:dateline:The World Sikh Organization of Canada is disappointed by the RCMP’s refusal to accommodate bearded Sikh officers. The officers have been removed from frontline policing duties since March 31 2020 due to...
U.S. House Votes to Rename Texas Post Office for Deputy Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal
:dateline:Late Monday afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed H. Res. 5317, a bill to name the U.S. Post Office on Addicks Howell Road in Houston, the "Deputy Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal Post...
WSO Canada: MLI Khalistan Report Parrots Indian Narratives
:dateline:The World Sikh Organization of Canada today joined the call for the retraction of the report entitled “Khalistan: a Project of Pakistan”, published by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. The report is authored by...
Academics Call for Retraction of “Vitriolic” Khalistan Report by Macdonald-Laurier Institute
:dateline:In an unprecedented move, a group of almost 50 academics, who work closely with the Sikh community or in the area of Sikh studies, has co-signed a letter calling for a retraction...
Missing Hemkunt Sahib Pilgrims: CBI Team Visits Punjab For Investigation
:dateline:A team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), a premier investigating agency of India, visited Amritsar and Gurdaspur district of Punjab to investigate the case of missing eight Hemkunt Sahib pilgrims...
