Category: Asia

:dateline:The Malaysian Court of Appeal decided this week that the government can control--and ban--the use of the word "Allah," Arabic for God. The ruling has also given wide-ranging discretionary powers to the...

:dateline:North American Punjabi Association (NAPA) a representative body of Punjabi Community in North America in a letter sent to Prime Minister of Iraq Mr Nouri Al-Maliki urged the Government of Iraq to...

:dateline:A Punjabi man was killed by unidentified gunmen while travelling on a national highway in the Philippines, the media here reported on Wednesday. Jaswinder Singh, 38, a resident of Batac City, was driving in...

:dateline:A meeting took place this past week between members of the wider Sangat and quite a large number of prominent members from the Afghan Community. This was also attended by the UK representatives of...

:dateline:Outsiders may have trouble distinguishing between the turbans worn by Afghan Sikhs, with their tighter folds, varied colours and tucked-in edges, and those worn by Afghan Muslims, usually black or white with...

Editor's Note: The following article is being sourced from LATimes.com.  For complete source information, please refer to the footer. :dateline:Outsiders may have trouble distinguishing between the turbans worn by Afghan Sikhs, with their...

:dateline:The caretaker ministry for minorities’ affairs has formed a welfare committee for minorities to ensure that all funds collected by the department are distributed fairly. The Sindh Zimmi Welfare Committee will ensure that the...