Category: Europe
Application for Sikh School in Buckinghamshire, England Refused
:dateline:A Sikh school’s application to convert a building in Stoke Poges into a state school has been refused for a second time.The Khalsa Secondary Academy is attempting to gain full-time permission to...
Pressure Builds Onto UK Government as the 30th Anniversary Of Sikh Genocide June 1984 Approaches
:dateline:The Sikh Federation (UK) is preparing to release details of several cases involving British citizens and their families who were victims in June 1984, and who were effectively sent to their deaths in the...
UK Sikh Gurdwara Shows How to Become Dementia-Friendly
:dateline:Dementia can make all types of communication difficult for patients and carers (caregivers) especially when English is not your first language. Among the Punjabi-speaking older Sikh community, where there is a particular...
Walking the Western Front: A Sikh Soldier Lays at Rest, Far from Homeland and Adopted land
:dateline:Sunta Gouger Singh was the first Sikh to die for Canada in the Great War, but his headstone in a rural cemetery outside Ypres is the only Canadian one without a maple...
Hospitality Sikh Style at Leicester College
:dateline:On Tuesday, April 29, 2014, staff and learners from all backgrounds at Leicester College came together to take part in a very special Sikh lunch. Staff and volunteers at the college served 500 hungry people – for...
“Three Peaks Challenge” Organized in UK to Aid Children’s Education Project
:dateline:On Saturday April 26, 2014, over 150 participants took part in the 3 Peaks Challenge in Yorkshire, UK, in aid of the Sikh Organization for Prisoner Welfare (SOPW) Children's Education Project. Sikh Organization...
Booze is Taboo Subject Among Sikhs but a Massive Problem, Says Recovering Alcoholic in Derby, UK
:dateline:A recovering Derby alcoholic says drink is “a massive problem in the Sikh community, and it is a real taboo subject".Jaz Rai says it is a problem that is swept under the...
Sikhs Making a Difference Around the World
:dateline:Every year, Sikhs from around the world gather at a stunning gala in London, England to honor, and celebrate, the heroes of their global community.The Sikh Awards ceremony, which began in 2010...
