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	Welcome to Gateway to Sikhism - A Gateway to Sikhism
		The Sikhs smartly made a special Chowla with 50 long strips and all the prisoners walked free.
		Guru ji demonstrated the extreme and difficult virtue of "forgiveness" when He saved Jahangir's life from an attacking tiger, despite all the hostility and the awful act of ordering assassination of the 5th Guru, Guru Arjun dev ji with an excuse that the latter was a threat to Islam.
		The software will be launched on the auspicous 300th anniversary of Gurgaddi Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji on October 20th, 2008, with free downloads and CD versions to gurudwaras worldwide.
	www.allaboutsikhs.com (585 words)

	Religious Movements Homepage: Sikhism
		Sikhs strive to a universal concept of love, so that God and people together will be incorporated into every aspect of their lives.
		Sikhs can come closer to God (or move farther away from Him) in each life, hopefully progressing over time towards this "absorption," where the body is left and the soul blends with the essence of God and experiences True Reality.
		Sikhs also believe that their faith is not the only way to God, a belief that is in sharp variance with Muslim teachings.
	religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu /nrms/sikhs.html (2742 words)

	Sikh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A Sikh (IPA: ['siːk] or ['sɪk]; Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖ, sikkh, IPA: ['sɪk.kʰ]) is an adherent of Sikhism.
		Sikh intellectuals, sportsmen and artists such as Khushwant Singh, Jaspal Bhatti, Milkha Singh (nicknamed The Flying Sikh), Bishen Singh Bedi, Navjot Singh Sidhu and Harbhajan Singh are an integral part of popular culture.
		Sikh forenames are unisexual; the "Singh" and "Kaur" monikers are hence useful in clarifying the person's sex.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sikh (834 words)

	SSNews
		Sikh representatives from over a dozen countries across the globe took part in the conference that attracted a number of non-Sikh speakers, such as Dr Charles Graves, the Secretary General of Interfaith International and Rev Dr Hans Ucko the Interfaith Director of the World Council of Churches.
		Turban wearing Sikh police officers, school teachers or university lecturers in the UK should be allowed to work in France, but French law contravenes the Treaty as it insists Sikhs can not take up public appointments such as these without first removing their turbans.
		Sikhs throughout the world are facing increasing difficulties regarding religious freedoms and their visible identity due to a lack of knowledge and ignorance.
	www.sikhsangat.org /ssn/publish/Europe_21/International_Human_Rights_Conference_Highlights_Problem_Of_Religious_Freedoms_on_Europe_s_50th_Birthday.shtml (779 words)

	Sikhs
		A Sikh (the word means 'disciple') is a person who follows the teachings of the ten Sikh Gurus and the Guru Granth Sahib (the eternal Guru in the form of holy scriptures).
		For Sikhs, "Siri Guru Granth Sahib" is the living embodiment of the Guru, and is regarded with the utmost reverence and respect wherever it is found.
		Sikhs all over the world took to the "Siri Guru Granth Sahib" as their living Guru, as the source of spiritual instruction and guidance.
	www.amritsar.com /Sikhism.shtml (1508 words)

	Sikhs
		The Sikh Study Circle formed in 1956 around social and religious gatherings on the University of Chicago campus, drawing students from several Midwestern universities.
		In 1972 the group took the name Sikh Religious Society of Chicago and broke ground on a new gurdwara (a sacred facility housing the Guru Granth Sahib, Sikhism's scripture) in Palatine in 1976.
		The initial wave of Sikh immigration to Chicago brought a largely professional population that eventually settled in affluent suburban areas, particularly northwest and west of the city.
	www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org /pages/1144.html (324 words)

	Sikhs: Fighting for Justice
		This pamphlet was published by the Sikh Dharma Secretariat in 1984 as a way to educate the United States public about what was happening in India with the Sikhs.
		Sikhs within the complex, although massively outnumbered, defended their sacred temple ferociously and there were substantial Indian Army casualties as well.
		The Sikhs are a people who value human rights, who have defended India against scores of invaders throughout the centuries, and who contribute in all respects to the independent nation of India.
	www.sikhnet.com /s/SikhJustice (1308 words)

	Sikhs, Sikhism
		Sikhs are followers of Sikhism, an Indian religion that originated in the Punjab in northwest India.
		Unassuaged by the election of a Sikh, Zail Singh, to the largely ceremonial office of president of India in 1982, the militants continued to stage violent demonstrations.
		M A Macauliffe, The Sikh Religion (1909); W H McCleod, Guru Nanak and the Sikh Religion (1968); G Singh, The Religion of the Sikhs (1971); H Singh, The Heritage of the Sikhs (1964); M Singh, Sikhism: Its Impact (1973).
	mb-soft.com /believe/txo/sikhs.htm (859 words)

	Sikhism in India
		Every Sikh is supposed to contribute in preparing the meals in the free kitchen.
		Since then a ceremony of baptizing was established among the Sikhs in which the boys were given the title Singh and the girls were titled Kaur meaning princess.
		The Sikhs also have a reputation as experts in steering, from cars to airplanes.They were among the first communities in India who dared to drive vehicles specially lorries.
	adaniel.tripod.com /sikhism.htm (878 words)

	The Mughals: The Sikhs
		The Mughals understood that Sikhism was a separatist movement, and by the eighteenth century, the Sikhs had established a separate kingdom with its capital in Lahore.
		The Sikhs were a major force in the British Allied army as the British gradually annexed the whole of India in the 1850's, and after Indian Independence, the Sikh community, half of which had to flee Muslim Pakistan after partition, became economically and politically the most significant and successful minority community in India.
		India's Prime Minister was assassinated by her Sikh guards, and Sikh militancy has led to military intervention, including the the invasion of the Sikh Golden Temple in Amritsar.
	www.wsu.edu /~dee/MUGHAL/SIKH.HTM (1816 words)

	Sikhs articles on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sikh Wars SIKH WARS [Sikh Wars] (1845-49), two conflicts preceding the British annexation of the Punjab.
		By a treaty with the British in 1809, the Sikh ruler of the Punjab, Ranjit Singh, had accepted the Sutlej River as the southern boundary of his domain.
		Ranjit Singh RANJIT SINGH [Ranjit Singh], 1780-1839, Indian maharaja, ruler of the Sikhs.
	www.encyclopedia.com /articles/11874.html (487 words)

	Minorities At Risk (MAR) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Sikhs have two of the factors that increase the likelihood of rebellion in the future: persistent protest in the past and territorial concentration.
		Orthodox Sikhs are visually distinctive as males wear beards, turbans, and usually carry the ceremonial sword, the kirpan.
		The British heralded the Sikhs as a "martial race" and the group was well represented in the army, a tradition that continued in independent India.
	www.cidcm.umd.edu /inscr/mar/data/indsikh.htm (1320 words)

	Sikhs (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The baptized Sikhs were given a distinct uniform or identity: Kanga (wooden comb), Katchera (breeches), Kara (steel bracelet), Kirpan (sword), the wearing of Kesh (unshorn hair), and a “Code of Conduct” which included abiding by truthful principles of living.
		For Sikhs, "Siri Guru Granth Sahib" is the living embodiment of the Guru, and is regarded with the utmost reverence and respect wherever it is found.
		Sikhs all over the world look to the "Siri Guru Granth Sahib" as their supreme, living Guru, as the source of their spiritual instruction and guidance.
	www.lakekillarney.com /newsSikhs.htm (2645 words)

	Sikhs in Punjab
		It was alleged that Sikhs were being subjected to State terrorism which found expression in the desecration of holy places, murders, extra-judicial executions and forced disappearances of Sikhs.
		Certain Sikh political parties had exploited that situation for their own ends in the hope of obtaining advantages and concessions from the authorities and of increasing their influence among the Sikh population by creating confusion between religious and political matters.
		Sikhs belonging to minority sects, which advocated practices perceived as heretical by orthodox Sikhs, were also murdered.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/war/punjab.htm (1879 words)

	Learm More About Sikhs \| The Sikh Next Door \| Multicultural Curriculum for Students and Teachers about Diversity and ...
		Sikhs believe that all people are equal – no matter what your gender or skin color is, or how much money you have, or what you believe, or where you were born.
		Sikhs have a way to show their commitment to their religion: they wear five articles of faith, called kakkars or "5 K's." Many Sikhs who have not taken amrit (similar to baptism) do not keep all five.
		Sikhs do not cut their hair in order to maintain the way their bodies were given to them.
	www.sikhnextdoor.org /students/learn.html (2107 words)

	UNITED SIKHS / About Sikhs
		The governing authority of the Sikh community is the united collective voice of the Sikh community itself, second to the Supreme Authority of the sacred scripture, Guru Granth Sahib.
		A Sikh place of worship is called a Gurdwara, meaning "house of the Guru, " or "door to the Guru." Sikhs believe the first temple or pilgrimage is within one self.
		The universal Sikh symbol is a glyph (called a Khanda) composed of a central, straight edged sword, symbozing truth surrounded by two curved swords representing temporal power and authority.
	www.unitedsikhs.org /aboutsikhs.htm (759 words)

	FAQs About Sikhs \| The Sikh Next Door \| Education Curriculum About Sikhs and Sikh Religion
		A: Sikhs believe that people are created with long hair for a reason and they accept hair as a beautiful part of their bodies.
		Since Sikhs have believed in the equality of all people since the creation of their religion, all Sikhs wear the turban as a sign of equality.
		A: "Sikh" means student, someone who is supposed to keep learning throughout their lives.
	www.sikhnextdoor.org /teachers/faq.html (949 words)

	The Sikhs are neither Hindus nor Muslims
		The theological principles, the articles of faith, the way of life, rites and rituals etc of the Sikhs are altogether different from those of the Hindus but the Indian government has, still, denied the Sikhs their right to have a separate law of their own.
		Manglacharan: The Hindus have "om shri ganesh namah", the Muslims have "Bismillah" the Sikhs have "Ik onkar satgur parsad".
		The Sikhs are accepted as a nation and a race by the international authorities.
	www.sikhmarg.com /english/The-Sikhs.html (2593 words)

	Amazon.com: The Sikhs: Books: Khushwant Singh,Raghu Rai (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sikhs, he argues, have for centuries been an embattled people because their culture and religion defy the predominant religions in the region, as well as the Indian caste system with its ruling elite.
		In Singh's analysis of Sikh relations with Hindus, he points out that the monotheistic and egalitarian principles upon which the Sikh faith was founded proved to be in direct conflict with the philosophy and thought of the "caste-conscious" ruling Hindu-Brahmins i.e.
		The Sikhs were slughtered like animals during partition in 1948 by the Muslims who cleansed them from Pakistan, where not one Sikh remains in what had been their ancestral homeland.
	www.amazon.com /Sikhs-Khushwant-Singh/dp/8174361324 (2355 words)

	Sikh - SikhiWiki, free Sikh encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A Sikh is a follower of the religion called Sikhism, which is the fifth largest in the world.
		The relationship between the Sikh (‘disciple’) and the Guru (‘Master’) is very powerful and dominate and is central to understanding the reason for the strong dedication and devoted service that is performed by the followers of this religion.
		The ninth Sikh Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur became the 'leader' of the Kashmiri Hindus to protect and save these tribesmen from the tyranny of the rulers of the nation - He made the ultimate sacrifice and was martyred by Emperor Aurangzeb for not converting to Islam.
	www.sikhiwiki.org /index.php?title=Sikh (2332 words)

	SMART
		Though the Sikh involvement in Indian politics has in recent years been quite troubled, there is no question that social and political engagement has been an intrinsic part of Sikh identity since the inception of Sikhism 500 years ago.
		Though many Sikhs were and are ambivalent about the tone of the coverage in MacLean's, no one denies that the "Sikh Power" issue is a significant landmark for Sikhs in Canada and for the evolution of the Canadian political scene in general.
		However, though the numbers of Sikhs in the U.S. approximates those of Canada, the situation here could not be more different: there are no Sikh elected officials at either the national or state levels in the U.S., and none currently running for office that we know of.
	www.sikhmediawatch.org /viewpoints/Viewpoints_art3.htm (1316 words)

	sikhs in england (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sikhs practice gender equality in that men or women can lead armies or prayers and are expected to do so if required.
		Sikhs generally do not require any special diet with the orthodox being vegetarians if not vegan, they are however forbidden to eat Halal or Kosher food.
		Sikhs would argue this is unwarranted as claims and allegations against Sikhs are a direct result of at best misunderstandings by others and worst cases being attributed to malicious malignment by those who fear or have failed in breaking the robust spirit of the Sikhs.
	www.sikhs.org.uk /default.asp?mnid=new&pgid=new_seven (1847 words)

	History of the Sikhs
		Sikhs Under Bhai Tara Singh of Village Wan, Nawab Kapur Singh of Village Singhpuria, Bhai Nodh Singh of Gujranwala, Jassa Singh Ramgarhia of Gurdaspur, started attacking Mughal treasuries.
		Sikh youth at this time would gallop on their horses and in a second would take a dip in sarovar fill up the water for their elders and ride away.
		Sikhs retaliated the baggage train of Abdali and freed much of looted booty again, Sikhs also captured about 10,000 Afghanis who were made to work and restore Golden Temple in original state for about 1 year and then freed.
	www.sikh-history.com /sikhhist/events/gtemple.html (2903 words)

	Sikhs In nederland
		Introductie Het Sikh Geloof Spritueele Scripture Gurbani Kirtan Verhalen De Sikh Gurus Sikh Vrouwen De Sikh Doop Leerstelling Ceremonies Geschiedenis van het Glossar FAQ
		In Nederland zijn er 6 Gurdwara's (Sikh gebedshuizen).
		Kirtan heeft binnen het Sikh geloof een hele speciale betekenis.
	www.sikhs.nl (212 words)

	The Sikhism Home Page: Introduction to Sikhism
		The word 'Sikh' in the Punjabi language means 'disciple', Sikhs are the disciples of God who follow the writings and teachings of the Ten Sikh Gurus.
		Sikhs should remember God at all times and practice living a virtuous and truthful life while maintaining a balance between their spiritual obligations and temporal obligations.
		Sikhs only have custodians of the Guru Granth Sahib (granthi), and any Sikh is free to read the Guru Granth Sahib in the Gurdwara (a Sikh temple) or in their home.
	www.sikhs.org /summary.htm (813 words)

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