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Pizza is prepared by members of Jakara Movement Fresno as part of community outreach in wake of attack on Sikh senior. (source: KSEE)

Pizza and kindness in Fresno, California

May 16, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

In the wake of the apparent hate-motivated attack on 82-year-old Piara Singh near Gurdwara Nanaksar (a Sikh house of worship) in Fresno, California almost two weeks ago, members of Jakara Movement Misl Fresno are using pizza as means to engage with the local community in their “Know Your Neighbors” initiative: Local supporters will be sharing pizzas to local communities in appreciation of their support after the hate crime. The initiative is meant to get to know the neighbors better and […]

Categories: Hate Crimes, Interfaith • Tags: California, Fresno, hate crimes, Jakara Movement, Piara Singh, pizza

Balpreet Kaur at TEDxOhioStateUniversity. (source: YouTube)

Balpreet Kaur and the power of kindness

May 15, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Last fall, Ohio college student Balpreet Kaur became well-known for her response to a photo of her that was surreptitiously posted to the social website Reddit: The object of the photo was an attempt at mockery. Among the first 100 responses to the posting on Reddit were harsh and derogatory comments about Balpreet Kaur’s facial hair, gender, ethnicity, and religion. And, what began as mockery on one specific website was beginning to spread virally on the internet. Balpreet Kaur’s response […]

Categories: Interfaith, Profiles • Tags: Balpreet Kaur, Ohio, Ohio State University, Reddit, TED, TEDx, Women in Sikhism

"Granthi Amarjeet Singh, left, and Tina Kaur Rekhi of the Sikh faith offer a prayer Thursday morning at the annual Community Prayer Breakfast at Century Center in South Bend sponsored by the United Religious Community." (source: South Bend Tribune)

National Day of Prayer in South Bend, Oregon

May 3, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Yesterday, in South Bend, Oregon, 300 members of various faith communities came together for an interfaith commemoration of the National Day of Prayer in the United States. Despite. Participant Timothy Erdel, a professor of religion and philosophy, looks at the bigger picture of bringing diverse people together: “What’s most important to us, we may not share in common, but there are still important secondary concerns such as citizenship, peace, duty to neighbors.” Read more at the South Bend Tribune.

Categories: Interfaith • Tags: Amarjeet Singh, National Day of Prayer, Oregon, South Bend, Tina Kaur Rekhi, United Religious Community

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A child takes notice of the camera during the interfaith evening at the Sikh Temple of Utah, March 6 (source: Salt Lake Interfaith Roundtable Facebook page)

Picture of the Day: Interfaith Roundtable event in Salt Lake City, UT

March 14, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Last week, the Sikh Temple of Utah (in Salt Lake City) and the Salt Lake Interfaith Roundtable hosted an interfaith evening of kirtan and prayer. Today, I was happy to hear from Colleen M. Scott, one of the organizers, who described the evening and shared photos of the event: Dear Mr. Singh, Thank you for featuring the March 6 Utah Sikh Temple service on your website. The Salt Lake Sikh community held the evening service specially for Interfaith Month and […]

Categories: Events, Interfaith • Tags: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Interfaith Roundtable, Sikh Temple of Utah, Utah

Sikh Temple of Salt Lake City. (photo: Utah Public Radio)

Interfaith event at Sikh Temple of Utah on March 6

March 1, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

I was recently contacted by the Salt Lake Interfaith Roundtable, an organization in Salt Lake City, Utah that “consists of over 220 individuals working to promote love, harmony, and an increased understanding among persons of all faith traditions, cultures, and belief systems everywhere.” On Wednesday, March 6, the organization is holding an interfaith event at the Sikh Temple of Utah: INTERFAITH MONTH 2013 EVENT: EVENING PRAYER AND KIRTAN (CHANTING) SERVICE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, AT THE SIKH TEMPLE OF UTAH (February […]

Categories: Events, Interfaith • Tags: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Interfaith Roundtable, Sikh Temple of Utah, Utah

Jatinder P. Singh, United Sikhs Associate Director

Sikh American provides opening prayer to UN General Assembly

February 27, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

According to an e-mail newsletter circulated by United Sikhs (a United Nations-affiliated non-governmental organization), a Sikh American has, for the first time, offered a prayer at the United Nations General Assembly Opening Session. On February 14th, United Sikhs Associate Director Jatinder P. Singh participated in the interfaith service to open the session: “In the company of Saints, all enemies become friends. In the company of saints, man becomes very pure…” He closed the prayer by adding, “ I truly hope […]

Categories: Interfaith, News Bits • Tags: Jatinder P. Singh, United Nations, United Nations General Assembly, United Sikhs

The Interfaith Youth Choir singing on Monday. (Credit: Elizabeth Lara/ NorthJersey.com)

Picture of the Day: New Jersey children’s interfaith choir

February 19, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

“Our work is how do we create a city without sorrow, that’s what harmony is about,’’ he said. “Harmony is not about converting everyone to what you like, but harmony is about working with everyone to create a great society.” — Harinder Singh, of the Sikh Research Institute, comments as the keynote speaker at an interfaith event held by the Interfaith Brotherhood/Sisterhood of Bergen County in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, on Monday. Read more about the event at NorthJersey.com.

Categories: Interfaith, Picture of the Day • Tags: Harinder Singh, Hasbrouck Heights, Interfaith Brotherhood/Sisterhood of Bergen County, New Jersey, Sikh Research Institute

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"The Golden Temple During the Day." (Adam Perez | Huffington Post)

A hitchhiker’s guide to Darbar Sahib

February 14, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

For Sikhs around the world, Darbar Sahib, the center of the Sikh faith in Amritsar, India, is held in sacred esteem. Also known as Harmandir Sahib or as the Golden Temple, Sikhs around the world endeavor to visit this place constructed in the early 17th century by Guru Arjan. Such is the devotion of Sikhs to this place that in the 19th century, the Sikh king, Maharaja Ranjit Singh, gilded the upper walls of the structure in gold. After its […]

Categories: Interfaith, Sikhism • Tags: Adam Pervez, Angela Dollar, Captain Stephen Phillips, Carolyn O'Donnell, Darbar Sahib, Golden Temple, GT1588, Harmandir Sahib, Huffington Post, John Busteed Ireland, Wanderlust and Lipstick

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Philadelphia's Bible Riots of 1844 reflected a strain of anti-Catholic bias and hostility that coursed through 19th-century America. (Granger Collection, New York. Source: Smithsonian)

Contrasting religious dominance with religious freedom

February 11, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

A recent study by The Barna Group surveying the topic of religious freedom in the United States suggests that a large proportion of Evangelical Christians believe that their religious freedom is under threat because of a perception that “some groups have actively tried to move society away from traditional Christian values.” An article in Patheos (via @jbarooah) summarizes the study and addresses the perception, providing recommendations for Evangelicals around understanding the difference between dominance and freedom: First, we need to […]

Categories: Civil Rights, Interfaith • Tags: Barna Group, Evangelicalism, Patheos, religious dominance, religious freedom

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Considering the experience of Sikhs in America.

Category Archives: Interfaith

Pizza and kindness in Fresno, California

Balpreet Kaur and the power of kindness

National Day of Prayer in South Bend, Oregon

Picture of the Day: Interfaith Roundtable event in Salt Lake City, UT

Interfaith event at Sikh Temple of Utah on March 6

Sikh American provides opening prayer to UN General Assembly

Picture of the Day: New Jersey children’s interfaith choir

A hitchhiker’s guide to Darbar Sahib

Contrasting religious dominance with religious freedom