Hana Kaur Mangat, a thirteen-year-old from Potomac, Maryland, discusses a movie she and others made to educate about Sikhism called “Sikh Kid to Kid”: “It’s all kids, because it’s directed toward kids,” Hana said. “I think kids would be more intrigued by other kids rather than by having adults explain (Sikhism) to them.” Read more at the Maryland Gazette.
Categories: Profiles, Sikhism • Tags: Hana Kaur Mangat, Maryland, Rockville, Sikh Kid to Kid, Sikhism
I often reflect on the parallels between Sikh philosophy and that which inspired the founding of America. Dylan Kaplan writes in the Washington Post about his experience visiting a Gurdwara in Rockville, Maryland during celebrations for Guru Nanak’s birthday, and observes the same: How many countries in the world have a Sikh community that is so committed to bringing different people together that they would invite a Pakistani Muslim to speak on their most religious holiday? The founding fathers would […]
Categories: News Bits, Reflections, Sikhism • Tags: Bhai Bala, Bhai Mardana, Dylan Kaplan, Guru Nanak, Maryland, Muslim, Rockville
Coming to public television stations around the country is the documentary “The Asian & Abrahamic Religions: A Divine Encounter in America“: “The Asian and Abrahamic Religions: A Divine Encounter in America” explores the beliefs, practices and rituals of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism. Examining the similarities and differences with the Abrahamic religions, how they perceive each other, confront prejudice and stereotypes and how they can understand and respect one another. The primary aim of the documentary is to demystify the Asian religions; […]
Categories: Events, Interfaith • Tags: Asian Art Museam, Bruce La Brack, California, Jasbir Singh Kang, Jerry Krell, Jessi Kaur, Maryland, Narinder Singh Kapany, PBS, Rockville, San Francisco, SCORE, Sikh Council on Religion and Education, The Asian and Abrahamic Religions: A Divine Encounter in America, Yuba City
