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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

Sikhs protest Bhullar death sentence at United Nations

July 26, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Yesterday, in New York, Sikhs held a rally (organized by Sikhs for Justice) outside the United Nations to protest the death sentence of Professor Devinderpal Singh Bhullar in India. American Sikhs have now joined their counterparts in India and around the world in objecting to the miscarriage of justice that could lead to the judicial killing of Devinderpal Singh. Devinderpal Singh’s sentence has not only been objected to within India, but it has also garnered international attention as other governments and world […]

Categories: News Bits, Picture of the Day • Tags: Amnesty International, Capital punishment, Davinderpal Singh Bhullar, Devender Pal Singh Bullar, Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar, judicial murder, New York, United Nations

Sikh Civil Rights: The canary in the mine

January 21, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

UNITED SIKHS, a United Nations-affiliated Sikh advocacy and human development group, just released their Global Sikh Civil & Human Rights Report, which summarizes the results from surveys completed by Sikhs around the world: This past year, challenges to Sikh civil and human rights included: Belgium and other countries maintained policies that did not officially recognize the Sikh religion; Sikhs and other religious minorities are still precluded from manifesting their external religious identity in schools in France; Racial/Religious profiling of Sikhs and […]

Categories: Civil Rights, Reports/Studies • Tags: Global Sikh Civil & Human Rights Report, Kirpan, Parti Québécois, Quebec, Quebec National Assembly, United Nations, United Sikhs

Enacting Sikhism for the environment

November 25, 2010 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

EcoSikh is an environmental program that, on behalf of Sikhs, seeks to benefit the environment: ‘The aim is to mobilise Sikh communities in India and elsewhere to develop practical solutions to today’s pressing environmental challenges in accordance with the teachings of the Sikh Gurus and also exchange ideas with faith communities around the world,’ said Dr. Rajwant Singh, SCORE chairman and convener of EcoSikh. EcoSikh has recently added two individuals to its ranks: Ravneet Pal Singh and Bandana Kaur. Incidentally, […]

Categories: News Bits • Tags: Bandana Kaur, EcoSikh, environment, Ravneet Pal Singh, United Nations

Considering the experience of Sikhs in America.

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Sikh American provides opening prayer to UN General Assembly

Sikhs protest Bhullar death sentence at United Nations

Sikh Civil Rights: The canary in the mine

Enacting Sikhism for the environment