Hey check it out, a sneak preview of a CBS documentary featuring religious leaders of all faiths. United Sikhs was involved in fashioning the Sikh aspects of the video, which include an interview with the jathedar of the Akal Takhat, Singh Sahib Giani Joginder Singh.

IN GOD’S NAME, a CBS primetime special produced in association with the acclaimed French filmmakers Jules and Gedeon Naudet (”9/11″), will explore the complex questions of our time through the intimate thoughts and beliefs of 12 of the world’s most influential spiritual leaders. It will be broadcast Sunday, Dec. 23 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT).

Over the years, SALDEF has been organizing police training sessions. Kudos to all involved!

Year-Long Campaign Trains Entire Boston Police Force

Washington, D.C. - December 11, 2007: The Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF), the nation’s oldest and largest Sikh American civil rights organization, concluded a highly successful year-long campaign to train the entire Boston Police Department (BPD) on Sikh religious practices. The over 3,000 BPD officers join the 95,000 trained by SALDEF across the nation.

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Another good “Sikh Awareness” video that was recently approved as supplemental material for all California Public Schools.

“Meet the Sikhs” is a short video, produced in 2005 by the Public Broadcasting station KVIE (TV Channels 6 & 7, Sacramento). It was telecast by the KVIE numerous times. After a successful Legal and Social review in 2006, the video was included in the list of approved Supplemental Instructional Materials for California’s Public Schools. Dr. David Hosley, the General Manager of the KVIE, kindly agreed that the video may be used for educational purposes free of charge.

Folks, I knew Navneet when he was just a regular guy. After rocketing to the international stage in recent years through dedicated sewa, he’s now adding another notch to his belt by becoming one of the best and brightest leaders in America. Congratulations Navneet! Whether you like it or not, you are a role model for all Americans. Keep rockin’ the house!

Sikh selected as Georgia’s Top 40 - The ‘Best and the Brightest Leaders in America’
Wednesday 12th of December 2007
Tania Kaur, United Sikhs

Queens, New York, USA – Navneet Singh Narula, a volunteer and Director of United Sikhs settled in Atlanta USA, is no stranger to winning top honors and awards. In the rarefied air of Fortune 100 global business, where conformity is the norm, Narula has set himself apart as a top corporate executive for one of the world’s largest management and IT consulting firm and stands tall as an authority on business leadership, corporate citizenship and a community service leader in America.

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Here’s a “Biblical” justification for why Sikhs wear a turban. I believe this is quoted out of the book, “The Turban and the Sword.” Correct me if I’m wrong. (Someone forwarded it to me, unattributed.)

He put the turban upon his head and set the gold rosette as symbol of holy dedication on the front of the turban as the Lord had commanded him. Moses then took the anointing oil, anointed the Tabernacle, and all that was within it and consecrated it. (Leviticus 8,9)

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Celebrating the founder’s birthday
Sikhs across the Island and around the world are celebrating the birth of the founder of Sikhism
Sunday, December 09, 2007
By LESLIE PALMA-SIMONCEK
STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — By the time the four-hour service was over on a recent Sunday, every inch of floor space in the sanctuary of the Sikh temple in Dongan Hills was filled.

Women in brilliant, flowing Punjabi suits and veils sat on the left. Men in turbans or orange head coverings were on the right. As a changing cast of musicians sang or played the harmonium and tabla, worshippers in single filed approached the holy book, bowed all the way to the floor, and left $1 on the altar.

At the Staten Island Gurdwara, and around the world, Sikhs were celebrating the birthday of Guru Nanak Devji, the founder of Sikhism and the first of 10 gurus who would guide the religion now practiced by more than 15 million people.

See the full article here: Celebrating the founder’s birthday

Excerpt:

In the multipurpose room at the Nyumburu Cultural Center yesterday, a free dinner of traditional Indian food was served to anyone who showed up, regardless of their race, color, ethnicity or religion.

The catch: They all had to eat on the floor.

The dinner was called a langar, a Punjabi word meaning “free kitchen.” An important event for adherents to Sikhism, the dinner was hosted by the Sikh Students Association.

Full Article: A place to sit for all walks of life

Congrats to all the sewadars that made this event a Sikhcess!

Excerpt:

On Saturday, at the Lawrence Gurudwara Sikh temple on Bakers Basin Road, nearly 100 volunteers turned out to put together 6,000 food packages assembly-line style as part of the British Columbia-based Sikhcess’ “Feed the Homeless Campaign.”

Those food packages were then brought to New York, where an additional 4,000 were made and distributed throughout the city and in New Jersey. Similar efforts have also been under way to benefit other areas, including Los Angeles, Detroit, Chicago, Atlanta, Vancouver and Toronto.

Read the Full Article: Sikh temple participates in ‘Food for Homeless’ drive

Yup, Sikhs are FBI agents too!

The Scottish Sikh Community is organizing a “meet your Sikh neighbor” event. Now that’s pretty cool. Go Scottish Sikhs.

Scotsman: Meet your Sikh Neighbor