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last update April 13, 2003

NEWS AND VIEWS

FEATURE ARTICLE

Sikh Arts
April 13, 2003
A Seminar on Sikh Arts was hosted by the Sikh Foundation on April 4, 2003, as part of the celebrations for the opening of the first permanent Sikh gallery in the United States. A panel of Sikh women - a Chair of Sikh studies, a historian, and several artists - made presentations to a mixed audience of about 100 people.

Grand Gurdwara March 31, 2003:
Guardian

also:
£17.5M Sikh Temple Opens
March 30, 2003: BBC

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SC Dismisses Davinderpal Singh's Plea
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The First Permanent Sikh Arts Exhibit
April 13, 2003
The Sikh Art Gallery is an achievement of the Sikh Foundation. Its chairman by Narinder Singh donated $500,000 to the museum and

nearly one hundred works of Sikh art from his private collection. The gallery is named in honor of his wife Satinder Kaur.

Dysfunktional Update
April 13, 2003
A Racist Film and the Sikh Response
April 4, 2003

Griffin is shown outside yelling at an elderly Sikh man walking by, "Bin Laden! I knew you was around here! Gonna getcha! Told you I'd find him myself."

Houston Man Killed in Robbery
April 3, 2003
Jaswinder Singh, 51, was given a final farewell yesterday. He was shot dead in the gas station where he worked. The incident occurred nearly a week ago. All indications are that it was not a hate crime, but a plain robbery.

EDITORIAL
The Pitfalls of Eye Candy
April 13, 2003
Sikh artists producing works on cultural, social or political themes are certainly acceptable. But when they dwell upon Sikh religious topics, they have a huge responsibility to the Sikh people. Many have not lived up to that responsibility. A great deal of artwork, past and present, is disrespectful to our Gurus and boarders on being sacrilegious.

OP-ED
Quest for Freedom
Sangram Singh (CA)
The recent developments in the world have brought out a deep divide in most communities as if the current conflict was avoidable and as if alternate means existed to get to the defined goal.

IN DEPTH
Every Movement Has Its Time
March 29, 2003
It was March 10th, 12am, when eleven Sikh women from the U.S. and India prepared themselves to enter the Darbar Sahib to do the cleaning seva. The year was 1996;

LETTER
Right to Protest
Manjit Singh (MD)
A Sikh has the right to follow his/her conscience and exercise his/her First Amendment rights.

	LETTER For War Pritam Singh (USA) Has this Anti-War demonstration been sanctioned by the Sikh Panth?

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	note: Views expressed in opinions and letters are not necessarily those of TSS.


WASHINGTON SMART Warns Miramax April 4,, 2003: India West FBI Warns of Increase in Hate Crimes March 12, 2003: VOA News Sikh American's Life Turned Around After False Arrest February 26, 2003: Newsindpress

INDIA I am Not Going to be Silent April 1, 2003: The Week Kar Seva to Guild Akal Takht Domes April 1, 2003: The Tribune DSGPC-BITTA March 30, 2003: PTI Nanakshai Calander Gets Nod