The Sikh Sentinel: A Year in Headlines

Issue 1: November

GNFA Opposition Attempts General Body Meeting
52 Signatures Short of a Quorum
Whose Ad Was It? After a Stunning Turn of Events, the Ad was Rescued by Sikh Americans, the Loose Coalition of Gurdwaras had Fallen Apart

Issue 2: December

No Agreement at GNFA: Even Though Both Sides Announced a Compromise in Front of the Saadh Sangat

Issue 3: January

Over $34,000 Raised for Scholarships, Mostly for Sikh Students
GNFA Petitioners Finally Hold Meeting, Revoke Membership of Current Management
GNFA's Bank Account Frozen, Lawsuits Filed
The Sikh Cultural Society Vandalized, Local Sikhs Clean Up

Issue 4: February

Victory In Part For GNFA Management, Case Still Pending
SGPC Silent On The Smithsonian's Sikh Heritage Exhibit

Issue 5: March

Singh For Congress

Issue 6: April

LAJJA (Shame): Train Bomb Sparks 1984-Like State-Sponsored Genocide in Gujarat, 2000 Killed or Missing
Sikhs Return 400-Year-Old Mosque
Burning Punjab Creator Dies of Heart Attack
Gurdwara Burns Down in New York, Politics Alive and Well
Video Documentary on Hate Crimes Against South Asian Americans (Sikhs)
No Elections at GNFA Gurdwara
Sikh Woman Harassed in Supreme Court
POTO Will Be Used to Oppress Minorities in India
GGSF Sensors the Sikh Sentinel

Issue 7: May

Sit-In Protest at GNFA
A Hand-Picked Sangat
GNFA Woes Get International Attention
Dr. Sukhmander Singh Speaks at the Kaur Foundation, and Local Gurdwaras
Vaisakhi in Washington
Gujarat Riots Were Planned Genocide, Says the International Community

Issue 8: June

The Sikh Coalition Honors Champions of Justice
GNFA Bans the Sikh Sentinel
The New Richmond Gurduaara Asks the Right Questions
"Turbans" Maligns Sikhs
The Smithsonian's Sikh Heritage Exhibit, Lectures and Gala
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, Hearing on Gujarat, India
US Freezes Assets of Two Sikh Groups, Babbar Khaalsaa and the International Sikh Youth Federation

Issue 10: August

'84 Massacre Website, DSGMC Posts Records on Internet
Kar Seva 'Wipes Out' Treasure of Frescoes
Visa Refused to Amnesty for Gujarat Probe
Kaur Twins' Art Growing International Reputation
Queen Makes History With Sikh Visit

Issue 11: September

"Forbidden Love" (from Dateline NBC)
Another Sodhi Brother Killed
Britain's First Sikh Judge (speaks on prejudice)

Issue 12: October

17th Century Guru Granth Sahib Found
9/11: The Sikh Response - The Sikh Coalition, SikhCom, Smart
Personal Stories of Backlash
Lobbying Congress
Bias in the Indian Media
Sikh Awareness Tour: Summary of Dr. Navinderdeep Singh (Nijher)