The Pigeon Express
At least two people have been killed and seven others injured following an attack on a Sikh temple in the Afghan capital, Kabul, officials said. A Taliban interior ministry spokesman said that attackers had laden a car with explosives but it had detonated before reaching its target. Taliban authorities were securing the site, he added. […]
A man suspected of trying to commit a sacrilegious act at Sikhism’s holiest shrine has been beaten to death, Amritsar police said. The incident took place during a prayer service at the city’s Golden Temple on Saturday, according to local media. The man allegedly barged into the inner sanctum, where Sikhism’s holy book, the Guru […]
The leader of a Canadian political party was temporarily kicked out of the House of Commons Wednesday after refusing to apologize for calling another MP a racist. New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jagmeet Singh, a devout Sikh and the first non-white leader of a Canadian federal political party, had gotten into a heated argument with […]
Two Canadian doctors of the Sikh faith have made the difficult decision to shave off their beards — which is pillar of their faith — to continue treating Covid-19 patients. Their decision has sparked a conversation among Sikhs, especially health care workers, who say there are alternatives to shaving. Dr. Sanjeet Singh-Saluja, an emergency doctor […]