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Political Participation as Guru-oriented Action
By Harjot Kaur Election season is near, and it is time for Sikh leaders to go beyond merely civic participants, to civic leaders. Why…
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How Dieting Starved My Sikhi
By Anymous Kaur Though the word feminism* has become mainstream, people of all genders fall prey to an insidious spinoff of women’s oppression: diet…
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Are We Truly Sovereign?
Sadhana by Harnoor Singh Kaur. When our Guru created this name what did they see? They must have seen the manifestations of all the…
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The Plight of Undocumented Sikhs in America
Often when thinking about immigration issues or undocumented peoples in the United States, images of Syrian refugees or Mexican migrants come to mind. Very…
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The Day Pizza Reminded Me To Love
By Amrita Kaur Bhasin I breathed in the scent of red pepper and melted cheese. It was a scent I had smelled many times…
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Finding Myself at Harmandir Sahib
I’m from a middle class family, in the developing country of Indonesia. It has a small population of Sikhs (10,000 to 15,000) and the…
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Sexual Abuse in the Sikh Community
As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, I have been inspired by all the women, and men, who have come forward with their personal…
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How to be a Sovereign Sikh in the Face of Cultural Appropriation & Colonialism
Austin, TX recently hosted the Austin City Limits Festival, an annual music festival where over 450,000 people flock to our version of Central Park….