In December 2005 a combined effort was made by the Sikh youth across London to send 400 school bags to Asian Quake affected areas of Pakistan so that they could be distributed to school children who had escaped death as…
Community Voice Friday, 17th February 2006 6th Phalgun, Nanakshahi 537 UNITED SIKHS TSUNAMI FINANCE AND PROJECT UPDATE Introduction On December 26, 2004, the world witnessed one of the deadliest natural disasters in recent history. The Tsunami left millions with shattered…
Dallas,Texas: At a Dallas Sikh youth camp last week, professional storyteller Roop Singh and UNITED SIKHS’ youth empowerment programmes co-ordinator, Ravinderpal Singh, disproved the Shavian phrase that ‘England and America were two countries divided by a common language’ Roop Singh…
Islamabad, Pakistan– Extremely bad weather conditions hit Bagh and Muzaffarabad and other Quake affected areas last weekend posing challenges to relief work. Many routes to and from Bagh and Muzaffarabad have been closed, with some roads such as the Sudan Gali…
UNITED SIKHS Defends Sikh Students Suspended for Wearing a Kirpan Queens, New York–UNITED SIKHS is investigating a case of two Sikh schoolchildren who were suspended for wearing a Kirpan, a Sikh article of faith. Amrinder Singh and Harpreet Singh, both aged…
400 schoolbags filled with goodies for Bagh schoolchildren London, UK– When 12-year old Amir Khan opens his new schoolbag in his tented make-shift school in Quake-hit Bagh next week, he will be smiling at the cuddly toy that 12 year-old Aman…
Baton Rouge, Louisiana: The Mount Sinai Hospital REMEDY project partnered with UNITED SIKHS and provided much needed medical supplies to shelters housing hurricane survivors in Baton Rouge recently. REMEDY stands for “Recovered Medical Equipment for the Developing World”, and the project…
Supplies Continue to be Distributed in Bagh (Azad Kashmir) and Garhi Habib Ullah (North West Frontier) Sukho, Pakistan —In an effort to return life to normal in earthquake-ravaged Pakistan, UNITED SIKHS recently obtained a donation from California, USA for Sukho High School located…
Partap Singh and Family Leave Peru to Begin a New Life In India Cochin, Kerala, India – After a 4-year lonely struggle fighting mistaken identity and ignorance and facing extreme difficulties, Partap Singh decided that enough was enough. After trying all possible honest…
Justice for Khalsa? Queens, New York – On December 22, 2005 the final act in the Rajinder Singh Khalsa and Gurcharan Singh assault trial was played out. Five men were sentenced to minimum jail sentence for their part in this brutal crime…