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William Hewat McLeod (1932–2009; also Hew McLeod) was a New Zealand scholar who helped establish Sikh Studies as a distinctive field. [1] [2]Considered to be the most prominent Western historian of Sikhism, his publications had introduced higher criticism to Sikh sources for the first time and influenced generations of scholars.
Glen Cove's Gurdwara Mata Sahib Kaur is a Sikh Gurdwara or temple in Glen Cove on Long Island, New York. [1] It has an area of 15 acres near Long Island Sound. Gurdwara Sahib attracts an average weekly congregation of 200 families from the surrounding area. [citation needed] As of 2017, the head granthi was Paramjit Singh. [2]
[16] [17] [18] The largest Sikh populations in the U.S. are found in California (52%), New York (11%), and Washington (6%). [ 19 ] Sikhism is a religion, originating from medieval India (predominantly from the Punjab region of modern-day India and Pakistan ) which was introduced into the United States during the 19th century.
Dr. Singh, who spoke to The Bee while attending this year’s parade on Nov. 5, was a physician and Sikh rights activist in Punjab in the 1980s, a risky endeavor following attacks on Sikhs by the ...
Demonstrators marching against bullying in schools in Richmond Hill, New York, on June 30, 2008. The Sikh Coalition is a Sikh-American non-profit advocacy group that defends Sikh civil rights founded in 2001 with offices in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Fremont, California.
Gursharan Virk, a 21-year-old University of Iowa student, starts his day at 5:30 a.m. One of his roommates helps him shake the wrinkles off his turban. Virk is Sikh; it's a monotheistic religion ...
Sikh organizations based in the United States (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Sikhism in the United States" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
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