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Susie's Big Adventure Talks About the 'Halal Meat and a Disturbing Lesson' in Saudi Arabia

Muslims eat meat, but much like the Jewish term "kosher," the meat that Muslims eat is supposed to be "halal." What makes meat halal? Well, there are several conditions required. First, the animal to be slaughtered must be healthy. The kill must be done in a humane way so that the animal's suffering is kept to a minumum. Muslims use the method of one single swift swipe with a razor sharp blade across the animal's neck which severs the windpipe, the jugular vein and the carotid artery. This way the animal's death is quick and least painful. Right before the stroke of the knife, a recitation from the Quran is said aloud. Finally, all the blood must be drained from the animal.

Defining Sehajdhari

Increasing number of Sikh bodies joining hands in their outburst against the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) for the affidavit on the definition of “Sehajdhari Sikh” notwithstanding, the apex Sikh religious body continues to defend its stand maintaining it had only complied with the directions of Punjab and Haryana High Court.
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Community Member Voices Concern About SFV Goings-on

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1984 Riots Recalled in NYC

Event in NYC held in Dec. 2008 recalled the horrors of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. See coverage.
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Opinion : Righteousness and Justice Prevails

Sikh Sangat, Gives Its Verdict ! - A Private Viewpoint

Giani Kuldip Singh, Head Priest of Sikh Foundation of Virginia, Reappointed As Head of The Sikh Temple With Overwhelming Majority By The Sikh Sangat. Dazzled Board of Trustees, On The Run!

September 11, 2008: Sikh Sangat of Washington metropolitan area restored Giani Kuldip Singh as head priest of Sikh Temple in northern Virginia by overwhelming majority. This kind of action by the sangat is unprecedented in modern times, where the board of trustees, a matrix, composed of paid agents of Indian intelligence and Indian embassy, members of other sects like Radha Soamis and agent provocateurs of Hindu organization like RSS were ousted by angry yet resolute and determined Sikh Sangat. The board of trustees out of sheer malice and arrogance, illegally terminated the services of Giani Kuldip Singh, on Sep 11, 2008.

Giani Kuldip Singh, who has served Sikh Sangat of Washington metropolitan area for over twenty two years, is a highly respected member of the Sikh community. He is respected and adored for his dedicated and devoted religious services to the Sikh community and advancement of the cause of Sikh Gurus and Sikh religion. He was trained under the leadership of Dr. Harbhajan Singh, Principal, at the Sikh Missionary College in Amritsar, the city of Golden Temple, the holiest of Sikh shrines.