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They face issues regarding finance, housing, and gaining refugee status in the country. By earning refugee status, Afghan Sikhs will be allowed to stay in a new country permanently and start a new life.

We all have an innate wisdom that guides us to return to our spiritual selves over and over again – a constant mantra, a daily rhythm, an inner beat that signals that return several times a day. It is a choice to listen.  

Wracked with pain about being othered, I dressed up like Captain America. Here’s what happened.

We are at the beginning the arduous journey of recovery and getting back to life lies far into the future. The victim families need sustained counseling, financial support, encouragement and rebuilding at many levels.

This is one of the most prominent law enforcement agencies in the U.S. so this video is significant in creating more Sikh awareness.

Simran Jeet Singh, AKA Sikh Prof, wrote a children's book to inspire youth with a living hero: Fauja Singh. 

After detailing some shocking instances of historic racism Angad shares his perspective as a child who watched headlines after 9/11, "As a 2nd grader I realized that I was more scared of the poeple who claimed to love America than those who hijacked the planes. It felt like every other month I was reading headlines about someone's parents being killed at work, grandparents being beat up while taking a walk, or kids my age having thier turbans set on fire at school." 

This story is directly based on a historic text and shows the personality of the future Guru when he was young: Sri Teg Bahadur had no interest with anything in this world. His mother, Mata Nanki, was concerned about this and asked the Guru what greatness he sees in her simple son.

We've created a Guru Teg Bahadur 400th Prakash page with news, events and inspirations to celebrate! Please let us know if there's anything you'd like us to add.