11 hours ago, MisterrSingh said:

It seems the past 10 years of feeding the Sikh mind with Sufi / Islamophilic culture has done its job. Its softened up the Sikh mind to open themselves up to people they should keep at arm's length. I don't believe any of this romanticisation of Islamic culture in Punjab over the past few years is an accident.

On 5/21/2022 at 10:43 PM, Premi5 said:

@Kaurr @5aaban

Thoughts on this

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/05/21/australia/australia-election-results-morrison-albanese-intl-hnk/index.html

 

Labor leader Anthony Albanese to become Australia's next Prime Minister, networks report

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN 

Updated 8:29 AM EDT, Sat May 21, 2022

 

Brisbane(CNN)Australian Labor Party leader Anthony Albanese is set to become the country's next Prime Minister after voters turned their backs on Liberal leader Scott Morrison after just one term in office, according to projections from three news networks.

Albanese appeared certain to form a minority government, though it was unclear as counting continued if the party would have enough seats for a majority, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 7 News and Sky News Australia reported.

Most Sikhs probably prefer him over former PM Morrison.  

2 hours ago, ChardikalaUK said:

I visited Dubai once, it was OK for a one off holiday, I would never go again and certainly wouldn't want to live or work there. The law is heavily in favour of the locals and I can imagine it being far worse in Saudi Arabia.

Dubai/UAE is only bright on the surface. In reality, these countries rest on mountains of human tragedies. 

Dubai's skyscrapers, stained by the blood of migrant workers

2 hours ago, ChardikalaUK said:

 

I really don't undertaken the apne who visit Dubai every single year. It really is shallow place.

There's a rumour that social media "influencers" who often visit Dubai do extremely revolting things for wealthy men in exchange for money and gifts. 

https://www.the-star.co.ke/sasa/lifestyle/2022-05-14-influencers-dirty-little-secret/

https://tele1.com.tr/28-yasindaki-pakistanli-13-yasindaki-turk-kizi-ile-evlendi-615288/ (site is Turkish) 

Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Rana Ali, 28, from Pakistan, married 13-year-old Turkish girl Neslihan. While 2 children were born from the marriage, the moments when 13-year-old Neslihan made a video call with her father also garnered great reaction.

The marriage of 28-year-old Pakistani Rana Ali to a Turkish girl exposed child abuse. According to the news of UrduPoint.com, Rana Ali from Pakistan fell in love with a Turkish girl named “Neslihan” in Turkey, where he came to find a job.

Rana Ali, 28, married 13-year-old Neslihan, a 6th grade student, with the permission of her family. It was learned that the couple, who apparently got married in Pakistan, had 2 children.

The moments when Rana Ali from Pakistan did not allow Neslihan to speak Turkish drew reaction. The conversation between Neslihan, who is still a child, with her father is also remarkable. It was also understood in the conversation that his father had consented to the marriage...

On 5/2/2022 at 3:17 AM, proudkaur21 said:

Many bad things happen in the Pakistani industry too but I've noticed they keep it on the low unlike our people who feel pride in being degenerate as it shows how modern they are and not backward traditional "savages". 

Pakistani Panjabi film industry is so much worse than the east Panjab with rampant vulgarity in lyrics and costume. Even Pakistanis called out directors for the vulgar content in their films and told them to follow good east ones. 

Caste based titles for films were first popular in Pakistan such as Gujjar Badmash, Ziddi Rajput, Maula Jatt etc. The east Panjab film industry also began copying elements of Pakistani films such as these titles. 

On 3/14/2022 at 6:47 AM, proudkaur21 said:

@Kau89r8 @dallysingh101 just look how many punjabis die every week in canada. Literally every other day there is some news like this. Just recently a girl killed in ubc then a  guy committed suicide another punjabi student fell from 50th floor of a building while doing construction and died and now this. Just within a span of few days. And these are the known cases.

@Premi5 @proactive

https://patialapolitics.com/6920/

In love with a Pakistan girl,Punjabi student commits suicide in Canada

September 25, 2020 - PatialaPolitics

A 21-year old Punjab student, Amrinder Singh, has committed suicide in Surrey, Canada due to mental stress.

He was the only son of his parents living in Punjab. His father Malkit Singh is an Assistant Sub Inspector of Police in Punjab.

A baptised Sikh and a student of Douglas College, New Westminister, Amrinder had gone to Canada in the year 2017 on a Study Visa.

Malkit Singh told media persons that in November 2019 his son had again asked for Rs.20 lakh which was sent to him.

It has been learnt that he came into contact with a Pakistani girl, a resident of Karachi and was allegedly sending gifts and cash to her.

According to his friends in Surrey, he had run out of money and was not able to pay his college dues landing him into huge stress which led him to take the extreme step.

Amrinder’s parents have appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh to bring their son’s body back from Canada. Arrangements were also being made to send the body back to Punjab with the help of community members in Canada.

4 hours ago, Suchi said:

A good excuse to reclaim assets? Or are these rich farmers? 

And the Islamisation of Punjab?

 

Panjab finance minister has issued an official clarification stating the arrest warrants were by the previous government in their last term, no farmer will be arrested now on the basis of these warrants. 

Minister Cheema blamed the previous Congress government for the “fiasco.” He said that the process of arrest warrants was initiated by previous Congress government and the officials had started issuing these. He said, “I have intervened and no farmer would be arrested now."

https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/arrest-warrants-reach-loan-defaulter-farmers-homes-cheema-blames-previous-cong-govt-7881172/

1 hour ago, SinghPunjabSingh said:

Will try and dig those out for you Singh. I believe the explanation to be that on that occasion Akali Phula Singh actually caught Ranjit Singh drinking,

1. Yes. Anand Karaj always meant that regardless of erstwhile faith that those joined in holy matrimony thereafter became Sikh. Thus during the 1881-1941 period when the Sikh population almost doubled (following steep declines after annexation by the British Empire) that many couples who were both Hindu (bride and groom) and both Muslim (bride and groom) became new Sikhs as Anand Karaj was a free blessing that poor people were given which Mandir's and Mosques denied to the poor and socially ostracised.

2. No! Absolutely not! That is another urban myth cooked up by the enemies of the Sikh Panth who want to see 13,000 fully operational Mosques in each and every village of Punjab. What's more ridiculous is that these enemies of the Sikh Panth have gone above and beyond the lie that Ranjit Singh built mosques and mandirs to even stating that Guru Sahib built a Mosque and Muhammad Izhar Alam even promoted this depraved lie in cahoots with neo-Nihangs a few years back.

 

Thank you for replying. I got a few more questions 

1. That Masjid built for Moran still exists, how do we know it's a myth and Maharaja Ranjit Singh didn't get it built? 

The Maharaja at Moran's request, built a mosque called as Masjid-e-Tawaifan, which was renamed in 1998 as Mai Moran Masjid in Lahore. This is located in Lahore's bazaar now called Pappar Mandi near Shah Almi Gate. 

2. Why did some of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Hindu wives commit Sati upon his death if they became Sikh through marriage? 

Eyewitness record of Maharaja Ranjit Singhs personal physician

18 hours ago, SinghPunjabSingh said:

1. He was whipped for drinking alcohol and not on account of the urban myth promoted by Mullah's that it was because of erstwhile birth religion of his (Sikh) wife Moran Kaur.

2. It's am urban myth cooked up by Mullahs (yet imbibed by our own without critical analysis) designed to prevent Sikh males from taking wives from the majority Punjabi community and thus increasing the strength of Sikh demographics in Ranjit Singh's raj (which would have left many Muslim men childless as a result and possibly prevented the partition of Punjab over a century later). Think about it logically why would Guru Sahib prevent Sikh men from California from marrying from one of a pool of one billion (Muslim) women today so long as via Anand Karaj (with the bride accepting Sikhi by default via the puratan definition that anyone bowing down before Dhan Dhan Sri Guru Granth Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj) and the children being raised Sikh. We know from history that the Khalsa Fauj married many of the rescued Hindu and Muslim slavegirls that were being abused and mistreated by Muslim men.

3. His alcohol intake and debauchery were exactly what caused him to be whipped.

1. Sikh faith does not arise from birth or parentage but via conviction as we see in the example of Bhai Mardana Ji the first Sikh in History (who was an apostate from Islam as we see when Wali Qandhari tried to murder Bhai Mardana Ji and Guru Sahib for that very reason).

2. Agreed

 

Did Moran adopt Sikhi after marriage to Maharaja Ranjit Singh? Did Maharaja Ranjit Singh build a Masjid (Masjid-e-Tawaifan) for her before their marriage or after? 

Deeply spiritual, Moran had a spiritual guide called Mian Jaan Mohammad of Laverian, who told her that a madrasa would benefit more people than a masjid. Manveen describes how Moran was instrumental in setting up a school for Persian and Arabic studies for students who would be spared the trouble of travelling all the way to Persia. 

Moran, the mystery woman

Dubai-based NGO offers AAP govt to facilitate FDI into Punjab

Yudhvir Rana / TNN / Apr 19, 2022, 12:03 IST

AMRITSAR: A Dubai-based industrialist has offered the Punjab govt for facilitating foreign direct investment (FDI) into the state especially from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to set up industries and create job opportunities for the Punjabi youth who spend lakhs of rupees and often fall prey to the dubious agents for getting their dream jobs.

Joginder Singh Salaria, founder of Dubai-based PCT Humanity (Pehal Charitable Trust-Humanity) informed that he felt pity on seeing the struggle of parents of Punjabi youth who did everything in their hands including selling their houses, liquidating their fixed deposits, and even borrowing money on huge interests, only to send their children to UAE for their dream jobs.

Claiming that PCT-Humanity helps on an average a thousand Punjabi youth in getting jobs in UAE every year, Joginder said “The first priority of the Punjabi youth is to move to Canada, Australia, US, UK or in the European nations for which their parents shell out anything around Rs 25 to Rs 30 lakh and those who can’t afford they prefer to spend anything around Rs 1.5 to Rs 2 lakh for a job in UAE” .

He said there were several examples of Punjabi educated youth doing manual jobs after failing to get jobs in European destinations. “Many of such youth are here working as masons, plumbers, fitters, etc.” he added.

...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/amritsar/dubai-based-ngo-offers-aap-govt-to-facilitate-fdi-into-punjab/articleshow/90929921.cms

1 hour ago, Jacfsing2 said:

I'm interested in those South Indian states, why they got a high population of incest?

Marriages between cousins, maternal uncles and nieces are prevalent in some south Indian communities. 

Some theories to explain the practice 

https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/marrying-first-cousins-how-practice-evolved-and-declined-kerala-138540

Historian MG Sasibhooshan suggests several possibilities, considering the social situation of ancient times. “Elamkulam Kunjan Pillai (late historian and academic) suggested a theory that such marriages could have evolved in primitive societies when men mostly went to war and found it difficult to find alliances from circles beyond the immediate family. The practice was followed by Hindus and Muslims, by people in Tamil Nadu and even in Sri Lanka,” Sasibhooshan says.

He puts forth another theory: Kerala was made of really small kingdoms once upon a time, each fighting one another and possibly not wishing to have marriage alliances with each other. This possibly limited the choice of finding a partner to immediate family circles.

“Yet another possibility is that in the old days, people would not look for marriage alliances beyond a certain river that functioned as a sort of physical boundary. Take Korapuzha river in Kerala’s northern district of Kozhikode, for example. Families considered it beneath their dignity to form any relationship with members south of the river. But, there were rule-breakers, like VK Krishna Menon’s (late Indian politician and ally to former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru) father Krishna Kurup, whose marriage to a woman in the south of Malabar was something of a rebellion back in the 19th century,” Sashibhooshan says.

Why such marriages declined over years

Over the years, the practise of marrying cousins declined drastically, says Sashibooshan. It could perhaps have links to the many studies revealing that marriage between blood relations can cause health problems and genetic disorders in the offspring.

A 2013 story in The Hindu mentions a detailed study involving 11,000 children from consanguineous marriages. The revealed congenital anomalies in 386 such children. This was double the number of children with anomalies born to parents who were not related by blood. Kerala, with its literacy rate increasing through the decades, very possibly took these studies seriously while considering marriages with cousins.

It is still not completely absent and even among newer generations, there are willing cousins marrying each other, as a practice handed down through generations.

https://foresthillspost.com/two-sikh-men-attacked-tuesday-in-same-richmond-hill-spot-where-sikh-elder-was-assaulted-last-week

Two Sikh Men Attacked Tuesday in Same Richmond Hill Spot Where Sikh Elder Was Assaulted Last Week

April 12, 2022 By Allie Griffin

Two Sikh men were assaulted in Richmond Hill Tuesday morning in the same location where a 70-year-old Sikh man was assaulted just over a week ago, according to residents and social media footage.

The men were reportedly attacked near the corner of Lefferts Boulevard and 95^th Avenue — the same spot where the 70-year-old was punched in the face by a stranger on April 3.

Local community members shared details of today’s assault on Instagram. The NYPD, however, was unable to confirm the assault by the time of publication.

Sikh community leaders in Richmond Hill condemned the assault and called it an act of hatred.

“This is the exact fear we had when this happened last week,” Japneet Singh, local community leader and a candidate for State Senate, wrote on Instagram. “Same location, same intersection, same act of HATE.’

Singh posted a video showing the apparent aftermath of the assault. One man can be seen holding his eye and another is sitting on the sidewalk surrounded by police officers and firefighters.

The two men were taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center for treatment and are in good spirits, according to Singh.

Singh said the Sikh community — many of whom call Richmond Hill home — is being targeted and called on state and city leaders to address the issue.

“This is disgusting behavior, and it’s clear the Sikh community is being deliberately targeted,” he wrote. “Calling on @govkathyhochul @nycspeakeradams @nycmayor @queensdakatz to address this ASAP!’

Police are investigating the assault last week as a hate crime and have released photos of the suspect in that case. It’s unclear if the same person is responsible for both attacks.

One person has been arrested in connection to Tuesday’s attack, Singh said.

16 hours ago, shastarSingh said:

Crops might fail if temperature keeps on rising.

Over population

Soil getting weaker and weaker.

So if there is acute food shortage in the future, can people become cannibals?

GurjantGnostic veer?

MisterrSingh veer?

It's definitely a possibility because such incidents have occurred throughout history. Especially when there were shortages of food or no food at all, people resorted to extremes for survival.  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_incidents_of_cannibalism

https://qns.com/2022/04/nypd-video-suspect-sikh-attack-richmond-hill/

NYPD releases video of suspect in Sikh attack in Richmond Hill

The NYPD Hate Crimes Unit is now investigating the attack of an elderly Sikh man in Richmond Hill and released images of the suspect Wednesday morning. (Photo courtesy of NYPD)

The NYPD released video surveillance of a man who is suspected of attacking an elderly Sikh man in Richmond Hill Sunday morning.

Nirmal Singh, 70, was walking to the Sikh Cultural Society Temple at 6:45 a.m.and was in the vicinity of Lefferts Boulevard and 95th Avenue, when his assailant snuck up from behind him and allegedly sucker-punched him in the face in the unprovoked assault, before running off in an unknown direction, police said.

Following the attack, Singh was found roaming around the Gurdwara with blood on his face and jacket, community leader Japneet Singh told QNS.

Singh, who was wearing traditional Sikh articles of faith, was transported by private means to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was treated for a broken nose, cuts and severe bruising on his face and an injured wrist, and released, according to the NYPD.

The investigation is ongoing by the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force. The suspect is described as an adult man with a dark complexion and an average build. He was last seen wearing black sneakers, jeans and a blue hooded sweatshirt.

Nirmal, who is visiting New York for the first time on a tourist visa from Canada, was afraid to report the incident to the police fearing that he would be deported.

“This man was new to our country,” state Senator James Sanders said. “He had only been here for two weeks and this is not the type of welcome we want people to think occurs when they visit our country or community. I condemn this shameful attack, which is being investigated as a hate crime, and hope that the perpetrator is brought to justice.”

Anyone with information in regard to the identity of the suspects is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at nypdcrimestoppers.com, or on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are kept confidential.

1 hour ago, Premi5 said:

@5aaban @Kaurr @proudkaur21 @Kau89r8 @jkvlondon  @MisterrSingh etc

 

https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/sydney-man-calls-for-wife-deported-from-australia-back-to-india/c84c9fc8-502e-49e3-805a-04a5cf097144

Sydney man calls for wife to be deported from Australia back to India

By A Current Affair Staff|5 months ago

 

A Sydney man said he wants his wife deported back to India after their marriage unravelled.

Kanwal and Naina were introduced a few years ago and broke up this year.

Naina said she wants the dowry her family paid for their marriage to be returned.

 

Sydney man Kanwal. (A Current Affair)

 

"All I want, give me back whatever my parents paid in this wedding and whatever my parents gave you, just give me back," Naina said.

Kanwal claims his wife's demands are what initially caused some friction.

But he said things got worse after Naina received permanent residency in Australia, claiming he received a difficult call from one of his wife's relatives while they were visiting India.

Kanwal's wife Niana. (A Current Affair)

 

"Saying I'm impotent and I'm not keeping Naina happy and he's going to file a case against me. I was shocked I was absolutely shocked," Kanwal told A Current Affair.

"I can tell you I'm not impotent."

With impotency a valid excuse for divorce in India, Naina filed a complaint against her husband with the Punjab Police.

Naina and husband Kanwal. (A Current Affair)

 

The complaint included demand for Kanwal to repay the wedding dowry.

But Kanwal didn't stay in India to face the police.

Instead, he flew to Sydney to visit a doctor who gave him a note confirming he had no physical issues.

Kanwal's dowry dossier includes demands from an Indian police officer to pay compensation.

Kanwal and Naina were introduced a few years ago and broke up this year. (A Current Affair)

Kanwal was sceptical about the demands he received via email but Indian police confirmed to Kanwal that Naina's complaint is official.

Now his family say they fear if they don't front up to face the allegations, they could lose their family home in India in order to pay the compensation.

Naina is now back in Australia and living in Melbourne.

 

https://www.desiblitz.com/content/australian-indian-man-wants-wife-deported-back-to-india

 

She also revealed that her nickname for Kanwal was “honey”, even having it tattooed on her hand. This is something Naina wants to remove.

Kanwal claimed that his estranged wife used him.

He said: “She has broken my trust, my family’s trust and she’s just used me as a guinea pig just to get what she wanted.”

Meanwhile, Naina alleged that she was the one being used, saying:

“He had planned and plotted to dump me, to use me and to take money from my parents, that was his plotting, not mine.”

Kanwal went on to reveal that their wedding photo is now kept in the wardrobe.

 

Naina explained that one reason for their marriage declining was a lack of physical intimacy.

She added that her love for him had been genuine.

Kanwal said: “I went against my family to get married to Naina because I loved her.”

According to the report, the decline in their marriage turned nasty, with Kanwal stating that he does not love her anymore, adding:

“I don’t think anybody would.”

Both want the marriage to end but Kanwal wants Naina out of Australia.

He elaborated: “I don’t think any person of this mentality deserves to be an Australian citizen, this is against Australian values.”

It is believed they are disputing over dowry, with Naina revealing that her parents spent a lot of money on the wedding.

  Is the lady a Sikh?  

https://www.easterneye.biz/pehchaan-mahesh-bhatt-to-bring-stories-of-real-life-sikh-heroes-on-screen/

Pehchaan: Mahesh Bhatt to bring stories of real-life Sikh heroes on screen

By: Mohnish Singh

Well-known Hindi filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt is set to bring stories of real-life Sikh heroes on screen with an upcoming digital show. The 16-episode docudrama series is titled Pehchaan – The Unscripted Show.

The show will feature some of the world’s most renowned Sikhs, such as Economist Montek Singh, Sant Seechewal, Sony CEO N.P Singh, Saviour Singh Oberoi Sir, Raju Chadha, Shanty Singh, and many others.

“In the times post-pandemic, we wanted for the audience to witness something real and inspirational and so we chose to bring Real heroes to your screen. we hope for it to be one of the biggest and most influential shows of the year,” shared the makers of the shows.

“What a time in the life of a world being inhabited, it was daunting, full of turmoil and fear. And yet it dazzling be full of promise, creativity, and care. These thoughts struck me when I saw brave Sikhs of my country and around the world step out during the pandemic and do what I had never imagined. The God of signs had come down on his knees and every institution imaginable had failed to help mankind through these dark times. It was they who came out and endlessly served their fellow human being. The images of their generosity are burnt in my heart and body which gave me birth to the idea of talking to this brave community that has been serving humankind for more than 500 years. I choose to interview these brave, humble, kind human beings for people around the world to get only a taste of faith but also get a glimpse of their great history. I call them the warriors of the 21st century. They only inherited from their gurus and forefathers had left a legacy with them”, shared Mahesh Bhatt.

The show will also showcase 16 heart-touching songs as a tribute to the guests. Directed by Suhrita, produced by his Prodigy Vinay Bhardwaj A Shining Sun Studios Production, Pehchaan – The Unscripted Show will soon be out on a streaming platform.