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Guys is anyone suspicious of this mosque attack? It does not seem real. No blood, footage seemed to not be live but pre-recorded. Police arrived but the attacked drove a few miles to mosque 2, makes no sense. Recording seems to show same mosque twice not a different one. So many more things to point out. I am having serious doubts about it now. Anyone else having similar thoughts?
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http://www.newshub.co.nz/nznews/kiwis-learn-about-sikh-religion-at-turban-day-2016052818 Hundreds of people in Auckland took the opportunity today to find out what it's like to wear a turban. The event was arranged to help people understand more about the Sikh religion. New Zealand is home to 20,000 thousand Sikhs. The turban is one of five articles of their faith, and is considered to be the crown of spirituality. But anyone, regardless of faith or sex can wear one. Ryan Ashton has always wanted to try a turban -- a turban to match his beloved rugby team's kit. "I always joked I'd do it in Otago yellow -- hence wearing the kit today and having a bit of fun." It has also made him closer to his Sikh mate, Vishav Preet Singh. "There's over 200 ethnicities in New Zealand, and we have our own culture but all those other ethnicities are part of our culture now, so why not embrace it and have fun?" says Mr Ashton. There's a lot of ignorance about turbans. Jaspreet Singh found that out when he was in a cafe and another customer saw him putting his headphones into a bag. The police turned up, having been told he had a bomb. "Hopefully we can move forward from there and reduce incidents like that from happening," he says. From the founding of the religion, the Sikh turban has always been the symbol of a person who will help others. "We're not here to harm anybody or hurt anyone; we're here to help," says Amar Prakash Singh. "We're just different because we wear turbans." Putting a turban on takes as little as two minutes a day. Sikh men have been doing it since they were 15 years old so they're quick. "I think it really is breaking down the ignorance," says Auckland student Sam Parsons. "I think it is breaking down the barrier between Sikhs and their turban and what the perception of someone who wears a turban is." Sikhs aren't precious about who else wears one -- men or women, young or old, hairy or bald. There are no set rules about style or length of turban. It's just what matches your clothes and works for you. Turban Day began in the Netherlands, and is celebrated in New York, London and Norway. Aucklanders, too, have embraced Turban Day in their hundreds. Newshub.wshub.co.nz/nznews/kiwis-learn-about-sikh-religion-at-turban-day-2016052818
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Aucklander who removed turban to help wounded boy praised worldwide. Crash hero praised worldwide Harman Singh had no hesitation breaking religious protocol to use his turban to tend a seriously injured child. Photo / Michael Craig Harman Singh woke up yesterday to hundreds of messages from around the world praising his humanity. A picture of the 22-year-old Sikh breaking religious protocol by removing his turban to cradle a boy hit by a car has turned him into an instant hero. Singh revealed yesterday he shouldn't have even been at the scene. He told the Herald on Sunday that he was only at home when the incident happened because he changed his shift as a bakery delivery driver the day before. "I would normally have been at work, so the timing was a bit of luck," he said. "I thought I would be having a quiet morning off." Singh said he was in bed when he heard tyres screeching and rushed outside. Singh cushions the boy's head with his turban. Photo / Daljit Singh "I saw a little boy lying in the road and there was a lot of blood coming from the back of his head. A lady was holding him and he wasn't moving. "I feared the worst. His mother was there, too and she was in shock." The boy was going to school with his sister when the accident happened. A couple of months ago, an elderly woman collapsed in front of Singh and banged her head. I was only doing what I had to and trying to be a decent member of the community. Harman Singh "On that occasion I started to roll my turban up but I put it back on again," he explained. "I thought afterwards that this had been a bit of a mistake. When I saw the little boy was bleeding I decided this time I would take the turban off and use it. Anyone would have done the same." The accident happened outside his house in Takanini, South Auckland, on Friday morning. Singh has since received hundreds of Facebook herograms from as far afield as the US, Europe and India, he said. His story has been shared tens of thousands of times on social media. Singh, 22, from India, is in Auckland studying a business course. His act is considered a hugely significant because it breaks strict religious protocol. He was overwhelmed at the number of messages of support from around the globe. "Total strangers are asking to be friends on Facebook and thousands of people have said 'Well done'. I was only doing what I had to and trying to be a decent member of the community." The boy was thought to have suffered life-threatening head injuries but was last night recovering in Starship Hospital after surgery. "He had multiple injuries but is in a stable condition and has a period of recovery in front of him," a Starship spokeswoman said. Singh did not know the injured boy but hoped to hear from his family about his progress. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-region/news/article.cfm?l_id=117&objectid=11449967
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Mum's praise for Sikh hero Boy's mother says prompt action with turban saved her son’s life Harman Singh has been praised for helping Daejon Pahia, above, at the scene of the boy's accident. The mother of a 6-year-old boy hit by a car as he walked to school believes he owes his life to the actions of a Sikh man who removed his turban to stem the bleeding. Daejon Pahia was struck by a four-wheel drive as he crossed Manuroa Rd just before 9am on Friday, suffering a serious head wound. Nearby resident Harman Singh, 22, heard the crash and rushed to the scene where he found the boy bleeding extensively from his head and made the decision to break strict religious protocol and remove his turban to staunch the blood. Passerby and fellow Sikh Gagan Dhillon was so moved by seeing Mr Singh's uncovered head and his orange turban being used as a bandage that he took a photo of the scene. Mr Singh's actions have been praised around the world as an incredibly symbolic act of humanity, and Daejon's mother, Shiralee, has also contacted him to thank him. Harman Singh had no hesitation breaking religious protocol to use his turban to tend a seriously injured child. Photo / Michael Craig "I just really want to thank him because I know it's against his religion to take that kind of stuff off so I just really want to thank him because if it wasn't for him my son wouldn't be here," she told the Herald. Daejon was in a stable condition in Starship hospital last night after surgery for a fractured skull, 12 deep head wounds and a lacerated kidney. Mrs Pahia said arriving at the scene of the accident "felt like a nightmare". "I was just shocked, I just went into my own little world, I didn't say anything to anybody, I was just pulling my head together. It just felt like a nightmare." She said her family were still in shock. "I'm just glad he is all right and I'm grateful for those people who helped him. Everyone is just glad he is still here." Mrs Pahia said Daejon was the middle child of seven and although she and his father, Elijah, sometimes dropped him at Takanini School, he was used to walking with his older siblings. One of his older sisters was with him when he was hit, and was still very upset by the ordeal. Singh cushions the boy's head with his turban. Photo / Daljit Singh Daejon was talking and regaining his appetite but Mrs Pahia said he was too upset to talk about the accident. "He doesn't want anybody to talk about it. We tried to talk to him about it but he just turns away, he doesn't want to hear about it." He was expected to be released from hospital by the end of the week, but a full recovery would still take time. "It's going to be up to him and how [his condition] becomes every day; the doctors said it will be a slow recovery." Meanwhile, Mr Singh said he had been inundated with messages of support from around the world. "I have had a lot of calls, a lot of messages. People are saying, 'I'm proud of you, bro' and saluting me - I can't even reply to all of the messages but I want to say that I am not a hero, I just wanted to get there for him and help the little boy." He said he did not think twice about removing his turban to cradle Daejon's bleeding head, and emphasised that other members of the public also helped until emergency services arrived. "I wasn't thinking about the turban. I was thinking about the accident and I just thought, 'He needs something on his head because he's bleeding'. That's my job - to help. And I think anyone else would have done the same as me." - Herald on Sunday http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11450280
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http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/student-feared-his-life-after-online-attack-video-6278015 A student who received death threats and was labelled a terrorist simply for wearing a turban was shocked when police said they couldn't protect him. Rajwinder Singh feared for his life after his photograph was posted online, without his knowledge, alongside false criminal accusations. A vicious backlash followed as the photo was shared around, including threats of violence and publicly listing his workplace. "Put a bat through his turban and smash his legs to a pulp," one person said on social media. Genuinely afraid, the 23-year-old went to the police only to be told nothing could be done because the comments were online and therefore "not public". ONE News contacted Canterbury police for comment but despite Mr Singh giving permission for his file to be made public, they refused an interview. The police could not help Mr Singh because making death threats online is not a crime. But soon, under the Harmful Digital Communications Bill, posting a comment with the intention to cause harm could see people jailed for three months or incur a $2000 fine. Mr Singh told ONE News he's not angry but he wants people to understand his culture better. http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/death-threats-turban-wearing-student-police-say-they-can-t-help-6278026 "For me my turban is my respect, and it's my culture. "We are not bad at all and we are not terrorists, we are not bombers." Email this article Print this article
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O MOIR Prime Minister John Key believes the International Cricket Council has it wrong in barring Sikh fans from wearing kirpans at World Cup matches. Mr Key has also signalled that the Government could change current Civil Aviation Authority rules to allow kirpans to be taken on flights. Seven Sikh cricket fans were barred from entering Eden Park to watch India play Zimbabwe in a Cricket World Cup match on Saturday because they were wearing kirpans. The kirpan is a ceremonial sword carried by Sikhs for religious purposes, but is considered by the ICC to be a weapon. Mr Key said this afternoon that the ICC rightly set the rules for what could be brought into New Zealand cricket venues. "It's their tournament, not ours. So we can't dictate that to them." However, in recent weeks he had met with members of the Sikh community and was sympathetic to their position. "My understanding of the kirpan is it is for the most part very small, it's a blunt instrument. "And, actually, if you want to make the case that someone could cause harm with that, they're probably much more likely to be able to cause harm with anything else you can get at the grounds, including a wine bottle or something else." Daljit Singh, chairman of the Supreme Sikh Council, said many in the Sikh community were unhappy with the ICC's decision and the council was considering taking legal action. "This decision has huge implication because we have about 500 in our community who already bought tickets for the semifinals, and are now worried that they cannot get in," Mr Singh said. "We have been told that under NZ law it is legal to carry a kirpan, but this ban is being imposed by the ICC which we feel should follow the law of the land." It is legal to wear a kirpan in New Zealand, but they cannot be taken on to flights. Mr Key said he wanted the Government to look at making an exemption in aviation rules for the kirpan. "Some countries have legislated for that, I think the UK and Australia. We might look at it, I am sympathetic to the view." Karamjit Singh, 40, said last Saturday was the first time he had been stopped from entering a game in his 16 years of watching cricket in New Zealand. "The kirpan is one of the pillars of our Sikh faith, and I have been to all games in the past with no issue," he said. Daljit Singh Sekhon, 25, said he started wearing the kirpan when he got baptised and it was like "part of the body". "I don't ever remove it and even when I shower I tie it to my head ... to be asked to remove the kirpan is insulting, not just to me but to all Sikhs," he said. Race Relations Commissioner Susan Devoy said the tournament organisers had offered to take care of kirpans while their owners were at the game. "This is a similar policy to the one used by many airlines," she said. "We need to keep talking with Sikh Kiwis. Balancing rights isn't easy." Kirpan What is it? A ceremonial dagger or sword carried by baptised Sikhs. Baptised Sikhs must wear five articles of faith at all times and the kirpan is one of them. Is it legal to carry them? There is ongoing debate about allowing Sikhs to carry a kirpan, especially into areas where security is enforced and on commercial aircraft. New Zealand's acting Minister of Justice Christopher Finlayson said last year possessing a kirpan was not an offence. What is the law in India? In India it is legal for Sikhs to carry a kirpan as doing so is seen to be part of the profession of the Sikh religion. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11418168
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May 9, 2013 by PTI Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com May 6, 2013: New Delhi - New Zealand women's team member of Indian origin, Armindeep Singh on Monday said that she was happy to be a part of the Kiwi side in the ongoing Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships. "Yes I am the first paddler of Indian origin who has made it to the New Zealand side," Armindeep told PTI when asked if any other player of Indian origin has represented the Island nation. Though she has visited India before, it was the 24-year-old's first professional assignment here. Armindeep's mother was born in a village near Jalandhar, while her father has been residing in Hamilton since three generations. Currently ranked 1087 in the world, Armin aims to become one of the finest paddlers in her country. "I have played in the World University Championships in Japan 2009. I have a long way to go and hope I can make my country proud," she said. Armindeep started playing tennis at the age of 12 and plays for the Hamilton's club side back home. "I first broke into the national side in 2006 as junior. Since then I have made gradual progress," she added. Meanwhile, the New Zealand team did not have a great campaign and would be playing for the 9-13 classification matches in the Championships.
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Darshan Karo ji, Guru Gobind Singh Sri Sahib in Dunedin - New Zealand Museum File number F46.34 which was donated by Victoria and Albert Museum to New Zealand. This is really proud to discover this in New Zealand. We had meeting with museum management. Full story will be written by Harjinder Singh Basiala. Daljit Singh — at Otago Museum. Daljit Singh New Zealand