The Sikh clergy has decided against accepting an apology from those tattooing the verses from the Gurbani or even Ek Onkar .

Sikhism is a monotheistic faith that originated in the 15th century in modern-day Pakistan and India.

Quebec Soccer Federation lifts controversial turban ban after FIFA ruling. File: Dilpreet Singh, 17, who has been playing soccer since he was a child, plays in a pick-up soccer game next to the Gurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar temple in the Lasalle area of Montreal Wednesday, June 5, 2013.

KABUL, Afghanistan - Outsiders may have trouble distinguishing between the turbans worn by Afghan Sikhs, with their tighter folds, varied colors and tucked-in edges, and those worn by Afghan Muslims, usually black or white with the end hanging down the wearer's back.

The Pakistan government has decided to declare Panja Sahib, a place of religious significance for the Sikh community, as a holy city, a visiting Pakistan official said.

The Indian government has recently blamed Pakistan for seeking to revive Sikh militant separatism -- i.e, the 'Khalistan' movement -- in India, thereby renewing New Delhi's fears that even in a new era of democracy in Pakistan, Islamabad continues to support independence movements designed to destabilize the country.

Two Paths Productions hosts a special performance of a new immersive theatrical experience on Friday, June 28 at 7pm in Hopkinton MA.

Choosing to ignore the political undertones, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday declined to pass a stay order against the memorial for 1984 anti-Sikh riots proposed to be constructed at Gurdwara Rakabganj.

Gurdwara Rakabganj Sahib Complex , New Delhi. They went ahead with it, despite a writ petition filed by former president of DSGMC, Paramjit Singh Sarna, who had sought the court's intervention to stop the construction of the memorial on the plea that erecting memorial inside Gurdwara complex was against the basic tenets of Sikhism.

Young men play soccer in a pick-up game next to the Gurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar in LaSalle Wednesday, June 5, 2013.

Sikh community across Canada and elsewhere is observing the 29th anniversary of Operation Bluestar.

Sikh group Dal Khalsa Friday slammed union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde for saying that Sikh militants based in Pakistan were under pressure from Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence to revive terrorism in Punjab.

Claming that law and administrative set up of India were making Sikhs feel "alienated" in their own country, Akal Takht chief Giani Gurbachan Singh on Thursday said the community was facing a big question as how to save its identity.

The move by the Quebec Soccer Federation to ban Sikh boys from wearing turbans isn't surprising - it's shocking.

The Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey. This is an example of how a religious/cultural institution can draw members of that faith to populate the area around the institition.

Every community has a right to remember its martyrs, but without mentioning the name of any martyrs, the memorials have no sanctity.

Iranian women players, in red, battle for the ball against a Jordanian opponent.

Sangrawan Baba Ram Singh alleged that around 25 students of Damdami Taksal, Chowk Mehta, thrashed their students and kept them in illegal captivity.

Preparations are on for the four-day festival of Barsi, said to be the largest Sikh event outside of the Punjab state in India, in Gurdwara Sahib Malacca in the Malaysian state of Malacca, starting May 30.

Prasad, a sweet, doughy pudding, is distributed to wedding guests at the Dasmesh Darbar gurdwara.