In This Biography
Sikh International Organizations
World Sikh organization is a religion whose founding goal was to provide an effective, credible voice to represent Sikh interests on the world stage.
When Was The World Sikh Organization Formed?
The World Sikh Organization (WSO) was formed after an international gathering of Sikhs on July 28, 1984, at Madison square garden in New York City, NY which included several thousand people from the United States, Canada, and Great Britain including several countries in the far east. The organization was formed with two branches, WSO-Canada and WSO-America, and headquarters in Ottawa and New York.
The WSO is involved in various community issues including the right to wear turbans, right to wear kirpans, and Gurdwara management. WSO officials are chosen through a mix of elections and nominations.
Advocates in The Increase In Religious Freedom
The World Sikh Organization has advocated increased religious freedoms. It helped Baltej Singh Dhillon to fight discrimination and wear a turban in his role as a member of the Royal Canadian mounted police. It has also helped Sikhs in Canada in court cases involving the wearing of kirpans. In addition, it has supported other groups in asserting their rights, including Orthodox Jewish men wearing the yarmulke, Muslim women wearing the niqab, and a Scottish high school student wearing a kilt to his graduation ceremony.
Type of Sikh organizations
- Pakistan Sikh gurdwara council
- All India Sikh student’s federation
- United Sikh
- Sikh for justice
- Shiromani Gurudwara Probandhak committee
- Rashtriya Sikh sangam
Sikhism, religion, and philosophy were founded in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent in the late 15th century. Its members are known as Sikhs. The Sikhs call their faith Gurmat (Punjabi: “the Way of the Guru”). … All 10 human Gurus, Sikhs believe, were inhabited by a single spirit.
The benefit of Sikh Organizations
Everyone attached to Sikhs institutions is taught to practice cleanliness and conserve the environment, it is said in the Holy Book that even if we want to find God, we need to be clean and healthy.
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The love, devotion, and faith of the members of the organizations give strength to the Sikhs.
Other References.
Check out the world Sikh organization yearbook.
Insight on the world Sikh organizations on kaurlife.