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Club Profile: Sikh Students’ Association at SFU
November 2, 2026Established in 1999, the SFU Sikh Students’ Association (SSA) describes themselves as a club that promotes “Sikh values such as equality, peace, and truthful living.” Founded in the Punjab region, Sikhi is a “religious tradition that maintains its own distinctive features, including founders, scripture, worship, ceremonies, and traditions,” according to The Sikh Coalition. The SSA is one of SFU’s diverse array of spiritual clubs. The Peak interviewed SSA’s vice-president external, Bikramjeet Singh Dhugga, to learn more. Club executives hold bi-weekly meetings to plan club events in which they often “collaborate with other campus groups, SSAs at other universities, and Sikh…
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Incorporating the lessons of Bandi Chhor Divas in today’s world
November 11, 2025Bandi Chhor Divas is a celebration born from the events that took place after Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji, the sixth guru of Sikhi (anglicized as Sikhism), was released from wrongful imprisonment by the oppressive Mughal Empire. This event in 1619…
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Diwali is not just the Festival of Lights
January 30, 2024While many know Diwali as the Festival of Lights, there is so much more to it than just that. In Hindu and Sikh culture, Diwali celebrates the winning of good over evil. Being a Sikh, I celebrate Diwali based on…
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