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A Sikh Sermon at the Pentagon: “Seva: The Call of Our Times”
By Valerie Kaur — 2015
The prepared remarks of Valarie Kaur at the Pentagon’s second-ever commemoration of the Sikh faith on May 1, 2015. Kaur spoke alongside Simran Jeet Singh and Inni Kaur on “Seva” - selfless service in the Sikh religion.
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