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Chanting is an ancient practice with mental health effects that might apply to our busy lives

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Despite having been practised for thousands of years by almost every culture in the world, many consider chanting to have only spiritual advantages.

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Source: ABC

More than a billion Muslims anticipate 'sad and quiet' Ramadan in coronavirus isolation

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Some 1.8 billion Muslims around the globe will celebrate the most important month of the Islamic calendar very differently this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Source: ABC

B.C. health minister 'honoured and excited' by Sikh community's blood-donation campaign

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Blood drive usually held in November was moved forward after COVID-19 measures caused drop in donation.

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Source: CBC

Hindus Rage Over Australian Jeweller’s “Highly Inappropriate” Belly Button Rings

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Australian jewellery retailer The Belly Ring Shop has come under fire for a series of belly button rings carrying images of Hindu deity Lord Ganesha.

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Unified leadership at this unprecedented time

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A statement from the Multifaith Advisory Group in response to the coronavirus crisis.

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Source: Victorian Multicultural Commission

Coronavirus cremations would be 'horrific' for Muslims, but burial rituals are changing

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For Muslims, cremation is not only prohibited, it's viewed as a desecration of the deceased.

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Source: ABC

Siva Singh, immigrant who fought White Australia policy to regain right to vote, leaves lasting legacy

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Siva Singh, a Punjabi Sikh, discovered how deeply racism was entrenched in Australia in 1915, when he appeared in court at Benalla in north-east Victoria.

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Source: ABC

Sikh Interfaith Council of Victoria: Attack on Sikh worshippers in Afghanistan

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Sikh Interfaith Council of Victoria (SICV) and the Sikh Community of Victoria are greatly saddened and condemn the murderous attack on Sikh worshippers in Afghanistan.

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Source: Sikh Interfaith Council of Victoria

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