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    Understanding Sikhism for Young People
    Understanding Sikhism for Young People
    Understanding Sikhism for Young People
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    Understanding Sikhism for Young People

    By Carol Rainbow

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    Sikhism is one of the world’s main religions but to children who were not bought up in that faith it may be a mystery. We live in a multi-cultural world where it is important for everyone to have some understanding of the key religions. This guide for young people offers a simple explanation to some of Sikhism’s main features.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCarol Rainbow
    Release dateJun 29, 2011
    ISBN9781465798138
    Understanding Sikhism for Young People
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    Carol Rainbow

    Long time educator made redundant last year so spending time writing, teaching English and doing any work offered...Wife, mum, grandma...doggie walker, swimmer, reader, listener to music...Techie sort of person...Happy :-)I just love life basically :-D

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    Understanding Sikhism for Young People - Carol Rainbow

    Understanding Sikhism for Young People

    Sikhism is one of the world’s main religions but to children who were not bought up in that faith it may be a mystery. We live in a multi-cultural world where it is important for everyone to have some understanding of the key religions. This guide for young people offers a simple explanation to some of Sikhism’s main features.

    This atmospheric photograph of two Sikh men preparing for a service in the Gurdwara was posted to Flickr on a Creative Commons CC BY-SA 2.0 license by Hari Singh, it can be seen at http://www.flickr.com/photos/hari_singh/139213534/ It has been used with my thanks.

    Understanding Sikhism for Young People

    Published by Carol Rainbow at Smashwords

    Copyright 2011

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