Documentary Voice Over (Sikh Communities)
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EnglishVoice Age
Middle Aged (35-54)Accents
British (General)Transcript
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Sikhs have lived in Afghanistan for centuries, but they are an embattled minority, living in ghettos and trapped in poverty. In a Muslim country that is unstable and insecure, Sikhs are targeted and discriminated for their religion, and the violence is getting worse. One of the nation's oldest communities, once 250,000 strong, has now been reduced to just 100 families. This is a community facing a dilemma over its very existence. The Sikh district in the capital, Kabul, is home to one of Afghanistan's last remaining Sikh communities. Today is the biggest day in the Sikh calendar, the Festival of the sake. It celebrates the birth of the religion and commemorates the fight against persecution.