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The African-American Sikh convert

The African-American Sikh convert who travelled over 3000 miles from Michagan to find God in Birmingham.

Ivan Salvatore Sintae Rodriguez talks bout choosing Sikhism over his girlfriend, the concept of seva, and why his mother cried when she saw him wearing a turban. And while he lost some friends in the US in his quest to learn more about Sikhism, he founds friends in Birmingham.

Ivan took Amrit at the Gurdwara and officially became a Sikh – he’s now called Jujhar Sintae Singh. Asian Network's Rahul Joglekar reports.

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