Sikhism

Indian-American Sikhs Sue Employers

June 14, 2007

Source: The Times of India

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NEW YORK: Angry over non-payment of wages and exploitation at workplace, a group of Indian-American Sikh construction workers have filed a lawsuit against their employers in a city court.

In the complaint filed on Tuesday, the workers, all members of New York Construction Workers United (NYCWU), a worker's body, alleged that even after putting in long hours of work in dangerous...

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Sikh Coalition's 2007 Diversity Essay Competition Begins

June 14, 2007

Source: Sikh News Network

http://www.sikhnet.com/Sikhnet/news.nsf/RecentNewsHTML/CDCCC435F23B07C9872572FA005DEEE6!OpenDocument

(New York, New York) June 13, 2007 - The Sikh Coalition today announced the start of its 3rd Annual Diversity Essay Competition. Last year's 2nd Annual Diversity Essay Competition drew over 1,700 entries from more than 30 countries around the world.

The purpose of this year's essay...

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Gallup Organization Removes Inaccurate Images of Sikhs; Lucky Strike Entertainment Offers Apology to Sikh American Denied Access

June 13, 2007

Source: SALDEF

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Washington D.C. -- June 13, 2007: This past week, the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF) successfully resolved two incidents; one of denial of accommodation to a Sikh American male due to his relgiously mandated dastaar (turban) and the other of inaccurate representation in the media of...

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Indian American Sikh Honored with Rising Star Award

June 13, 2007

Source: The Economic Times

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NEW YORK: A young Indian American Sikh entrepreneur has been awarded the Rising Star award by a US magazine for his contribution in the area of political consulting in the country. Ravi Singh, CEO of ElectionMall, a top campaign and election technology company, was honored June 8 by the Campaigns & Elections Magazine.

Australian Panel's Nod to Kirpans in School Sparks Debate

June 11, 2007

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Times of India

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SYDNEY: A multicultural commission's view that Sikh schoolchildren have the right to carry the ‘kirpan’ - the dagger that is among the five items of faith that Sikhs are supposed to wear - has sparked off an intense debate in the Australian state of Victoria.

Responding to demands from some Sikh families that their...

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Sikhs Fight French Law on Turbans

June 11, 2007

Author: Staff Writer

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6742341.stm

Sikhs have gone to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg to challenge a French law banning the wearing of turbans for ID documents.

The United Sikhs organisation filed a complaint on behalf of French national Shingara Mann Singh, 52, who was refused a replacement driver's licence.

By law applicants have to remove all headgear for security...

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First Sikh Traffic Warden Becomes a Curiosity

June 10, 2007

Author: Kamila Hyat

Source: Gulfnews.com

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Lahore: Since he took his place on city roads just over a month ago, sub-inspector Gulab Singh has become an immediate attraction for commuters.

Motorists slow down to wave at him, and children come up to shake hands and have pictures taken.

Yet, there is nothing especially outstanding about the tall 25-year-old.

A [homeopathic] physician, he joined the new traffic force in Lahore...

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SALDEF Urges Sikh Religious Leaders to Support Hate Crimes Bill

June 9, 2007

Source: SALDEF

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Washington D.C. – June 9, 2007: The Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF) strongly urges all Sikh Religious Leaders to sign on to an interfaith letter in support of The Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act (LLEHCPA) (Senate bill number S. 1105). In the previous Congress, this bill enjoyed broad bi-partisan and law enforcement support...

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Coalition Releases "Hatred in the Hallways"

June 6, 2007

Source: The Sikh Coalition

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(New York, New York) June 6, 2007 - Four New York City Council Members joined the Sikh Coalition today to release a first ever research report on bias against Sikh children in New York City Schools. The report, "Hatred in the Hallways: A Preliminary Report on Bias Against Sikh Students in New York City's Public Schools," presents data from over 200 surveys conducted by the Sikh Coalition on the experience of Sikh children in New York City schools....

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Report: Sikh Students Face Abuse from Classmates

June 5, 2007

Author: Joshua Rhett Miller

Source: The New York Metro

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TWEED COURTHOUSE. More than three-quarters of male Sikh students in Queens said they are teased or harassed in city schools due to their identity, according to a report released yesterday.

The report revealed that 62 of 80 Sikh boys polled over the last six months said they were subjected to name-calling, threats or physical abuse. Citywide, 58.4...

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Man's Religious Symbol Prevents Entry

June 2, 2007

Author: Megan Reynolds

Source: Your Local Guardian

http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/misc/print.php?artid=1442851

A VICTORY for the religious faithful has been won by a Sikh man who was refused entry to passport offices while wearing the holy Kirpan.

Tarsem Singh, 27, always wears the Kirpan, a symbollic three inch dagger, as it is one of the five K's which he is required to wear as an initiated Sikh, and he was offended by the way...

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Baghdad Sikh Shrine Destroyed by Fanatics

June 1, 2007

Source: Sikh News Network

http://www.sikhnet.com/sikhnet/news.nsf/NewsArchive/93B5A8D214EAB93F872572ED00612CFB

Iraq is keen to rebuild a historic Sikh shrine commemorating Guru Nanak's visit to Baghdad, which had been destroyed by 'fanatics' after the invasion of the country by US-led coalition forces, a top leader said on Friday.

Iraqi National Congress chief Ahmed Chalabi, one of Iraq's prominent leaders, who drove down through the...

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Some Irked that Banner at Lodi's Sikh Temple Doesn't Include American Flag

May 30, 2007

Author: Ross Farrow

Source: Lodi News Sentinel

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The new Sikh Temple in south Lodi has a 60-foot-high canary-yellow banner with the faith's emblem, but some Lodi residents wonder why there isn't an American flag to go with it.

"It's almost a slap in the face as an American and as veterans," said Lodi resident Robin Sarisky. "You're an American first; then everything else falls under that."

Sikh temple leaders say that they don't mean to...

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SALDEF, FBI and Sikh Foundation of Virginia Co-sponsor Recruiting Event in Virginia

May 25, 2007

Source: Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund Press Release

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Washington D.C. – May 25, 2007 – This past Sunday, May 20, 2007, the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF), the...

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