Sikhism

Sikh Boy's Hair Forcibly Cut In Hate Attack

May 25, 2007

Source: Sikh Coalition Press Release

http://www.sikhcoalition.org/advisories/SikhBoyHairHateAttack.htm

(New York, New York) May 25, 2007 - A Sikh high school student's hair was forcibly cut in a hate attack yeterday afternoon at a high school in Elmhurst, Queens the Sikh Coalition learned from police investigators today. The Queens County District Attorney's office has charged one student with hate crimes as a result.

Yesterday's incident...

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Sikh Taxi Driver Murdered With His Own Cab

May 25, 2007

Author: Michael Horsnell

Source: The Times

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article1837693.ece

An elderly Sikh taxi driver was knocked down and killed by his own cab after a passenger hijacked the vehicle. Detectives believe that the attack may have been racially motivated.

Police appealed for calm yesterday after the incident in which Gian Chand Bajar, 71, chairman of the Guru Nanak temple in Gravesend, Kent,...

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Sikhs Ask for Coordination on Parade Rules

May 22, 2007

Author: James Burger

Source: The Bakersfield Californian

http://www.bakersfield.com/102/story/147942.html

Parade ordinances and religious freedoms tangled Tuesday in the Kern County Board of Supervisors chambers.

Members of Bakersfield's Sikh community asked supervisors to find common ground with city fathers on where parades can be held in the metro area.

City ordinances allow parades to be held in only five specific locations,...

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"L" is for Langar

May 21, 2007

Source: Sikh News Network

http://www.sikhnet.com/sikhnet/news.nsf/NewsArchive/F6FA8591E865277B872572E2005ED019

It is an orange Thursday, in this day of fall. It is peak hour and most of the people in Santiago are concerned about going home, getting some food and spending some time with their loved ones. But not all, there is always a group of people that for different reasons are left out, without jobs, family, house and the most important of...

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SALDEF Working with TSA to Address Improper Screening of Sikh Americans at Nation’s Airports

May 21, 2007

Sikh Clergy ‘Bans’ Inter-Faith Marriages

May 15, 2007

Author: Raju William

Source: The Tribune

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070516/main6.htm

Dehra Dun, May 15--Feeling helpless in stemming the growing trend among the Sikh youth to marry into non-Sikh families, the Sikh clergy and community leaders here have put a virtual ban on inter-faith marriages.

Deliberating on the issue in a meeting of representatives of around 35 local gurdwara committees and other Sikh organisations at Gurmat...

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Sikh American Student in Alabama Allowed to Return to School with Both Turban and Hair Intact

Importance of Community

May 13, 2007

Author: Matt Lynch

Source: The Milford Daily News

http://www.milforddailynews.com/homepage/x1505853545

Millis - For Inderpreet Singh, it's the perfect combination - food and fellowship.

Singh and hundreds of other Sikhs from around Massachusetts and New England participated in a ritual parade, known as a Nagar Kirtan, from Milford to Millis yesterday afternoon.

The parade began at The Gurdwara Sahib of New England on East Main...

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Sikhs Share Tradition With Community

May 7, 2007

Author: Monica Wolfson

Source: The Windsor Star

http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/news/story.html?id=46117720-1c2f-43ca-aec1-b0916cb5a426

At least a thousand Sikhs paraded through the streets of Windsor Sunday to celebrate the birth of the religion.

Dressed in yellow, orange and blue--colours that represent happiness --Sikhs from Windsor, Toronto and London gathered at Riverfront Festival Plaza to...

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Punjabi-Americans Find Roots in Rowdy Kabaddi Game

May 5, 2007

Author: Lisa Fernandez

Source: San Jose Mercury News

http://origin.mercurynews.com/news/ci_5762861?nclick_check=1

Gurbaksh Sohal is an all-American athlete. He's a linebacker for the Los Gatos High School football team. He wrestles. He's on the track team.

But on the weekends this spring, when some of his other friends are either at church or kicking back at home, Gurbaksh takes time out to honor his Punjabi ancestors - by playing...

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Film Inspires Students, Adults to Consider ‘Who is an American?’

May 4, 2007

Author: George Derringer

Source: Swampscott Reporter

http://www.townonline.com/swampscott/homepage/x1720744413

Swampscott - Valarie Kaur didn’t know anything about making films and, at age 20, just a little about America but that didn’t stop her from crisscrossing the country after 9-11-2001.

A Sikh and a third-generation American, Kaur watched in horror — well, actually she hid in her bedroom in California for...

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Sikh Leader Joins President Bush in Prayer at the White House

May 4, 2007

Source: Sikh News Network

http://www.sikhnet.com/sikhnet/news.nsf/NewsArchive/A5D2824EC9EAC7C0872572D10060F19D

Washington, May 4, 2007: A Washington-based Sikh leader, Dr Rajwant Singh, Chairman of the Sikh Council on Religion and Education (SCORE), was invited to join President George Bush in prayer marking the National Day of Prayer on May 3, 2007, This ceremony, held at the East room of the White House, included prominent political,...

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Turbaned Sikh Denied Entry in Restaurant in Canada

May 4, 2007

Source: The Times of India

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Indians_Overseas/Turbaned_Sikh_denied_entry_in_restaurant_in_Canada/rssarticleshow/2001294.cms

TORONTO: A Canadian Sikh was allegedly denied entry to a restaurant in Toronto because of his religious headgear, sparking off an international campaign to ensure justice to him.

Gaurav Singh, an employee of a multi-national bank, "a...

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