Sikhism

Sikh Wins Rights to Wear Patka to City Pool

August 7, 2005

Source: The Panthic Weekly

http://www.panthic.org/news/123/ARTICLE/1636/2005-08-07.html?sid=bc7e225be6c5c1faa3c84d6d791717d6

On August 7, 2005 The Panthic Weekly reported, "Ramdas Singh Khalsa, a young Sikh, who was denied entry to the local Van Cortland Park swimming pool on Friday July 22nd has won his rights to wear his patka (a small turban) in the City Pool. He was told that if he wanted to use the pool he had to wear...

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London Police Met Hosts Meeting with Youth to Discuss Issues Since London Bombings

August 7, 2005

Source: The Panthic Weekly

http://www.panthic.org/news/124/ARTICLE/1652/2005-08-07.html?sid=bc7e225be6c5c1faa3c84d6d791717d6

On August 7, 2005 The Panthic Weekly reported, "The London Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Tarique Ghaffur chaired meeting to discuss issues faced by the youth of various communities. The police was interested in discussing how the communities felt, the issues and solutions. The police also...

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Buddhist, Sikh and Hindu Temples Flourishing in the "Inland" Area

August 7, 2005

Source: The Press-Enterprise

On August 7, 2005 The Press-Enterprise reported, "Buddhist temples take root in communities from San Bernardino and Riverside to Moreno Valley, Wildomar and Idyllwild. A Hindu temple in Riverside is growing so rapidly that a major expansion is near. UC Riverside recently established an endowed chair in Sikh studies. The increasingly visible presence of Buddhist, Hindu and Sikh temples in the Inland area is the result of a rapidly growing Asian population, fueled largely by immigration, residents said....

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Survey Finds Doctors Likely to Come from Religious Minority Groups

August 5, 2005

Source: Beliefnet

Wire Service: RNS

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/172/story_17227_1.html

On August 5, 2005 Religion News Service reported, "Physicians are often every bit as religious as their patients, but what they believe is apt to be quite different, according to a new survey. That's because a disproportionate percentage of physicians come from religious minority groups, according to University of Chicago research published in the...

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Sikh Woman Fired for Refusing to Remove Turban

August 4, 2005

Source: The Times of India

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1191250.cms

On August 4, 2005 The Times of India reported, "The Sikh Coalition has filed a discrimination complaint with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in New York on behalf of a Sikh woman who was fired from her job for allegedly refusing to remove her turban.

Sukhvir Kaur's manager, Rashid Paccas, also allegedly said to her that Sikhs were 'thieves,' and that he...

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Deptford Sikhs Prepare Proposal for New Gurdwara

August 2, 2005

Source: Courier-Post

http://www.courierpostonline.com/news/southjersey/m080205a.htm

On August 2, 2005 the Courier-Post reported, "It was Sunday morning and local Sikhs were holding a typical religious service, as they have since 1987. Their gurdwara, or house of worship, is a plain-looking building... The group, the Guru Nanak Sikh Society of Delaware Valley, wants to continue their services but in a new home: a traditional dome-topped building to be erected...

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Court Oath Lawsuit Begs Question of Pluralism in America

July 29, 2005

Source: The Christian Post

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On July 29, 2005 The Christian Post reported, "A lawsuit in North Carolina asking that religious texts other than Bible to be used in court for swearing in has highlighted the challenges one city is experiencing as the nation becomes more diverse. In Greensboro, North Carolina, a suit was filed [by the ACLU] recently stating that denying the use of other religious books in court would go...

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Punjab Government Turns to Sikh Leaders for Help in Raising AIDS Awareness

July 29, 2005

Source: The Tribune

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050730/punjab1.htm#5

On July 29, 2005 The Tribune reported, "Unable to take AIDS awareness campaigns to the interiors of Punjab, the state government has decided to seek the support of religious organisations in spreading details about the virus and its fatal consequences. After much persuasion, Jathedar, Akal Takht Sahib, Mr Joginder Singh Vedanti, has committed full support of religious bodies in spreading...

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Attacks on Religious Minorities Up After Bombings

July 28, 2005

Source: Al-Jazeera

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/0F8AF83D-55AB-4F17-A1A2-89975598AD61.htm

On July 28, 2005 Al-Jazeera reported, "Attacks on Asians and religious minorities in London have leapt more than 500% since the bomb attacks on the capital three weeks ago, according to Muslim groups.

Across Britain one man has been murdered, one mosque firebombed, a Sikh temple attacked and other buildings and individuals targeted,...

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Sikh Population Growing by Leaps and Bounds Near Indianapolis

July 27, 2005

Source: The Indianapolis Star

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050727/NEWS01/507270443

On July 27, 2005 The Indianapolis Star reported, "Since January, more than 200 Sikh families have moved to Greenwood, Whiteland, Avon and Plainfield, real estate agents said. Most live within a 10- to 25-minute drive of the two Sikh temples in Indianapolis... The region's main attraction is affordable housing... Many are still waiting for...

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Young Sikh Professionals Meet at Georgetown

July 26, 2005

Source: Sikh Council on Religion and Education

http://www.sikhcouncilusa.org/article.aspx?article=evtsikhyouth

On July 26, 2005 the Sikh Council on Religion and Education reported, "Young Sikh professionals met in the nation's capital from July 24th to July 26th at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., to engage in a dialogue with representatives from the Government, Congress, and Civil Rights, Interfaith and Community Organizations to explore the meaning...

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Bloomberg Apologizes for Sikh Victims of Bus Incident

July 26, 2005

Source: Monterey Herald / New York Daily News

http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/news/nation/12223576.htm

On July 26, 2005 the New York Daily News reported, "Mayor Michael Bloomberg apologized Monday to a group of British tourists who were handcuffed and forced to kneel on a Broadway sidewalk after cops swarmed a sightseeing bus - even as another bomb scare rattled downtown Brooklyn.

The mayor urged New Yorkers to call...

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Harvard Group Studies Backlash Against Sikh Community

July 24, 2005

Source: The Panthic Weekly

http://www.panthic.org/news/121/ARTICLE/1588/2005-07-24.html?sid=27170581609bf26690e583ae2dbceded

On July 24, 2005 The Panthic Weekly reported, "In response to the new post-9/11 climate and the need to understand how discrimination, over these years, has impacted Sikhs, Muslims, Arabs, South Asians, and others in the United States, the Pluralism Project at Harvard University has established the...

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Sikhs Apprise Bush of Concerns at State Dinner

July 23, 2005

Source: The Tribune

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050724/punjab1.htm

On July 23, 2005 The Tribune reported, "Dr Rajwant Singh, Chairman of the Sikh Council on Religion and Education, used the opportunity at the state dinner hosted in honour of the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, at the White House to lobby for Sikh issues with the US President, Mr George Bush, and Indian Prime Minister besides with the key members of the Bush Cabinet... Meanwhile, the...

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