Sikhism

Muslim-Americans and Others Face Scrutiny When Flying

August 28, 2002

Source: MSNBC

http://www.msnbc.com/news/799864.asp

On August 28, 2002 MSNBC reported on the "interrogations, body searches and suspicious stares... [and other] indignities endured by air travelers of Arab, Middle Eastern, South Asian and even South American backgrounds... �The airlines deny they have engaged in racial profiling since the Sept. 11 hijack attacks, in which Islamic extremists struck at the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington... �Still,...

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Connecticut Sikhs Protest DMV Policy on Removing Head-Coverings

August 24, 2002

Source: The Associated Press

On August 24, 2002 The Associated Press reported that Amarjit Singh Buttar, of Vernon, Connecticut and the chairman of the World Sikh Council-America Region, is protesting the "state motor vehicles' policy requiring motorists to remove turbans and other head coverings for driver's license photographs... [He said] Sikhs consider removing their turbans in public to be sacrilegious, and the requirement to do so for a driver's license is harassment... Buttar said he complained recently about the Department of Motor Vehicle policy...

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Sikhs Discuss Post 9/11 Challenges at Georgetown University

August 23, 2002

Source: India Abroad

On August 23, 2002 India Abroad reported that "over 120 young Sikh professionals from the US and a few from Canada came together last month at Georgetown University in Washington DC, to discuss ways and means to confront the challenges the community faces in the aftermath of 9/11. Sikhs have, by virtue of their beards and turbans, become particular targets of hate crimes and racial profiling, particularly by airport security personnel, in the aftermath of last September's terrorist strikes."

New Book Celebrates Hindu Temples of North America

August 9, 2002

Source: India Abroad

On August 9, 2002 India Abroad featured an article on a new book by Mahalingum Kolapen documenting Hindu temples across the United States. The book, co-published by the Hindu University of America and the Hindu Temple Council of North America, "contains 320 full color pages of photographs and line drawings of 28 temples in the U.S. and two in Canada, and includes not only temples from the Hindu tradition, but also representative samples of Jain, Sikh and Buddhist temples.... 'In publishing this book, we are celebrating the need for...

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Balbir Singh Sodhi's Brother Shot in San Francisco

August 6, 2002

Source: The San Francisco Chronicle

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/08/06/MN242769.DTL

On August 6, 2002, The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Sukhpal Singh Sodhi was "shot to death while driving a cab in San Francisco... Police say they aren't sure what happened, but they don't think someone was trying to kill him... Sukhpal was one of 50 members of an extended family who had left India in recent years, finding refuge in the...

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Balbir Singh Sodhi's Brother Shot in San Francisco

August 6, 2002

Source: The Arizona Republic

http://www.arizonarepublic.com/arizona/articles/0806sodhi0806.html

On August 6, 2002, The Arizona Republic featured an interview with Harjit Singh Sodhi, the cousin of the two Sikh brothers both murdered within the last year. Balbir Singh Sodhi, an Arizona gas station owner, "was gunned down in hate four days after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks." Now his younger brother, Sukhpal, has been "hit by a stray bullet, possibly...

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Balbir Singh Sodhi's Brother Shot in San Francisco

August 6, 2002

Source: India Abroad

http://indiabroad.rediff.com/us/2002/aug/06sukh.htm

On August 6, 2002, India Abroad reported that Sukhpal Singh Sodhi, "brother of Balbir Singh Sodhi, the first South Asian killed in the hate crimes following the September 11 attacks, was killed in San Francisco on Sunday... There is no evidence linking Sukhpal's killing to the hate crimes and he may have been the victim of a bullet intended for somebody else," according to police. However, "the...

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Balbir Singh Sodhi's Brother Shot in San Francisco

August 4, 2002

Source: Mercury News

http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/3800511.htm

On August 4, 2002 the Mercury News reported that "almost 11 months after his brother was killed in... a post-Sept. 11 hate crime, taxi driver Sukhpal Singh was shot dead... in San Francisco... There's no evidence Singh's killing was a hate crime, police say... But no reasoning could comfort his family members in Arizona, where Singh's brother was gunned down Sept. 15... The slaying of Singh's brother...

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California City Brings Together Leaders of Diverse Faiths to Dedicate National Motto

July 29, 2002

Source: The Bakersfield Californian

http://www.bakersfield.com/local/story/1505644p-1623213c.html

On July 29, 2002 The Bakersfield Californian reported that in Bakersfield, California "a ceremony in the council chambers will formally dedicate... 'In God We Trust'... the words that were mounted last week above the city seal behind the council dais... And representatives of the city's Islamic, Buddhist, Sikh, Hindu, Jewish, American Indian, Catholic and...

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New Jersey Sikh Community to Convert Former Supermarket into New Temple

July 26, 2002

Source: The Star-Ledger

http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/middlesex/index.ssf?/base/news-1/1027674622105314.xml

On July 26, 2002 The Star-Ledger reported  that "a former supermarket may become the new home for the growing Sikh community in Middlesex County [New Jersey]... The growing Sikh community in Carteret travels up to 50 miles to find a place of worship, but that may change soon. A nonprofit group has announced plans to convert a...

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Religious Diversity in Texas Prisons

July 14, 2002

Source: The Dallas Morning News

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dallas/tsw/stories/071402dntextdcreligion.32e5c.html

On July 14, 2002 The Dallas Morning News reported that "at first glance, prisons may seem an unlikely place to find religion... But as inmates grapple with the despair and monotony of prison life, some find religion... In all, nearly 140 denominations are represented in the Texas Department of Criminal...

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Book to Focus on Religious Diversity of Ohio

July 12, 2002

Source: The Columbus Dispatch

On July 12, 2002 The Columbus Dispatch reported that "the Interfaith Association of Central Ohio... and the Religious Experience Advisory Council of the Ohio Bicentennial Commission are planning [a new] book, Religion in Ohio: Over 200 Years of Experiences... As the state approaches 200, Christian and Jewish bodies remain prominent, but now they have plenty of company. [The] book for Ohio's bicentennial in 2003 also will discuss the beliefs of American Indians, Baha'is, Buddhists, Hindus, Jains, Muslims, Sikhs and...

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Controversy Over Participation in Interfaith Service

July 12, 2002

Source: The New York Post

http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/45304.htm

On July 12, 2002, The New York Post reported that the "Lutheran minister suspended for taking part in an interfaith prayer service for families of Sept. 11 victims said yesterday that he had no regrets... 'I feel that I've acted with integrity,' said the Rev. David Benke, pastor of Brooklyn's St....

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Central Florida Religious Leaders Meet to Discuss Religion and Public Education

July 12, 2002

Source: The Orlando Sentinel

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-locrelschools12071202jul12.story?coll=orl%2Dhome%2Dheadlines

On July 12, 2002 The Orlando Sentinel reported that "religious leaders from a spectrum of faiths met Thursday night in a Winter Park [Florida] church to grapple with the contentious issue of religious faith and public education... Panelists agreed that teaching about...

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