Sikhism

9/11 Wrought Violence of Another Kind

September 16, 2008

Author: Terry Collins

Source: Star Tribune

http://www.startribune.com/local/stpaul/28434334.html?elr=KArksi8cyaiUjc7YUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

Valarie Kaur was only 20 when she set out on a cross-country trek to gather stories inspired by hate crimes and violence against Sikh Americans following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Seven years later, her story is being watched and discussed around the country.
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Attack on Sikh Students Prompts New York School to Bring in Anti-Bullying Rules

September 15, 2008

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The South Asian Link

http://www.thelinkpaper.ca/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1221502127&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2&cat=2

New York now has rules and regulations, prompted partly by attacks on Sikh students, to combat bullying in schools based on bias and prejudices.

“Simply put, there is just no place for prejudice or hate or bullying in our schools,...

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Sikh Civil Rights Office Opens in Fremont

September 13, 2008

Author: Staff Writer

Source: KCBS

http://www.kcbs.com/pages/2961268.php?

A Sikh civil rights office has opened its doors in Fremont, home to the largest Sikh population in the United States.

Neha Singh, Western Regional Director of the Sikh Coalition, says there's been a great need for such an organization to protect the rights of Sikhs.

"After 9-11, Sikhs were one of the first communities to very actively face violent backlash as a result of...

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First for New Zealand; Sikh Police Officer Dons Turban on Duty

September 13, 2008

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Hindu

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200809131866.htm

An India-born Sikh police officer has become the first in New Zealand to don a turban while on duty, breaking away from the tradition of the force.

Constable Jagmohan Malhi of the Nelson city in central New Zealand fulfilled his late father's dream by wearing a turban on duty, recently adopted by the police as part of the uniform.
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US Sikh Body Campaigns for Prisoners to Keep Hair

September 12, 2008

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Sindh Today

http://www.sindhtoday.net/world/20126.htm

A Sikh body is mobilising opinion against forcing prisoners of the community to cut their hair following the case of Florida prison authorities forcibly cutting the hair of a Sikh inmate, Jagmohan Singh Ahuja.

United Sikhs, a US-based advocacy group, which termed the July incident involving Ahuja as ‘gross violation’ of religious rights, has started a...

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Australian College Apologizes to Expelled Sikh

September 12, 2008

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Panthic Weekly News Bureau

http://www.panthic.org/news/121/ARTICLE/4373/2008-09-12.html

Following an ongoing court case, a Sikh family based in Brisbane, that had moved the court after its ward was expelled from school, has finally found justice nearly three years later. The court case was registered when the Ormiston College refused to enroll a Sikh student adorning a turban and unshorn long hair, which are the...

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Sikh MIC Leader Daljit Singh Sworn as Senator in Malaysia

September 10, 2008

Author: Staff Writer

Source: World Sikh News

http://worldsikhnews.com/10%20September%202008/Sikh%20MIC%20leader%20Daljit%20Singh%20sworn%20as%20Senator%20in%20Malaysia.htm

Daljit Singh Dalliwal, president of the Punjabi Business Chamber was today sworn-in as a senator by Dewan Negara President Tan Sri Dr Abdul Hamid Pawanteh.

48 year old Daljit Singh holds a a...

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US Ashamed Over Killing of Sikhs in Hate Crime in America: US Embassy

September 10, 2008

Author: Ravinder Singh Robin

Source: Thaindian News

http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/us-ashamed-over-killing-of-sikhs-in-hate-crime-in-america-us-embassy_10094517.html

Public Diplomacy Officer from US Embassy Lisa Swenarski said on Wednesday that US is ashamed over the killing of the Sikhs in America post September 11 due to hate crime.

We feel great...

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El Sobrante Sikh Temple Expansion Plans Progress, But Neighbors Still Concerned

September 7, 2008

Author: Tom Lochner

Source: West County Times

http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_10407065?nclick_check=1

After almost a decade of fine-tuning, a plan to expand El Sobrante's Sikh temple to about four times its present size is ready — or almost — to go before the Contra Costa County Planning Commission. But some neighbors seem no more ready to accept the plan than they were when temple leaders first floated it nine years ago.
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B.C. Sikh First Member of Canadian Air Force to Wear Turban

September 6, 2008

Author: Stuart Hunter

Source: Canwest News Service

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=ee223a14-a3c5-4834-992b-dad7415d133d

As the first member of the Canadian Air Force to wear a turban, 2nd Lieut. Jasbir Singh Tatla figures he's a good role model to issue a call to arms to his fellow Sikhs.

And if you want to honour the Sikh tradition of being warriors, Tatla says, don't get...

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New School for Bangle Row Pupil

September 2, 2008

Author: Staff Writer

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/7593286.stm

A Sikh teenager who won a High Court battle against her school after she was banned from wearing a religious bangle will not return there this term.

Sarika Watkins-Singh, 14, from Cwmbach, south Wales, was excluded from Aberdare Girls' School, last November after she refused to stop wearing the kara.

But London's High Court ruled it broke...

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Sheriff Finds Common Ground With Sikh Community

September 2, 2008

Author: Staff Writer

Source: India Post

http://indiapost.com/article/communitypost/3748/

Guests at a reception hosted by Bicky Singh and Jagjit Singh last week heard of the common ground between the Sikh community and the aspirations of the OC Sheriff Sandra Hutchens.

The reception, attended by over 150 people, was held in honor of both the new Orange County Sheriff and Honorary Director of the Anglo Sikh Heritage Trail, Harbinder Singh. The...

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Australian School Apologises for Refusing Sikh Pupil

September 2, 2008

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Yahoo News

Wire Service: AFP

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080902/wl_asia_afp/australiareligionschoolsikh

An exclusive Australian school on Tuesday apologised for refusing to enrol a 12-year-old Sikh boy unless he discarded his turban and cut his hair to conform with the school's uniform regulations.

The apology formed part of a settlement won after the...

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