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US Sikh community traumatized by yet another mass shooting
By Casey Smith and Luis Andres Henao — April 21, 2021
(RNS)— The motive for last week's rampage is still unclear, but Sikh community leaders believe more must be done to combat the bigotry and violence they have suffered for decades.
California Sikhs to hold caravan and rally in support of farmer protests in India
By Alejandra Molina — December 4, 2020
(RNS) — Protesters are expected to stay in their cars during the caravan and rally to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Religious, ethnic minorities grapple over California’s model ethnic studies curriculum
By Alejandra Molina — December 4, 2020
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — The curriculum, originally designed to center Chicanos and Latino Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans and Native Americans, has become beset with arguments about who else should be represented.
Muslim, Sikh and Jewish groups seek inclusion in California’s new ethnic studies curriculum
By Alejandra Molina — November 18, 2020
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — The model curriculum for high schoolers focuses on Chicanos and Latino Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans and Native Americans.
Taco trucks and voter guides boost political profiles of faith communities at the margins
By Alejandra Molina — October 28, 2020
(RNS) — Civic engagement, said one activist, humanizes minority faith groups in the eyes of the rest of the electorate.
From farm labor to food trucks, Sikhs adapt langar to serve the masses during a pandemic
By Aysha Khan — June 26, 2020
(RNS) – Across the country, Sikh gurdwaras are finding new ways to carry out a tradition as old as their religion.
Facebook, Instagram unblock #Sikh hashtag amid 1984 massacre remembrance
By Aysha Khan — June 4, 2020
(RNS) — After nearly three months, Facebook and Instagram have unblocked the #Sikh hashtag, saying the block occurred ‘mistakenly’ after a user reported the hashtag in March.
The false choice presented to Sikh doctors serving COVID patients
By Simran Jeet Singh — May 13, 2020
(RNS) — The news that two Sikh brothers shaved their beards to serve patients is not the feel-good story that some suggest.
Let’s take enforced social distancing for what it is: A life intervention
By Simran Jeet Singh — March 20, 2020
(RNS) — If you asked me a week ago how my life aligned with my priorities, I would have responded with a small shrug, saying that I tried to keep these things aligned and felt like I was doing a pretty good job.
Mandeep Rai’s book on business collects the spiritual wisdom of 101 countries
By Simran Jeet Singh — January 23, 2020
(RNS) — As banker, broadcast journalist and now a consultant to business startups, Mandeep Rai found universal values that synced with her Sikh faith.
Sikh holy site in Pakistan mobbed by locals, trapping worshipers
By Aysha Khan — January 3, 2020
(RNS) — The demonstration may have been sparked by a local dispute between Muslim and Sikh residents.
Sikh community fears worship site will be razed to make way for condos
By Alejandra Molina — November 15, 2019
ALHAMBRA, Calif. (RNS) — Sikh community says they didn't receive sufficient notice about the landowner's plans to build condos on their place of worship.
After call from Indian official, library pulls Sikh ‘genocide’ memorial
By Aysha Khan — October 16, 2019
(RNS) — After an Indian official called the Connecticut library, the entire memorial — which accused India of committing genocide against Sikhs in 1984 — was quietly removed from the library.
Jagmeet Singh’s civility is praiseworthy, but even nice racism is still racism
By Simran Jeet Singh — October 4, 2019
(RNS) — Celebrating the kind way in which a man told a Canadian politician he should remove his turban misses the point entirely.
Sikh deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal: a life of service on the front lines of change
By Simran Jeet Singh — October 2, 2019
(RNS) — Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal accepted the risks of creating awareness, forging new relationships and building trust for Sikhs like him and minorities everywhere.
