Sikhism

Why the Indian farmers’ protest victory is good for us all

By Simran Jeet Singh — November 23, 2021

(RNS) — The tiny difference between impossibility and implausibility can make all the difference in the world for us.

DuVernay’s ‘Colin in Black & White’ on Netflix traces the seeds of Kaepernick’s activism

By Tahil Sharma — November 15, 2021

RNS holiday gift guide 2021: Treat yourself to cozy socks or a self-care box

By Emily McFarlan Miller — November 8, 2021

As COP26 conference gathers, faith-based environmentalists fight ‘eco-grief’

By Elizabeth E. Evans — November 2, 2021

(RNS) — For some veteran climate change activists, a positive perspective is central to their faith.

EcoSikh joins interfaith effort ahead of COP26

By Joseph Hammond — October 28, 2021

(RNS) — EcoSikh, which draws on Sikh ethics, beliefs and the example of Sikh gurus to confront the world’'s environmental challenges, described the COP26 event as a ‘last ray of hope as the earth faces an unprecedented ecological crisis.’

Voting is a covenant. We’ll use our pulpits to demand it be supported.

By Auburn Senior Fellows — October 20, 2021

(RNS) — President Biden needs to use his pulpit, too, to stop voting suppression shenanigans from continuing.

New poll reveals how much we presume about Muslim Americans’ politics

By Simran Jeet Singh — October 15, 2021

(RNS) — Two decades after 9/11, Americans are still getting to know their Muslim neighbors. New data may help.

Families of different faiths swap houses, lives in Ava DuVernay’s ‘Home Sweet Home’

By Emily McFarlan Miller and Adelle M. Banks — October 11, 2021

(RNS) — In the unscripted TV series, 16 families from different religious, racial and economic backgrounds or sexual orientations trade homes for a week.

YouTube star Gurdeep Pandher draws on Sikh faith as he dances for joy

By Kathryn Post — October 7, 2021

(RNS) — ‘The work I’ve been doing to make these videos, it’s not just entertainment. It’s more like a social service,’ said Pandher.

‘We have already achieved the impossible’: Fighting a rare childhood disease with hope

By Simran Jeet Singh — October 5, 2021

(RNS) — A civil rights activist becomes an advocate for solving her son’s affliction.

American Girl releases doll outfits for Eid, Diwali, Hanukkah celebrations

By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 5, 2021

(RNS) — Happy Christmahanukwanzadan!

Sailors, Marines seek religious accommodation to wear beards

By Joseph Hammond — October 1, 2021

(RNS) — One Orthodox Jewish sailor and three Muslim sailors joined in a lawsuit alleging the Navy’s beard policy amounts to a violation of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

‘King of the World’ podcast examines good and bad of Muslim American life after 9/11

By Joseph Hammond — September 21, 2021

(RNS) — The show is aimed at Muslims who were in their early 20s and late teens in 2001 and suddenly found their Islamic identity thrust upon them by the attention paid to Muslims after the attacks.

Balbir Singh Sodhi, early victim of 9/11 hate, honored on 20th anniversary of his death

By Alejandra Molina — September 16, 2021

(RNS) — ‘Balbir Uncle’s story could have ended here,’ said activist Valarie Kaur, ‘but this was not the end of his story. His death was a beginning because of how he lived.’

An animated film to chronicle life of ‘Sikh Captain America’ in aftermath of 9/11

By Alejandra Molina — September 13, 2021

(RNS) — 'There is not a lot of representation of people who look like me in the American entertainment landscape. Because that story hasn’t been told, it leads to a persistent level of ignorance,' Vishavjit Singh said.

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