Articles of Faith
Expanded travel ban gives world’s democracies more cover for anti-Muslim measures
By Simran Jeet Singh — January 28, 2020
(RNS) — Trump's Muslim ban is part of an alarming trend of ostensibly democratic nation-states targeting Muslims.
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.
Behind the tensions between Muslims and Sikhs in Punjab
By Simran Jeet Singh — January 3, 2020
(RNS) — A Muslim mob surrounded the Gurdwara Janam Asthan, marking the birthplace of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhi.
Evangelism and religious supremacy
By Simran Jeet Singh — December 19, 2019
(RNS) — Historically, the 'gift' of salvation has been weaponized time and time again to justify intervention and conquest.
How colonialism still colors our ideas about who gets to teach religion
By Simran Jeet Singh — November 26, 2019
(RNS) — If I were a white scholar, would anyone question the appropriateness of my teaching Buddhism?
Before we can rein in hate crime, we have to admit the size of the problem
By Simran Jeet Singh — November 18, 2019
(RNS) — A system of hate crime reporting that doesn't include Heather Heyer's death in Charlottesville or a murder of a Sikh in Tulsa won't lead to real solutions.
Comedian Hari Kondabolu on punching up and kicking down
By Simran Jeet Singh — November 5, 2019
(RNS) — Hari Kondabolu might be the only comic in the world with a Netflix special and a graduate degree in human rights.
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar on her journey, her resilience and her hopes for our future
By Simran Jeet Singh — October 28, 2019
(RNS) — 'The decaying of the soul often leads to decaying of societies, of countries, of nations, of the world.'
More than 1 billion people celebrate on Diwali. What does it mean to them?
By Simran Jeet Singh — October 18, 2019
(RNS) — In the various stories that make Diwali a holy day for so many, we have models of what true righteousness looks like. They are sharp rejoinders of what we should be doing and how we should be living.
A pat-down at the airport passes the shame of racial profiling to my 3-year-old
By Simran Jeet Singh — October 9, 2019
(RNS) — Racial profiling takes a toll on our deepest and most sacred relationships, reason enough to end this damaging and painful practice.
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.
How do we make sense of Justin Trudeau in brownface?
By Simran Jeet Singh — September 19, 2019
(RNS) — Even when we excuse the perpetuation of stereotypes by claiming ignorance or good intentions, it’s undeniable that they impact others in harmful ways.
We are not all the same, and in our difference we are divine
By Simran Jeet Singh — August 30, 2019
(RNS) — Seeing oneness in difference is the only way I know for us to move beyond our supremacies and to begin treating one another as equals.
‘Blinded by the Light’ makes a savior of Springsteen
By Simran Jeet Singh — August 16, 2019
(RNS) — A distant American icon comes alive for a Sikh and a Muslim in a British factory town and changes their lives forever.
Simran Jeet Singh
Articles of Faith
Simran Jeet Singh is a scholar and historian of religion currently based at Union Seminary. He is a Senior Adviser for Diversity and Inclusion at YSC Consulting, a 2020 Equality Fellow with the Open Society Foundations, and a Senior Fellow for the Sikh Coalition.
