Sikhs

Conservative evangelicals revel in their ‘unprecedented’ presidential access

By Adelle M. Banks — July 19, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Meanwhile, most everyone else is kept at arm's length.

Canadian mayor dons turban and dances for religious tolerance

By Kimberly Winston — January 12, 2017
(RNS) A video of the mayor learning how to tie a Sikh turban has gone viral.

Sikh actor demands Mexican airline change staff behavior

By Aysha Khan — February 9, 2016
(RNS) Waris Ahluwalia was boarding a flight to New York City when he was told to publicly remove his turban for a security screening -- even though he had not triggered a metal detector.

Anti-Muslim rhetoric puts Sikhs on edge too

By Katherine Davis-Young — December 16, 2015
(RNS) Mistaken for Muslims, Sikh Americans are often the victims of Islamophobic speech and violence.

Court upholds Sikh’s right to facial hair, turban in ROTC

By Kimberly Winston — June 15, 2015
(RNS) A federal judge has ruled a Sikh college student must be allowed to join a college Army group and keep his long hair, turban and beard -- part of his "religious uniform."

Most Americans are clueless about Sikhs

By Adelle M. Banks — January 26, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) The survey found that 11 percent of Americans said they were close friends with a Sikh person; 31 percent said they had never interacted with a Sikh.

Sikhs stand up to bullying as they try to build understanding

By Lauren Markoe — January 30, 2014
(RNS) Teenager Prabhdeep Suri has been teased mercilessly since he was in kindergarten for the patka he wore on his head, a symbol of his Sikh faith. Now he and other Sikhs are sending the message that discrimination against Sikhs in the U.S. has got to stop.

Top brass say they’re not aware of bias against military chaplains

By Adelle M. Banks — January 29, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) Pentagon officials told members of Congress at a Capitol Hill hearing Wednesday that they are unaware of any pattern of religious discrimination in the chaplain corps.

Assault on professor part of wave of attacks on Sikhs, Muslims, others

By Omar Sacirbey — September 24, 2013
(RNS) It is not clear whether the attacks on Dr. Prabhjot Singh and the Muslim woman, who was also treated at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, are related. But many say the motives, if not the perpetrators, are depressingly familiar.

After shooting, Sikhs push for more legal protections

By Jeanie Groh — September 20, 2012

(RNS) U.S. Sikhs are taking heart in a widely publicized hearing on hate crimes that they see as a first step toward better understanding of the community and increased legal protections. By Jeanie Groh.

New poll finds Americans evenly divided in views of Muslims

By Omar Sacirbey — August 24, 2012

(RNS) Americans are almost evenly divided in how they view Muslims, but their views are sharply split by age and political party, according to the Arab American Institute survey. By Omar Sacirbey.

What do Sikhs believe about the afterlife?

By Daniel Burke — August 9, 2012

(RNS) Funeral services will be held on Friday for the six Sikhs killed at Wisconsin temple. The bodies of the deceased will be cremated, but, according to Sikh theology, their souls will live on. By Daniel Burke.

Sikhs and supporters hold vigil outside White House

By Chris Lisee — August 9, 2012

Nationwide, candlelight vigils for the victims of the August 5 shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis. are responding to violence with peace - and symbolic meals.

Sikh temple shooting victims remembered for kindness, generosity

By Tracy Gordon — August 8, 2012

(RNS) The six Sikhs killed Sunday at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin died as they lived, shot down amid acts of prayer and kindness. 

For Sikhs, turban is a proud symbol — and a target

By Daniel Burke — August 6, 2012

(RNS) The very item that Sikhs wear as a marker of their religious identity also singles them out as targets for violent attacks like Sunday's shooting in Wisconsin. By Daniel Burke.

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