SAN ANTONIO : San Antonio Police Chief William McManus visited the Sikh Center of San Antonio Saturday afternoon, but he was there for more than just fellowship and food. There has been concern by some that Sikhs could be targeted as Muslims because of their turbans.“We’re keeping our ear to the ground,” McManus said.McManus said despite […]
CHICAGO : Pardeep Kaleka spent several days after 9/11 at his father’s South Milwaukee gas station, fearing that his family would be targeted by people who assumed they were Muslim. No, Kaleka explained on behalf of his father, who wore a turban and beard and spoke only in broken English, the family was Sikh, a […]
CHENNAI—New York based Sikh organization United Sikhs has continued its relief efforts in Chennai after the devastating floods. United Sikhs volunteers arrived in Chennai on December 2, 2015, with food and medical supplies to assist the victims of the devastating floods that hit the Coromandel Coast of India.Despite the conditions being harsh, United Sikhs volunteers […]
WASHINGTON DC—The incumbent US Senator, Tim Kaine, has advised the US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter to avoida policy that hinders US Sikhs from being recruited into the US armed forces due to their religious symbols. In a letter to Mr Carter, the Senator said “Under current Department of Defense (DoD) policy, implemented in 1988, members […]
CHANDIGARH :- Addressing the gathering of activists during the human rights conference in Makhan Shah Lubana Auditorium of Chandigarh, Former Judge of Supreme Court and Chairman of Press Council of India Justice Markanday Katju stated that imposing sedition charges against organizers of ‘Sarbat Khalsa 2015’ was wrong and Police contingents responsible for registering fake FIR’s […]