Sikh Americans lead efforts to increase interfaith dialogue

WASHINGTON : The National Sikh Campaign (NSC) has joined 15 diverse civil rights and faith-based organizations at a White House event aimed at reinvigorating American traditions of inclusion, freedom and interfaith cooperation.
The coalition, rooted in the belief that America’s strength comes from its diverse heritage, also launched an innovative project called “Know Your Neighbour” calling on all Americans to share their own beliefs as well as understand and respect those of others. “We are a nation of Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, non-religious people, and more – we live and work together and we need to have faith in each other,” said NSC Executive Director Gurwin Singh Ahuja, who has designed the project. Developed after extensive research, including NSC’s “Sikhs in the United States” report, Know Your Neighbour seeks to protect and strengthen the fabric of one of the most religiously diverse countries in the world.