While Indian media outlets engage in debates about the alleged mistreatment of Devyani Khobragade, they have overlooked a remarkable story of a man in Punjab who is taking a stand against injustice.
Most of us hate the indignities of air travel but for some Americans, Sikhs especially, airport security is humiliating. One Sikh says that it’s not making America safer.
Major Kamal Kalsi is still fighting to change the policy that almost kept him out.
As members of an underrepresented community in modern America, we find ourselves in the midst of a double bind.
Recently, my close friend Dr. Prabhjot Singh was assaulted in an apparent hate crime near his home in New York City. Although many headlines prominently feature the word “victim,” this is not how most Sikhs would view it.
Although it is counted as the world's fifth largest religion, relatively few Americans know about the Sikh tradition. This lack of awareness has had severely negative consequences,....
A central part of the problem is that Sikhs have not been allowed to contribute to one of the most powerful forces that binds Americans as a people: shared sacrifice in an all-volunteer military that works tirelessly to defend and promote our common values as Americans.
Harleen Kaur grew up in that community, and she tells Simran Jeet Singh about how life has changed over the past 12 months.
“All things being relative, I’m in a good spot,” Murphy explained. “Obviously, I realize how fortunate I am to even be alive. I don’t know why, and I don’t think I’ll ever know why....
On the other hand, we all regularly participate in a system that protects a select few, and we all play roles that contribute to the denigration of others.