Words like Gurdwara, Singh Sabha, Dashmesh Darbar, Sikh Dharamsal and many using Sikh Temple after shoot outs and vandalism at many Gurdwaras mean nothing to an American, French Canadian, European etcetera.
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains possesses a colourful collection of Sikh turbans in his wardrobe, and sometimes he uses them as a tool to relay government messages.
The archive will be a resource for academic researchers, K-12 educators, and the general public.
In a move hailed by civil rights groups, California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) announced Sunday that he’d signed a bill meant to counter the widespread bullying of Muslim and Sikh students in the state.
For Ruitenberg, Sikh turbans are the opposite of terrifying. “If I see a Sikh person, I automatically know that I’m safe,” Ruitenberg said.
"And we know that the University of Alberta and the larger Edmonton community stand in solidarity with Sikh Canadians in saying that this type of messaging is not welcome."
This man didn't take his hostile glare off of me for the entire duration of the flight. He smacked his gum at me but didn't say a single word to me. He didn't have to. His message was loud and clear.
When he sat down with his son, Singh told him their lives were forever connected to the lives of his assailants. And that they would spend a long time thinking and talking about it...
SikhsPAC is a newly formed nonpartisan political action committee devoted to supporting Sikh and Sikh-minded candidates for local, state and national office. It is the first Sikh oriented political action committee in American politics.
The project supported by the Drake Foundation and Plymouth City Council, will, for the first time in the history of Plymouth, showcase to the public, Chaz Singh tying the turban