discrimination

Balbir Singh Sodhi’s turban on mannequin at Smithsonian exhibition reminder of discrimination community has faced By Deepak Chitnis http://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2014/02/26/balbir-singh-sodhis-turban-mannequin-smithsonian-exhibition-reminder-discrimination-community-faced/...

Malaysia among countries faring worst in faith-based discrimination, says global study http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/malaysia-among-countries-faring-worst-in-faith-based-discrimination-says-gl In 13 countries around the world, all of them Muslim, people who openly...

This story began a few years ago. It is now wrapping up with a positive finale thanks to Sikh Coalition. Sikh man gets $50,000 after religion discrimination case in US A New Jersey car dealership will pay monetary compensation to a Sikh man to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit...

Emirates issues clarification after Sikh pilot alleges discrimination Days after a Sikh pilot alleged discrimination by the Gulf-based Emirates Airlines, the airlines has issued a clarification. Emirates Airlines has said that wearing a hat on duty is mandatory for all pilots. The pilot...

Assessing the impact of discrimination on North American Sikhs Prabhjot Singh. (Source: Columbia University) http://americanturban.com/2013/10/01/assessing-the-impact-of-discrimination-on-north-american-sikhs/ Over the past week, I have spoken to several Sikhs who shared how personally...

Livermore: Sikh family claims discrimination kept them off go-kart tracks By Rick Hurd http://www.contracostatimes.com/my-town/ci_23832657/livermore-sikh-family-claims-discrimination-kept-them-off LIVERMORE -- An Alameda family that practices the Sikh faith claims they were the targets...

Caste discrimination set to become unlawful in the United Kingdom By Hainder Singh http://www.sikhsiyasat.net/2013/04/24/caste-discrimination-set-to-become-unlawful-in-the-united-kingdom/ London, United Kingdom (April 23, 2013): It is learnt that on April 23, 2013 the UK became the first...

Sex discrimination in India begins in the womb: Study PTI - Mar 28, 2013, 12.49 PM IST A study suggests sex discrimination begins in the womb in male-dominated societies such as India.. WASHINGTON: Women in India are more likely to get prenatal care when pregnant with male babies...

Living in Brooklyn, New York City as a turban-wearing Sikh, I attract plenty of negative attention from random strangers as well as the cops, which I’ve written about at length. Fortunately, I also get some love and respect from time to time as I walk or ride my bike in my neighborhood in...

A Decade after 9-11 Tejwant Singh Malik How time passes in a flash! It will have been 10 years on September 11th since the whole world was shaken on that dreadful day, which showed nothing but hatred, disdain and anger towards the innocent Americans of all hues, creeds and faiths. Why us...

Members of the local Sikh community and other South Asian, Arab and Muslim New Yorkers held a community hearing in Midtown on Saturday to discuss discrimination they endured in the wake of the September 11th attacks and what can be done to make it stop. NY1's Nicole Ward filed the following...

August 18, 2011 Special to the Tribune Indian couple in UK alleges caste discrimination Shyam Bhatia in London The UK society has learned to its dismay this week that there is a darker side to the Indian connection that surpasses the stories of holidays in Kerala, tigers, Bollywood and...

July 27, 2011 Discrimination against Sikh family forces Texas' Harris county to hire expert Jul 27, 2011, 05.01PM IST The Commissioners Court of Harris County, Texas, voted unanimously (July 12) to authorize a memorandum of agreement with the U.S. Justice Department to hire an expert...

Sikhs, U.S. attorney discuss discrimination By Ryan McCarthy/Appeal-Democrat U. S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner told Sikhs gathered Tuesday at Yuba City City Hall that America is a country of many religions where "nobody should be an outsider" — and heard how this region respects that...

Discrimination, hate crimes against Muslim Americans rising, officials say WASHINGTON - Nearly a decade after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a new wave of bigotry and discrimination is affecting the everyday lives of many Muslim Americans, a Justice Department official and Muslim leaders said...

I wasn't sure where to put this thread so if it needs to be moved please do so :) As some of you already know, I was born into a Christian family and discovered Sikhism through my husband. I had never had a close relationship with Christianity but my being Sikh has drawn the disapproval of...

Caste Discrimination Exists in UK, says Govt Report PTI, Dec 16, 2010, 09.18pm IST LONDON: Caste-based discrimination exists across Britain, a new research commissioned by UK government has found, prompting further calls to outlaw the malpractice that blights the lives of many people with...

Policy of Discrimination Reversed: Sikh American Child Allowed to Enroll In Texas Public School October 28, 2010 (Clute, TX) - SALDEF in collaboration with the Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP) has succeeded in overturning a long-standing policy of discrimination against religious headgear...

Lexus Dealership Accused of Discrimination Against Sikh Job Applicant Saturday, October 2, 2010 BY ELIZABETH LLORENTE The federal government is suing a Totowa Lexus dealership, contending that it discriminated against a Paramus man when it denied him employment because he would not shave his...

New York - A North Carolina man is joining a growing group of Sikhs who are looking to U.S. courts to remedy the "ignorance and intolerance" faced by practitioners of the religion, especially since the attacks of Sep. 11, 2001, which they say "unleashed a torrent of discrimination". Latest to...