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Feds indict alleged anti-Muslim bigot on hate crime charge Federal prosecutors take up case against Federal Way man accused in attack on Sikh driver BY LEVI PULKKINEN, SEATTLEPI.COM STAFF A Federal Way man accused of viciously beating a Sikh cab driver while shouting anti-Muslim slurs...

109 Members of Congress Call for Sikh Hate Crime Tracking March 21, 2013 (Washington, DC) – One hundred and nine members of the U.S. House of Representatives issued a new letter today calling on the FBI to begin tracking hate crimes against Sikhs, Hindus, and Arab-Americans, the way it does for...

February 13, 2013 (Washington, DC) – A group of ten representatives in the U.S. Congress, led by Congressman Joe Crowley, is making a final push to persuade the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to begin tracking hate crimes against Sikhs. The FBI will make a final decision this coming June...

http://www.sikhnn.com/headlines/2379/fbi-may-not-begin-tracking-hate-crimes-against-sikhs-until-2015 By Anju Kaur, SikhNN staff writer, Washington Burea Reporting from Washington - The FBI has begun the process of considering changing its hate crime reporting system to track attacks...

Article forwarded by member Inderjeet Kaur ji: It’s time for a new superhero to fight hate crimes, writes guest columnist Vishavjit Singh. WE can’t seem to get enough of our...

US Senators Ask Govt to Track Hate Crimes Against Sikhs Lalit K Jha - Washington - Aug 23, 2012 A bipartisan group of 19 influential Senators today appealed to the US Department of Justice and the FBI to revise hate crime monitoring process to allow for the and tracking of hate crimes...

The mass shooting of a gurdwara (Sikh temple) in Wisconsin on Sunday is merely the latest chapter in a history of violence. In the months following the attacks of 9/11, more than 300 incidences of hate crimes against Sikhs were reported, according to the Sikh Coalition (PDF). Though their...

By Anju Kaur, SikhNN staff writer, Washington Bureau Pedro Antonio Ramirez was sentenced in a California court yesterday to 13 years in prison for his part in the November 2010 hate crime and assault of Harbhajan Singh, a Sikh cab driver. Although Ramirez originally made a plea agreement...

Note: As soon as the server hosting the original story at Indian Education Review is back in the saddle I will post the background on this story. Even as the police failed to find any substantial leads in connection to Monday’s attack on Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University Vice-Chancellor...

It is quite common that in many a celebrations, weddings, festivals and films there is fancy towards Jats. For example the classic, ‪Bhangra - Jatt Kudiyan Toh Darda Maara - Mohd.Rafi & Shamshad Begum‬‏ - YouTube ‪Teri Kanak Di Rakhi (Do Lachhian 1960)‬‏ - YouTube ‪Lok Geet by...

by Will Frampton SACRAMENTO, CA - An overnight attack on a cab driver in the Arden area is under investigation by police, but they say the attack was not a hate crime. The cab driver, who is a member of the Sikh community, told police one of his late-night passengers beat him up and robbed...

BY DAVID WHITING Regardless what you think of turbans, you've got to admire the Chadha family. Father and son wear turbans everywhere. And Mom, though at time fearful for their safety, supports them. It's not that the Chadhas want to antagonize anyone in our post 9/11 world. Far from...

Pedro Antonio Ramirez was sentenced in a California court yesterday to 13 years in prison for his part in the November 2010 hate crime and assault of Harbhajan Singh, a Sikh cab driver. Although Ramirez originally made a plea agreement to avoid trial for attempted murder, he changed his mind...

The Wolf of Hate: Understanding Aggression and How to Tame It Rick Hanson, Ph.D. Neuropsychologist and author, 'Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love and Wisdom' Posted: 05/27/11 - Huffington Post I heard a story once about a Native American elder who was asked how...

Search For Suspects Continue SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Funeral services were held Saturday for 78 year old Gurmej Atwal, one of two Sikh men shot and killed while walking in their Elk Grove neighborhood last month. Atwal's son said his father's death is very hard on the family. Police are...

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...

By Mark Potok For the second year in a row, the radical right in America expanded explosively in 2010, driven by resentment over the changing racial demographics of the country, frustration over the government’s handling of the economy, and the mainstreaming of conspiracy theories and other...

Sacremento, California (CHAKRA)– After being shot to death, a Sikh man’s funeral had hundreds of attendees paying their respects. In the Sacramento area, a Sikh man was shot to death while talking an afternoon stroll. Surinder Singh, an innocent man, decided to take a walk one afternoon, not...

Hate Crime Conviction in Attack on Sikh Cab Driver By - indiawest.com March 17, 2011 01:35:00 PM SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Two assailants involved in the brutal attack of Harbhajan Singh here last November (I-W, Dec. 10) admitted Mar. 7 to committing a hate crime against the 56-year-old Sikh...

Two Sikh Gentlemen Gunned Down in California: Law Enforcement Urged to Investigate as a Potential Hate Crime; Community Asked to be Vigilant HIGHLIGHTS: UNITED SIKHS has contacted Members of Congress, US Attorney's Office in California, and Department of Justice to ensure that...