intolerance

In the wake of the Islamophobia that has swept the west, and the recent terrorist attacks in London (side note: interesting how all those terrorist attacks coincided with the elections….), there has been more hate being placed against Muslims as a whole. It is often forgotten that Muslim...

Less than one month after of the massacre of Sikhs in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, Mayor Tonya Hoeffel of Garrett, Indiana has further offended the Sikh community. Mayor Hoeffel walked into a local convenience store, observed pamphlets about the Sikh religion on the store counter, and picked them...

Written by an anonymous author. Wahe Guru Ji Ka Khalsa Wahe Guru Ji Ki Fateh. I wish to share a concern that has evolved with the developments that are taking place in Pakistan in the last few years and their effects on Sikh historical sites. Since the partition of India and the creation of...

Intolerance breeds intolerance – no matter what religion or race you are As globalisation has collided with the rise of fundamentalism in an uncertain world, people have become more intolerant A nasty human trait, intolerance, especially when fundamentalism...

Facebook Polices Religious Intolerance Millions Have Viewed Pages Offensive to Sikhs By Anju Kaur, SikhNN staff writer, Washington Bureau Posted: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 | 11:10 pm ’How long are these turban jokes on Faceboook gonna curry on for?’ is an example of a hate-mongering...

They came to this country for better opportunities but found it inhospitable instead. It came in the form of severe bullying. In fact, a local Sikh family thought about going back to India as their son was mercilessly bullied. Sikhism is something unfamiliar to many in the West. A...

Definition: tolerance is the ability to accept something while disapproving of it. No Tolerance for Intolerance One of the essentials of a good community, that is, a community in which each of us can build flourishing lives for ourselves and those we care about, is tolerance. Tolerance...

Sikhs seem very proud of their tolerance and respect for people with different beliefs and they should be because both are valuable traits. Tolerance has always been something I liked about Sikhism but I noticed that the tolerance was always called 'tolerance for other religions.' So as I...

This week I had a dim sum lunch at the Empire Mandarin in Richmond, a suburb of Vancouver, Canada: succulent barbecued pork buns, prawn dumplings and crunchy braised bok choy. At noon on a Tuesday amid dozens of tables, my companion and I were the only white faces and the only English speakers...

RECENTLY, we read about a protest by the Sikh community against a film screened in India. The title Jo Bole So Nihaal is similar to a popular term only spoken in a pious manner in Sikh temples or on the battlefield...