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By KIRK SEMPLE Rohan A. Narine is an earnest 26-year-old Guyanese-American and fledgling community organizer in Ozone Park, Queens, with ambitions to hold elected office one day — “if they need me to do something politically.” Some months ago, he identified his first big cause: to help...

To: Administrator John Pistole, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Subject: Disparate Screening of Sikh Travelers at American Airports Date: July 8, 2011 This memorandum is jointly submitted by the Sikh Coalition, Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF), and...

The Government wants to stop the practice of airport security staff searching the turbans of Sikhs using their hands, a minister has said. Transport minister Theresa Villiers said she would also be writing to her counterparts in Europe to ask them to look at alternatives to searching turbans by...

Know What to Expect; Report Unfair or Inappropriate Treatment Press release via email In advance of the holiday travel season, SALDEF would like to remind you about your rights and the new TSA guidelines which may affect your travel experience. These procedures include new full-body...

DHS Scraps Nationality Based Profiling In Screening Policy UNITED SIKHS Applauds the Step; Concerns Remain on Continued Profiling of Sikhs April 2, 2010, Washington, D.C.: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced new measures to strengthen aviation security. These new...

The Punjab government Sunday allowed screening of Madhuri Dixit's comeback film 'Aaja Nachle', but asked officials to ensure that the offending portion of the title song with alleged derogatory references to Dalits was deleted. More...

Chandigarh, Dec 2 - The Punjab government Sunday allowed screening of Madhuri Dixit's comeback film 'Aaja Nachle', but asked officials to ensure that the offending portion of the title song with alleged derogatory references to Dalits was deleted. More...

Chandigarh, Dec 1 (ANI): The Punjab Government today its counterpart in Uttar Pradesh in banning Madhuri Dixit's come back film 'Aaja Nachle', alleging that the lyrics of a song in the movie were derogatory to Dalits. Harcharan Bains, Media Advisor to Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal...

A new security rule regarding all kinds of head coverings prompts protests from Sikh groups and Muslim women, who fear that their turbans and head scarves will cause them to be singled out. Photo: Sikhs protesting in New Delhi against the U.S. security policy. More...

A new airport screening policy for turbans and other headwear has the country's Sikhs concerned they are being unfairly targeted. More...

Transportation Security Administration screeners can now search the turbans of Sikh men even if they don't set off metal detectors, NBC11 reported. The rule was put in place August 4. More...

Even as the screening of the controversial Hindi film Jo Bole So Nihal has been stopped at the local cinema, a special show was arranged for members of the SGPC panel by owners of the theatre so that they could finalise their report scheduled to be submitted at the meeting at Chandigarh...