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February 24, 2018
The backlash continued through Friday when with the New York-based Sikh Coalition civil rights group tweeting: "The Sikh turban is a sacred article of faith, @gucci, not a mere fashion accessory. #appropriation. We are available for further education and consultation if you are looking for observant SikhÃÂ ...
Aljazeera.com
February 24, 2018
The New York-based Sikh Coalition civil rights group tweeted on Friday: "The Sikh turban is a sacred article of faith, @gucci, not a mere fashion accessory. #appropriation. We are available for further education and consultation if you are looking for observant Sikh models." In a tweet shared by 1,500 peopleÃÂ ...
Sikh Siyasat News
February 23, 2018
New York: The Sikh Coalition has announced Satjeet Kaur as the organization's new Executive Director. Satjeet Kaur will lead the day-to-day management of the Sikh Coalition's staff and drive the strategic direction of the organization. “This organization has been built through the outstanding work of soÃÂ ...
Voiceonline.com
February 22, 2018
“We refuse to hypothesize about what the conflict of interest inside the Rock Island County State's Attorney's Office is, but it's fair for all of us to wonder why this very straightforward hate crime case has dragged on for three weeks without an arrest and hate crime charges,” said Sikh Coalition Legal DirectorÃÂ ...
Times of India
February 19, 2018
The latest case is of Uber taxi driver Gurjeet Singh who was assaulted by a passenger in what rights body Sikh Coalition is citing as a clear bias-based hate crime. But the Sikh community is frustrated that cops haven't arrested anyone three weeks later, nor have hate crime charges been imposed.
IndiaPost.com
February 19, 2018
The advocacy organization Sikh Coalition says that the passenger pointed a gun on the driver and said, 'I hate turban people. I hate beard people', the report said. After meeting with Rock Island County Sheriff Gerry Bustos on Wednesday the leaders of the organization expressed frustration, that theÃÂ ...
newsindiatimes.com
February 14, 2018
The advocacy group, Sikh Coalition is demanding police arrest an Uber passenger who allegedly held a gun to a Sikh driver's head demanding to know “which country do you belong to?” and telling him “I hate turban people” on Sunday, Jan. 28. Gurjeet Singh, a father and husband living in NorthwestÃÂ ...
OurQuadCities
February 14, 2018
Rock Island, Illinois - A national coalition is seeking hate crime charges after someone pulled a gun on an Uber driver in the Quad Cities. That driver is a member of the Sikh faith. The Sikh Coalition meet with Gurjeet Singh in the Quad Cities Wednesday before talking with Rock Island County officials.
Lexington Herald Leader
February 7, 2018
The Sikh Coalition, a civil rights organization, has issued travel guidelines alerting the community that kirpans can be in checked baggage only, and the faithful generally adhere. But the coalition has represented at least one Sikh man who was charged for carry kirpans through airport security. The caseÃÂ ...
The San Luis Obispo Tribune
February 7, 2018
The Sikh Coalition, a civil rights organization, has issued travel guidelines alerting the community that kirpans can be in checked baggage only, and the faithful generally adhere. But the coalition has represented at least one Sikh man who was charged for carry kirpans through airport security. The caseÃÂ ...
KALW
February 6, 2018
A recent report by ProPublica found Sikhs are increasingly targets of xenophobes and racists. They face discrimination, violence, and even murder. The civil rights group the Sikh Coalition recently issued a reporter's guide to Sikhism, and delivered it to reporters, producers, and editors at more than 500 U.S.ÃÂ ...
The Wire
February 3, 2018
Importantly, most of these Sikh organisations moved away from the early reactions from the community that was encapsulated in the expression “we are not Muslims.” Organisations such as Sikh Coalition, even while focused on Sikh religious identity in their organisational work, strived to create mobilisationÃÂ ...
Lockport Press
February 1, 2018
The Sikh Coalition told HuffPost that the original photo used with the story was not only offensive, but “dangerous.” “While the Sikh beard and turban are articles of faith that represent a commitment to justice and equality, they have frequently been falsely associated with terrorism in the media with devastating consequencesÃÂ ...
The American Bazaar
January 27, 2018
The apparent photo of a Sikh was the featured post image—meaning it was the photo visible when the article is shared on twitter and Facebook by readers. The image drew condemnation from the Sikh Coalition, a New York-based organization. “Using the apparent image of a Sikh in this @USNews storyÃÂ ...
The Rapidian
January 19, 2018
According to the Sikh Coalition, it is the fifth largest monotheistic religion in the world, with 25 million followers around the world and close to 500,000 in the U.S.. Sikhs believe in one god, who is the creator of the universe and of all faiths. They believe all men and women are equal in the eyes of the creator,ÃÂ ...
Voiceonline.com
January 17, 2018
“We all know that the media has to do a better job of covering Sikhism and the Sikh community,” said Sikh Coalition Senior Religion Fellow and primary author, Simran Jeet Singh. “We hope that this will help them do so, both by improving the accuracy of coverage and by equipping reporters with a resourceÃÂ ...
Sikh24 News & Updates
January 5, 2018
He added that the appointment of Bibi Arpinder Kaur as a commercial pilot has proved that the Sikh students can do everything abroad without trimming their hairs. In March 2008, after resolving the issue of wearing her turban on-the-job, with the help of the Sikh Coalition, Arpinder Kaur was officially hiredÃÂ ...
SikhSiyasat.Net
August 23, 2017
New York: The Sikh Coalition announced Amrith Kaur as new Legal Director of the US based civil rights group. A release by the NGO states that Amrith Kaur will assume leadership of the Sikh Coalition's free legal program. “Outgoing Legal Director, Harsimran Kaur, will remain with the organization in aÃÂ ...
Aljazeera.com
March 5, 2017
On Friday, as Deep Rai worked on his car in his driveway in the Seattle suburb of Kent, a man approached him and told him to "go back to your own country", according to witnesses. Described as six feet tall, of stocky build, and wearing a mask over his face, the man then shot at Rai and fled the scene.
Seattle Times
December 31, 1999
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (AP) — Members of the Sikh community in northwest Illinois are expressing impatience with an investigation into an attack on a ride-share driver. The Sikh Coalition, a civil rights organization, said Friday an arrest should have been made since the Jan. 28 attack on Gunjeet Singh.
HuffPost
December 31, 1999
“We do still remain concerned that no arrest has been made and the State's Attorney's Office has yet to file hate crime charges,” the Sikh Coalition's legal director and Singh's lawyer Amrith Kaur said in a statement. “Mr. Singh and the local Sikh community have the right to feel safe. The reality is that hateÃÂ ...
The Indian Panorama
December 31, 1999
The image drew condemnation from the Sikh Coalition, a New York-based organization. “Using the apparent image of a Sikh in this @USNews story examining post 9/11 terrorism is reckless and we will be seeking a correction and apology immediately,” the group tweeted on Friday night. The photo wasÃÂ ...
HuffPost
December 31, 1999
The Sikh Coalition told HuffPost that the original photo used with the story was not only offensive, but “dangerous.” “While the ... The Sikh Coalition said that U.S. News and World Report should have “thought more critically” about their image choice and assessed the impact of their stories on the community.
newsindiatimes.com
December 1, 2017
the Sikh Coalition tweeted. Didbal, a single mother, has lived in Yuba City, raising her daughter who attends River Valley High School there. According to her bio on the Council website, Didbal's “focus is built around children being raised in a community that invests in the success of young people and willÃÂ ...
KCRA Sacramento
November 29, 2017
And it's definitely moving,” Jaydeep Singh with the Sikh Coalition said. “When Ravi Bhalla was elected in New Jersey, that was the first time I saw someone who looked like me, who was in a public office in the United States of America.” The Sutter-Yuba region is home to one of the largest Sikh communitiesÃÂ ...
NBCNews.com
November 27, 2017
... also wear turbans, while young Sikh boys wear a patka, or smaller turban. That appearance has made Sikhs the target of bias-based bullying, as religious articles like the turban have been wrongly linked with media images of terrorists following the Sept. 11 attacks, according to The Sikh Coalition.
Philly.com
November 26, 2017
“It sends an incredibly positive message,” says Simran Jeet Singh, a senior religion fellow with the Sikh Coalition, an educational and advocacy organization in New York City. “This is a breaking-a-glass-ceiling sort of moment,” he adds. The six-way, nonpartisan mayoral race in Hoboken, a vibrant little cityÃÂ ...
Pensacola News Journal
November 24, 2017
... Muslim Advocates; the National Council of Jewish Women; the Sikh Coalition; the Union for Reform Judaism; and Women of Reform Judaism ...
CNN
November 22, 2017
According to the Sikh Coalition, a US civil rights organization that tracks and combats bigotry, Sikh Americans have witnessed a steady ...
SikhSiyasat.Net
November 17, 2017
Washington DC: The Sikh Coalition a USA based civil rights group here on Monday reminded the American public that newly published FBIÂ ...
India West
November 16, 2017
In a statement, Sikh Coalition said that estimates that Sikhs remain hundreds of times more likely to experience hate crimes than the average ...
The Turlock Journal
November 14, 2017
The Turlock City Council recognized the city's diversity on Tuesday, proclaiming November as Sikh Awareness and Appreciation Month. The proclamation recognizes the contributions Sikh Americans have made throughout the country and in California, where an estimated 250,000 Americans of Sikh originÃÂ ...
East Bay Times
November 11, 2017
... Trinity University in San Antonio and a senior religion fellow for the Sikh Coalition in New York, wrote on Twitter shortly after Bhalla's victory.
HuffPost
November 8, 2017
Narinder Singh, interim executive director of the advocacy group, The Sikh Coalition, called Bhalla's election a “watershed moment” for the Sikh ...
SikhSiyasat.Net
October 30, 2017
The Sikh Coalition partnered with the reputable Tennessee plaintiffs' attorney, Douglas B. Janney III, to resolve Dr. Singh's case. This resolution ...
India West
October 30, 2017
“I want to thank the Sikh Coalition for protecting my rights and working to ensure that religious appearance is never a factor in the job ...
SikhSiyasat.Net
October 27, 2017
Fremont, California: The Sikh Coalition a USA based Sikh Civil rights group has stated that for the sixth consecutive year the California ...
CNN
December 31, 1999
According to the Sikh Coalition, a US civil rights organization that tracks and combats bigotry, Sikh Americans have witnessed a steady ...
SikhSiyasat.Net
December 31, 1999
Jaydeep Singh, advocate for the Sikh Coalition, was one of three Turlockers to accept the proclamation. Below are some excerpts of the speech ...
NPR
December 31, 1999
Sim Singh, the national advocacy manager of the Sikh Coalition, agreed. He noted that the FBI statistics count seven anti-Sikh hate crimes in ...
Hyphen Magazine (blog)
August 18, 2017
Since the official launch of Communities Against Hate, a number of Asian American groups, including AAJC, SAALT, and the Sikh Coalition,ÃÂ ...
SikhSiyasat.Net
August 12, 2017
New York, NY: A release by the Sikh Coalition states that the last weekend the US based civil rights group successfully completed aÃÂ ...
Sacramento Bee
August 10, 2017
... professor at the University of New Mexico and Neha Singh Gohil, the former Western region director of the Sikh Coalition, a civil rights group.
The Tennessean
August 10, 2017
The Sikh Coalition, a national nonprofit that works to protect Sikh civil rights, advocated for the inclusion of the religion in the state standards,ÃÂ ...
cleveland.com
August 4, 2017
Research from the Sikh Coalition shows Sikh American students face a dramatically higher risk of experiencing school bullying. Kids havingÃÂ ...
NBCNews.com
August 4, 2017
“This is a good step forward,” Rajdeep Singh, interim managing director of programs at the Sikh Coalition, which advocated for the inclusion ofÃÂ ...
SikhSiyasat.Net
August 3, 2017
... Regional Preserve in the spirit of seva, a Sikh concept of selfless community service, said Rajanpreet Kaur Pannu of The Sikh Coalition.
Miami Herald
August 3, 2017
Rajdeep Singh Jolly is interim managing director of programs of the Sikh Coalition, a national civil rights organization. A graduate of theÃÂ ...
newsindiatimes.com
August 3, 2017
“The Sikh Coalition reached out to Board members regarding the inclusion of Sikhism in the standards. In consultation with the educatorÃÂ ...
newsindiatimes.com
August 2, 2017
“The Sikh Coalition reached out to Board members regarding the inclusion of Sikhism in the standards. In consultation with the educatorÃÂ ...
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