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Republican VP nominee Paul Ryan introduces resolution to condemn WI Sikh attacks

September 11, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

“I’m proud to join Rep. Paul Ryan as an original cosponsor of bipartisan legislation denouncing this act of terror against the Sikh community in Wisconsin,” Royce said in a statement. “We must educate the public, letting them know of the commitment to service, equality, and tolerance embedded in Sikhism. The resolution might not offer consolation to those haunted by that violent attack, but it does display our commitment to religious tolerance.” — Representative Ed Royce (R-CA) co-sponsors a bill tabled […]

Categories: Hate Crimes, Politics • Tags: Ed Royce, hate crimes, Oak Creek, Paul Ryan, Wisconsin

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Thinking about that day in September, eleven years later

September 11, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

In the morning of this day eleven years ago, I was in a hotel preparing to attend the second day of a technical conference.  It was a rather mundane and typical data users meeting.  In retrospect, the topic of this meeting became insignificant in comparison of the terrorist attacks on the United States that morning. That morning, as I was about to walk out the door of my room, the television news broke to images of a tall building on […]

Categories: Reflections • Tags: 9/11, Balbir Singh Sodhi, National September 11 Memorial Museum, New York, New York City, One World Trade Center, September 11 attacks, World Trade Center

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Picture of the Day: “Sikhs for Obama” at the Democratic National Convention

September 7, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

(Other photos of Sikh delegates at the Democratic National Convention here.)

Categories: Picture of the Day, Politics • Tags: Charlotte, Democratic National Convention, North Carolina, Sikh delegates

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City Spoonful highlights the religious significance of langar

September 7, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

City Spoonful, a New York-focused food culture website, visits the Gurdwara in Staten Island, New York,  looking beyond the menu to talk about the religious significance of langar – the community meal served at every Sikh house of worship: The meal itself exemplifies two of the most important tenets of Sikhism: equality and community service. That egalitarian philosophy is emphasized by the custom of eating langar on the floor, where everyone literally sits at the same level. Often, langar is […]

Categories: News Bits, Sikhism • Tags: City Spoonful, Langar, New York, Staten Island

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Screen capture from "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" (September 6, 2012)

More of the Sikhs at the Democratic National Convention

September 6, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Sikh delegates at the Democratic National Convention are certainly getting noticed. Host Jon Stewart of the Comedy Central TV show “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” identifies the Sikhs in a segment that aired in last night’s episode: You can view “The Daily Show” segment here. Stephen Colbert, of the same network, also makes a mention on his show “The Colbert Report“: Click here to view Stephen Colbert’s segment. (More thanks to Karaminder Ghuman for the tips.)

Categories: Humor, Politics, TV/Movies • Tags: Democratic National Convention, Jon Stewart, Sikh delegates, Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report, The Daily Show

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CA Sikh delegate at Democratic National Convention speaks

September 6, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Harpreet Sandhu, from northern California, is one of more than two dozen Sikh delegates from the state at the Democratic National Convention. He has been shown often by cameras during media coverage of the convention, and in this PBS Newshour video Harpreet Sandhu speaks about issues that are important to him and his family. (Thanks to Karaminder Ghuman for the tip.)

Categories: Politics • Tags: Democratic National Convention, Harpreet Sandhu, Harpreet Singh Sandhu, Sikh delegates

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An outdoor mural in Sacramento, California

Picture of the Day: Interfaith rainbow in Sacramento, CA

September 6, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

A reader sends in this photo of a new mural on the side of a business in a main thoroughfare in Sacramento, California. The large painting features a depiction of Guru Nanak (far left), the founder of Sikhism, alongside representations of figures from other faith traditions all on a rainbow background (the color pattern could also be representative of times of day and night).

Categories: Art, Interfaith, Picture of the Day • Tags: California, Guru Nanak, interfaith, mural, Sacramento

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Mayor of Garrett, IN, “opposes discrimination” after throwing Sikh pamphlets in the trash

September 5, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Tonya Hoeffel, the Mayor of Garrett, a small town in Indiana, apologized on Monday for tossing into the trash pamphlets about the Sikh religion that were placed in a convenience store owned by Kulwinder Nagra: The manager and part-owner of Quickway in Garrett, Kulwinder Nagra, 38, said he put pamphlets about his Sikh religion on the counter of the store after the shooting at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin . “I just wanted to let people know who I am,” […]

Categories: Civil Rights, Politics • Tags: Garrett, Indiana, Kulwinder Nagra, Tonya Hoeffel

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An all-of-the-above approach to addressing gun violence

September 5, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

With news of other shootings in the United States — at a high school in Maryland or at the the Empire State Building in New York — the spotlight increases the continued plague of gun violence in this country and our failure to address it: [08.15.2012] The shootings at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, a Sikh temple in Wisconsin and, most recently, at the Family Research Council offices in Washington D.C., have reinvigorated the national debate over gun control, an […]

Categories: Reports/Studies • Tags: gun control, gun violence, Oak Creek, Wisconsin

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