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Ridiculous Question of the Day: Does Nikki Haley give Sikh cab drivers bigger tips?

April 5, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

One wonders if TIME reporter Belinda Luscombe would ask such a question to a Christian politician about Christian cab drivers as she did to South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley: “In New York City, which you’re visiting for a couple of days, a lot of our taxi drivers are Sikhs,” Luscombe observed. “If you get one, are you going to give them a slightly bigger tip?” Haley nervously laughed, and shot down whether she would give special treatment to people of […]

Categories: News Bits, Politics • Tags: Belinda Luscombe, New York City, Nikki Haley, South Carolina, taxicab

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Picture of the Day: Jasmeet Saroya wins Sutter County, CA spelling bee

April 5, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Jasmeet Saroya, a sixth-grader at Andros Karperos School in Yuba City, California, won the Sutter County Spelling Bee two weeks ago.  Jasmeet described his hard work and dedication to his approach : Jasmeet Saroya, who, along with second-place finisher Rio Miller of Lincrest Elementary School, will compete in the state elementary school spelling championship next month in Stockton, said for three hours a day, his dad would read a word and he’d try to spell it… With every word, Jasmeet […]

Categories: Picture of the Day, Profiles • Tags: Andros Karperos School, California, California State Spelling Bee, Jasmeet Saroya, spelling bee, Sutter County, Yuba City

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South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, on converting to Christianity

April 3, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Last night, my family gathered around the television to watch Nikki Haley be interviewed by Stephen Colbert (click for full interview) on The Colbert Report. The Governor of South Carolina has been doing a book tour to promote her memoir Can’t Is Not an Option, and has been appearing on many talk shows in New York. As she comes from an immigrant Sikh family, many American Sikhs have a curiosity around Haley (she has been written about on this blog […]

Categories: News Bits, Politics • Tags: Christianity, Colbert Report, New York Times, Nikki Haley, South Carolina, Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report

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United States Commission on International Religious Freedom’s 2012 Annual Report

April 3, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom lists India on their Watch List in their Annual Report 2012: India: Progress in achieving justice for victims of past large-scale incidents of communal violence in India continued to be slow and ineffective. In addition, intimidation, harassment, and occasional small-scale violence against members of religious minority groups continued, particularly against Christians in states with anti-conversion laws. While there has been no large-scale communal violence against religious minorities since 2008, and despite the […]

Categories: Civil Rights, Politics • Tags: 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana, Gujarat anti-Muslim riots, Orissa anti-Christian attacks, religious rights, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom

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Picture of the Day: New Punjabi American museum exhibit opens in Yuba City, California

April 2, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Showcasing the story of the Punjabi American and South Asian migration to the United States is a valuable and needed resource for current and future generations. I congratulate all the individuals and families along with the Punjabi American Heritage Society of Yuba City for their dedication and hard work for the successful completion of this project. — California Governor Jerry Brown (as quoted in the Punjabi American Heritage Society press release) on the opening of the Becoming American exhibit at […]

Categories: Art, Picture of the Day • Tags: Becoming American, California, Community Memorial Museum of Sutter County, Fresno, Jerry Brown, Maharaja, Punjabi American Heritage Society, San Francisco, Sikhs: Legacy of the Punjab, Yuba City

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AutoZone, Inc. settles for $75,000 in Sikh discrimination case

April 2, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

You may recall the case of automobile parts manufacturer AutoZone, who was sued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for employment discrimination directed towards Frank MahoneyBurroughs, a recent convert to Sikhism: According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Massachusetts in Boston (Civil Action No. 1:10-cv-11648), AutoZone managers at its Everett, Mass., location harassed MahoneyBurroughs by disparaging his religion, asking if he had joined Al-Qaeda and whether he was a terrorist. AutoZone also […]

Categories: Civil Rights, News Bits • Tags: AutoZone, EEOC, Employment Discrimination, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Frank MahoneyBurroughs, Massachusetts

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The Weekly Beard! for April 2, 2012

April 2, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

The panelists on Current TV’s program The Young Turks refute the notion that women find beards unattractive: (nod to twitter user @msbirpalkaur)

Categories: The Weekly Beard • Tags: Current TV, The Young Turks

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Picture of the Day: Ardas for Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana

March 30, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Sikhs gathered at my local Gurdwara to pray for Balwant Singh Rajoana and the two young Sikhs – Jaspal Singh (18) and Ranjit Singh (16) of Gurdaspur, Punjab – who were killed by Punjab police during protests against the death sentence of Rajoana. MARCH 31 UPDATE: Reports are indicating that Ranjit Singh is still alive but is in critical condition in hospital. News reports coming out of Punjab have mysteriously become sporadic since the protests, however the blog The Langar […]

Categories: Picture of the Day • Tags: Balwant Singh Rajoana, Jaspal Singh, Ranjit Singh

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Today, within and without, I struggle for peace

March 29, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Raag Bihaagraa, Chhant, Fourth Mehl, First House: One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru: Meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, O my soul; as Gurmukh, meditate on the invaluable Name of the Lord. My mind is pierced through by the sublime essence of the Lord’s Name. The Lord is dear to my mind. With the sublime essence of the Lord’s Name, my mind is washed clean. Under Guru’s Instructions, hold your mind steady; […]

Categories: 1984, News Bits, Reflections • Tags: Balwant Singh Rajoana, Beant Singh, Canada, Gurdaspur, India, Jaspal Singh, Johnathan Kay, Punjab, Terry Milewski

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