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A review of Cloth Crown by Deanna Singh

September 2, 2020 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Published in 2019 and written by Deanna Singh, Cloth Crown is a children’s book about a Sikh boy bullied on his first day of school.

Categories: Art, Literature, Resources • Tags: Children's literature, Cloth Crown, Deanna Singh, Flying Elephant

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Deconstructing terrorism by understanding the construction of self

December 1, 2015 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Recent terror attacks around the world, and in particular, the United States, have called into question what we mean by “terrorist,” whereby the label appears quickly applied to non-white perpetrators of mass violence. However, conversations around counter-terrorism, regardless of the source or cause, has not seen the same level of volume. One interesting theory about counter-terrorism strategy has been posited by Dr. Ajit Kaur Mann (featured on this blog before) offering a non-violent approach with a level of depth and sophistication. This framework, based […]

Categories: Hate Crimes, Literature, Profiles • Tags: counter-terrorism, Dr. Ajit Kaur Mann, Internarrative Identity

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Sandeep Kaur of Fort Wayne, Indiana Sends a Message of Love and Unity in Nirbhau Nirvair Anthology

September 14, 2015 by American Turban Guest Contributor

After the news of another hate crime against a Sikh American last week, American Turban contributor Lori Way shares a timely poem from a young author from Fort Wayne, Indiana. Many thanks to Lori and author Sandeep Kaur for sharing this reflection.  Sandeep Kaur is currently a pharmacy student at Manchester University in Fort Wayne, Indiana, but she was just 18 in the summer of 2013 when she wrote “A Land of Love.” The poem was selected for publication in […]

Categories: Art, Hate Crimes, Literature, Profiles, Reflections • Tags: "A Land of Love", Chicago, Fort Wayne, hate crime, hate crimes, Illinois, Inderjit Singh Mukker, Indiana, Lori Way, Poetry, Sandeep Kaur

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Cover of Kevin Kruse's book"One Nation Under God." (Photo source: NPR)

The history of American Christianity and American human rights

July 8, 2015 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

On The Immanent Frame, Gene Zubovich provides an interesting overview of the history of America’s recognition of human rights, specifically by way of the Cold War era (post- World War II until the early 1990s) American Christian reaction (and the tensions within) to communist movements in Russia and China: In 1948, the year that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted, three debates were most salient in the American context about the boundaries between the religious and the secular. […]

Categories: Civil Rights, Literature • Tags: capitalism, Cold War, Communism, Gene Zubovich, human rights, Kevin Kruse

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Select US Costco locations to carry children’s books about Sikhs

February 7, 2015 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Selected Costco locations in the United States will be carrying children’s titles My First Sikh Books and Lohri – The Bonfire Festival written by Parveen Kaur Dhillon. Check the My First Sikh Books Facebook page for more information.

Categories: Literature • Tags: Costco, My First Sikh Books, Parveen Kaur Dhillon

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Preeti Kaur, poet and writer.

1984 through Indian Eyes: Part VI — “My People’s Heart” by Preeti Kaur

December 4, 2014 by American Turban Guest Contributor

1984 through Indian Eyes: Literary Accounts of Operation Blue Star and the Anti-Sikh Pogroms By Lori Way  Part VI – “My People’s Heart” by Preeti Kaur In commemoration of the 30th anniversary of Operation Bluestar in Amritsar, India, in June, 1984, and the anti-Sikh pogroms that took place the following November in New Delhi, Lori Way concludes her six-installment review of works of literature focusing  upon these events. Many thanks to Lori for providing to us insights and discussions as we […]

Categories: Literature • Tags: 1984 anti-Sikh riots, anti-Sikh pogroms, Lori Way, My People's Heart, Operation Blue Star, Operation Bluestar, Preeti Kaur, Rabindranath Tagore

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1984 through Indian Eyes: Part V — Helium by Jaspreet Singh

October 21, 2014 by American Turban Guest Contributor

1984 through Indian Eyes: Literary Accounts of Operation Blue Star and the Anti-Sikh Pogroms By Lori Way  Part V – Helium by Jaspreet Singh  In commemoration of the 30th anniversary of Operation Bluestar in Amritsar, India, in June, 1984, and the anti-Sikh pogroms that took place the following November in New Delhi, Lori Way continues her series of essays discussing works of literature focusing upon these events. You can see her entire series here. A senior Congress leader, his Nehru-Gandhi khadi […]

Categories: Literature • Tags: 1984 anti-Sikh riots, anti-Sikh pogroms, Carbon, Congressional Briefing on the 1984 Anti-Sikh Pogroms in India, Helium, Jaspreet Singh, Lori Way, Operation Blue Star, Operation Bluestar

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1984 Through Indian Eyes: Part IV — Delhi: A Novel by Khushwant Singh

September 12, 2014 by American Turban Guest Contributor

1984 through Indian Eyes: Literary Accounts of Operation Blue Star and the Anti-Sikh Pogroms By Lori Way Part IV – Delhi: A Novel by Khushwant Singh In commemoration of the 30th anniversary of Operation Bluestar in Amritsar, India, in June, 1984, and the anti-Sikh pogroms that took place the following November in New Delhi, Lori Way continues her series of essays discussing works of literature focusing upon these events. You can see her entire series here.  “A deep depression enters my […]

Categories: 1984, Literature • Tags: "Delhi: A Novel", 1984 anti-Sikh riots, 1984 Living History Project, anti-Sikh pogroms, Balwinder Kaur, Khushwant Singh, Lori Way

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Her Name Is Kaur cover

1984 Through Indian Eyes: Part III — Her Name Is Kaur, edited by Meeta Kaur

August 15, 2014 by American Turban Guest Contributor

1984 through Indian Eyes: Literary Accounts of Operation Blue Star and the Anti-Sikh Pogroms By Lori Way Part III – Her Name Is Kaur, edited by Meeta Kaur In commemoration of the 30th anniversary of Operation Bluestar in Amritsar, India, in June, 1984, and the anti-Sikh pogroms that took place the following November in New Delhi, Lori Way continues her series of essays discussing works of literature focusing upon these events. See also Part I and Part II of her series […]

Categories: 1984, Literature • Tags: Gunisha Kaur, Harleen Kaur, hate crime, hate crimes, Her Name is Kaur, Lori Way, Meeta Kaur, Oak Creek, Operation Blue Star, Operation Bluestar, Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, Wisconsin

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