I received a note today from an editor at New York Times indicating that they have revised their topic heading for Sikh-related stories on their website to “Sikhs and Sikhism”.  Previously, the NYT categorized all stories related to Sikhs under the tag “Sikhs (Sect)”.  When I discovered that the NYT used the word “sect” to describe Sikhism, I sent their editors a short e-mail advising them that the label was inappropriate in the context of their other topic headings for other religions (no other faith […]

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While I was writing my previous post, I discovered that the New York Times, on its website, categorizes Sikhs as “Sikhs (Sect)”.  The following is a screen capture: As Sikhism is its own distinct faith, and one of the largest faiths (by adherent population) in the world, this is clearly a misnomer by the New York Times.  The obvious question, then, is: of what other religion does the New York Times think the Sikhs are a sect? A quick look at […]

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