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There could be more Sikhs in the future — maybe.

January 28, 2016 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

In its report “The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010-2050” the Pew Research Center forecasts the change in population among the world religions. The size and growth of the world’s Sikhs population is not addressed in depth by the report, but we can make some extrapolations from the report’s analysis for a directional view.

Categories: Reports/Studies • Tags: Census, Pew Forum, Pew Research Center, population, The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections

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A Pew Research Center survey in 2010 shows racial disparity on opinions about gun control. (Source: Pew Research Center.)

Racism linked with gun ownership among US whites

November 6, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

After a white supremacist murdered six Sikh worshipers last year in at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek, the relationship between racist attitudes, gun ownership and/or acts of violence has been topical on this blog. It is for this reason that a recent study published in the journal PLOS ONE drew some attention. The study completed at The University of Manchester and entitled “Racism, Gun Ownership and Gun Control: Biased Attitudes in US Whites May Influence Policy Decisions” suggests […]

Categories: Civil Rights, Hate Crimes, Reports/Studies • Tags: Dermot Lynott, gun control, gun ownership, Kerry O'Brien, Michael Daly, Pew Research Center, PLOS ONE, Racism, Walter Forrest

Have we reached racial equality? It depends on whom you ask.

October 9, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

A recent article in The Los Angeles Times describes the disparity between whites and blacks in how each group perceives the state of racial equality in the United States, as described in a Pew Research Center survey published in August: Many experts argue that “structural racism” — advantages and disadvantages that perpetuate themselves even without people choosing to discriminate — plays a big part in continued inequality. For instance, even if companies don’t try to avoid hiring blacks, blacks may […]

Categories: Civil Rights, Reports/Studies • Tags: Discrimination, Pew Forum, Pew Research Center, racial equality

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"Among the world’s 25 most populous countries, Egypt, Indonesia, Russia, Burma (Myanmar), Iran, Vietnam, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Nigeria stand out as having the most restrictions on religion as of mid-2010 when government restrictions and social hostilities both are taken into account. Brazil, Japan, Italy, the United States and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have the least restrictions and hostilities." (source: Pew Forum)

Ranking religious freedom around the world

May 2, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

In a recent TEDx event in Rome, Italy, Brian J. Grim (of the social research organization Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life) discusses his research into government restrictions and social hostilities related to religion among countries around the world. Providing an overview of the research behind the Pew Forum’s recent report Rising Tide of Restrictions on Religion, Brian Grim shares two conclusions about the relationships between certain types of government restrictions and social hostilities in countries that rank high […]

Categories: Civil Rights, Hate Crimes, Reports/Studies • Tags: Brian J. Grim, Italy, Pew Forum, Pew Research Center, Rising Tide of Restrictions on Religion, Rome, TED, TEDx

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Alan Cooperman, Associate Director of Research, Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.

Pew Forum discusses lack of available census data on Sikhs

December 20, 2012 by American Turban Guest Contributor

Alan Cooperman is the Associate Director for Research at the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion and Public Life. In response to yesterday’s post about the Pew Forum’s latest report The Global Religious Landscape, Mr. Cooperman provides more insight about the study, and about the dearth of statistics available related to Sikh counts in countries around the world. His feedback and the information that he provides is very much appreciated and acknowledged. You can read more about Alan Cooperman at […]

Categories: Reports/Studies • Tags: Alan Cooperman, Global Religious Landscape, Pew Forum, Pew Forum of Religion and Public Life, Pew Research Center, Sikh census

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Blurred image of a nihang Sikh (source: mrsikhnet.com)

The ironic invisibility of Sikhs

December 19, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

In a recent CBS News documentary entitled “Working for Religious Freedom“, Rajdeep Singh, the Director of Law and Policy at the Sikh Coalition, commented on how little Sikhs are known in the United States (at 19:45 in the video): Sikhs have been in the United States for more than 100 years, and ironically, despite being one of the most visible people in this country, in some respects, we’re invisible. I was reminded of this quote — and of our ironic […]

Categories: Reports/Studies • Tags: CBS News, Global Religious Landscape, Pew Forum, Pew Forum of Religion and Public Life, Pew Research Center, Rajdeep Singh, Sikh Coalition

Is the US becoming more hostile with respect to religion?

September 21, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Released this week, the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life’s 2010 update of its Rising Tide of Restrictions on Religion report ranks religious restrictions and “social hostility” involving religion among countries around the globe: Among the world’s 25 most populous countries, Egypt, Indonesia, Russia, Burma (Myanmar), Iran, Vietnam, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Nigeria stand out as having the most restrictions on religion as of mid-2010 when government restrictions and social hostilities both are taken into account. Brazil, Japan, Italy, […]

Categories: Civil Rights, Hate Crimes, Reports/Studies • Tags: California, New York, Pew Research Center, Rising Tide of Restrictions on Religion, Workplace Religious Freedom Act

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Just how many Sikhs are in the United States, anyway?

August 23, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Enumerating the number of Sikhs in America has been one of the more vexing issues for the Sikh American community. Because the US Census survey does not ask questions around religious affiliation, we have seen a wide range in estimates, as summarized by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life: For example, the 2012 Statistical Abstract of the United States cites an estimate of about 78,000 Sikh adults in 2008, based on the American Religious Identification Survey. The World […]

Categories: Civil Rights, Reports/Studies • Tags: Pew Forum, Pew Research Center, Sikh American census, US Census

Sikhs are the proud 1% – of Asian Americans

July 24, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

The Pew Forum has released the second report based on their survey of Asian Americans. The first report, The Rise of Asian Americans, was an analysis of the survey data based on a variety of demographic metrics. The second report – entitled Asian Americans: a Mosaic of Faiths – looks at the survey data through the religious lens: When it comes to religion, the Asian-American community is a study in contrasts, encompassing groups that run the gamut from highly religious […]

Categories: Reports/Studies • Tags: Asian American, Asian Americans: a Mosaic of Faiths, Pew Forum of Religion and Public Life, Pew Research Center, The Rise of Asian Americans

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Considering the experience of Sikhs in America.

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There could be more Sikhs in the future — maybe.

Racism linked with gun ownership among US whites

Have we reached racial equality? It depends on whom you ask.

Ranking religious freedom around the world

Pew Forum discusses lack of available census data on Sikhs

The ironic invisibility of Sikhs

Is the US becoming more hostile with respect to religion?

Just how many Sikhs are in the United States, anyway?

Sikhs are the proud 1% – of Asian Americans