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Jatinder P. Singh, United Sikhs Associate Director

Sikh American provides opening prayer to UN General Assembly

February 27, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

According to an e-mail newsletter circulated by United Sikhs (a United Nations-affiliated non-governmental organization), a Sikh American has, for the first time, offered a prayer at the United Nations General Assembly Opening Session. On February 14th, United Sikhs Associate Director Jatinder P. Singh participated in the interfaith service to open the session: “In the company of Saints, all enemies become friends. In the company of saints, man becomes very pure…” He closed the prayer by adding, “ I truly hope […]

Categories: Interfaith, News Bits • Tags: Jatinder P. Singh, United Nations, United Nations General Assembly, United Sikhs

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Sikh Community Center volunteers serving hot meals in the Far Rockaways, via AP. (source: Gawker)

NY Sikhs respond during Hurricane Sandy

November 26, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

The BBC provides a listen on the response by New York’s Sikh community in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy: The group United Sikhs has been coordinating storm relief activities with various city agencies to identify areas of greatest need, and they have been cooking and distributing up to 1,500 meals a day. [Volunteer Jagjit] Singh says the Sikhs were among the first group to bring hot meals into hard hit Far Rockaway in Queens. The efforts by the local Sikh […]

Categories: News Bits • Tags: BBC, Far Rockaway, Hurricane Sandy, New York, Queens, United Sikhs

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Fresno, CA airport Sikh stabbing victim identified

December 9, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

The organization UNITED SIKHS provides an update on the identity of the Sikh who was stabbed at the airport in Fresno, California last Sunday as 56-year-0ld Anup Singh, a preacher who resides in the United Kingdom. They also report the description of the attack by an eyewitness: UNITED SIKHS team spoke to a Fresno resident Bakhtawar Singh, an eyewitness to this fearsome incident who had gone to drop the victim, Anup Singh. Bhaktawar Singh said, “This young man came forward […]

Categories: Hate Crimes, News Bits • Tags: Anup Singh, CAIR, Council of American-Islamic Relations, Fresno, hate crime, SALDEF, Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund, United Sikhs

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Growing up Sikh: the lingering effects of bullying

June 21, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

A recent article in the US News & World Report talks about the lifelong impact of bullying on children: “Being the target of a bully involves real suffering,” Dr. Earlene Strayhorn, a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Loyola University, said in a university news release. “The constant stress of physical assaults, threats, coercion and intimidation can take a heavy toll on a child’s psyche over time. The abuse may end at some point but the psychological, developmental, social and emotional […]

Categories: News Bits, Reflections, Reports/Studies • Tags: Bay Area Civil Rights Report 2010, bullying, Global Sikh Civil & Human Rights Report, SALDEF, Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Sikh Coalition, United Sikhs, United States, US News & World Report

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Sikh Civil Rights: The canary in the mine

January 21, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

UNITED SIKHS, a United Nations-affiliated Sikh advocacy and human development group, just released their Global Sikh Civil & Human Rights Report, which summarizes the results from surveys completed by Sikhs around the world: This past year, challenges to Sikh civil and human rights included: Belgium and other countries maintained policies that did not officially recognize the Sikh religion; Sikhs and other religious minorities are still precluded from manifesting their external religious identity in schools in France; Racial/Religious profiling of Sikhs and […]

Categories: Civil Rights, Reports/Studies • Tags: Global Sikh Civil & Human Rights Report, Kirpan, Parti Québécois, Quebec, Quebec National Assembly, United Nations, United Sikhs

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Gurpurab at the White House, cont’d

November 29, 2010 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

United Sikhs provides more information about the celebration at the White House 10 days ago commemorating the anniversary of Guru Nanak’s birth.

Categories: News Bits • Tags: gurpurab, Guru Nanak, United Sikhs, White House

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Are Sikhs taking it too personally?

November 23, 2010 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Should clothing now be sold with a “TSA-Approved” label? You can’t wear white after Labor Day, and now you have to dress appropriately when you travel: Travel experts say the new scrutiny underscores the need for better airport fashion choices that can help people breeze through screenings with their dignity intact. Clothes loaded with metal studs are suddenly a no-no, as are bras with underwires. Slacks instead of skirts are preferred. Any baggy clothing can require extra inspection. This presumably includes […]

Categories: Civil Rights, News Bits • Tags: Air travel, Airport security, AIT machines, SALDEF, Sikh Coalition, TSA, United Sikhs

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Different faiths, same values

November 18, 2010 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

According to organizers of “Langar for Needy” they [Glide Memorial Church] were very excited to have the Sikh community as a partner and are offering full support. Bruce McKinney, Coordinator at Glide Memorial, is looking forward to have some Indian food on the menu. To commemorate the birth of Guru Nanak in 1469 (the founder of Sikhism), United Sikhs and the Fremont Gurdwara (Sikh temple) are partnering with San Francisco’s Glide Memorial Church to provide a free meal to the […]

Categories: Interfaith, News Bits • Tags: Fremont, Glide Memorial Church, interfaith, Langar (Sikhism), Langar for the Needy, San Francisco, United Sikhs

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TSA: Turbans, Skirts and the AIT

November 16, 2010 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

“She said ‘spread your legs.’ And then she took her full palms and started at my neck and ran all the way down my body, full palms, constant contact. And when she got down to my feet, she was in constant contact from my ankles all the way up to my groin, across my groin, and down the other leg. And she did that twice,” Gigliotti said. The TSA allegedly finds skirts as suspicious as turbans, according to a recently-searched […]

Categories: Civil Rights, News Bits • Tags: Air travel, Airport security, AIT machines, California, Department of Homeland Security, Sacramento, SALDEF, Sikh Coalition, TSA, United Sikhs

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