For religious minorities in the United States, the promise of religious freedom remains unfulfilled. Sikh Americans, in particular, continue to face relentless challenges in the post-9/11 environment. Worse still, American law affords inadequate protection to Sikhs against religious discrimination and, in some cases, reflects deep-seated stereotypes about American identity. read more
Last week the Coalition along with guests from the Sikh community participated enthusiastically in a White House Diwali Reception with President Barack Obama. read more
California has settled a lawsuit filed by a Sikh man who was barred from becoming a prison guard because he refused to shave his beard, officials said Thursday. read more
The Sikh Coalition strives to combat ignorance, and encourage all to embrace their diversity through this artistic dialogue between submitters and the viewing public. read more
Both tell their tales in first-person videos posted on a new Sikh Coalition website, which is collecting post-9/11 stories from Muslim, Sikh, South Asian, and Arab Americans. In posted accounts from around the U.S., they describe suffering from bullying, discrimination and hate crimes. read more
Members of the Muslim, Sikh, South Asian, and Arab American communities were twice victims of 9/11... These stories of discrimination have largely been unheard. read more
The Sikh community is very concerned about the NYPD policy prohibiting beards and requiring a hat.... I've always said that if someone wants to put their life on the line to protect my kids, we should accommodate them. I know the NYPD likes to operate like a military operation, but, ironically, the US Army has now allowed Sikh soldiers in! read more
Last week, Representatives of the UNITED SIKHS, Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF), and Sikh Coalition met with the head of the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Administrator John Pistole to discuss racial & religious profiling of Sikhs at American Airports. read more