Browsing Tag: Violence

Little-Known Sikh Community Still Target of Violence and Harassment: Following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Sikh Americans faced many of the same discriminatory conditions as Muslims and Arab Americans. Because of their distinct appearance, they were visible targets of violence and harassment.
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Never too soon: Means to reduce violence may begin in utero: It’s hard to think of a baby being violent or destructive, but the seeds of violence may be planted before a child is born, according to research at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. Attention to health factors as early as the prenatal stage could prevent violence in later life...
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Study: Climate is Major Violence Trigger: “If governments, international organizations or aid groups are able to use those forecasts, the forecasts of El Nino effectively, they might be able to either prepare populations on the ground or themselves prepare their own resources to be in a better situation when conflict breaks out.”
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D.R. Congo: 48 rapes every hour, US study finds: A study by US scientists has concluded that an average of 48 women and girls are raped every hour in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The study, in the American Journal of Public Health, found that 400,000 females aged 15-49 were raped over a 12-month period in 2006 and 2007.
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Sikhs work to move past temple violence: In the wake of a bloody fight at a South Richmond Hill temple last week, Sikhs are working to educate police and others on a community they say is peace loving and mortified by the clash between individuals wielding swords and cricket bats. “The whole community was walking around with their heads down, ashamed,” said Gurpal Singh.
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Sikhs carrying kirpans denied entry at Quebec legislature: Several Sikhs were denied entry into the Quebec legislature Tuesday amid a heated debate over multiculturalism and where to draw the line when it comes to tolerating cultural practices.
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Canadian Sikhs Wonder: Are Some Canadians More Equal Than Others?: Canadian Sikhs are wondering, why the double standard? While violence and looting in Montreal last night after the victory of the Montreal Canadians over the Pittsburgh Penguins has been attributed to a “small” group of 500 individuals, the entire Canadian Sikh community has been smeared by certain politicians and media as violent and prone to extremism due to the irresponsible comments and actions of a few.
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Sikh violence wanes in Punjab, grows in Canada (Opinion): (Recent events) have given rise to fears of a revival of Sikh radicalism in Canada — perhaps on the scale witnessed in the 1980s and 90s, when Sikh separatism flared up in the Punjab and terrorists in Canada destroyed Air India Flight 182.
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Sikh Canadians Horrified by Violence: It's a shame that these recent events seem to have eclipsed all the good work the Sikh community has been doing.. such as raising hundreds of thousands for the relief work in Haiti or contributions to local hospitals in Surrey and Brampton.
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