The Sikh Press Association have said: "We are fed up of being associated with terrorism. Sikhs are known for charity, loyalty and bravery. The media are responsible for the bullying this child is facing" - Jagraj Singh, Sikh educator.
Scholars have recently described this perceived relationship as a racialization of religious identity. This process has led to a conflation of Sikhs and Muslims, and therefore, has produced a corollary to Islamophobia -- Sikhophobia.
