"What do you think is under the turban?" a woman asked the children.
Sikhs here acknowledge differences between the Oak Creek attacks and the Connecticut massacre, but also the complete similarity in the pain of loss.
The UN Human Rights Committee has ruled that France's ban on the wearing of "conspicuous" religious symbols in schools - introduced in a law adopted in March 2004 - violated a Sikh student's right to manifest his religion, protected by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
But what about the country at the other end of the spectrum? What is the role of guns in Japan, the developed world's least firearm-filled nation and perhaps its strictest controller?
One of the most important figures of the 20th century India, a pilot, a poet, a singer, a taus-a dilruba player, philanthropist, pioneer, spiritual master – a mentor, and so much more, Maharaj Baba Jagjit Singh Ji passed away yesterday evening.
Concerned over the dwindling number of children able to speak in Gurmukhi, the Sikhs in Pakistan have demanded the government establish separate institution for the community so that the language of their scriptures can be taught to the community members.
Much to the surprise of many, the team discovered that, contrary to industry rhetoric, Bt potato was responsible for causing severe health damage in test rats, a fact that was quickly relayed to the media out of concern for public hearing.
I would like to respond to the mass shooting in Newport, Connecticut as I did with the mass shooting in Oak Creek, Wisconsin four months ago - I still refuse a life driven by fear and negativity, and I still retain my faith that humans are not hateful and malicious.
A state surplus store in Harrisburg, Pa., sells what airport security confiscates....
The journey from a small village to icy Antarctica in itself seems highly challenging but he is going to be the first turbaned Punjabi Sikh to explore the high seas for research purposes.