“Recruiters are knowingly allowing neo-Nazis and white supremacists to join the armed forces, and commanders don't remove them from the military even after we positively identify them as extremists or gang members," Barfield told the SPLC.
"The Guru was beheaded before a big crowd," our grandparents would tell us. "When one brave man brought the Guru's head to his young son, his son asked, 'Were there any Sikhs in the crowd to stand up to this injustice?' The man said he didn't know. The young boy responded, 'From now on, Sikhs will never hide.'"
Last week, a news story claimed women were suffering from a rise in bacterial infections due to the current mania for Brazilian and Hollywood bikini waxes.
After sharing dais with Anna Hazare, former Army chief VK Singh today joined yoga guru Ramdev's protest here, dubbing the government as a "property dealer" which takes over farmers' land in the name of development.
Hundreds of people gathered at a Sikh temple in suburban Milwaukee to speak of unity, strength and rebirth during the first Sunday service
The vigil in front of the White House last evening for the victims of Oak Creek massacre was beautiful... It transcended the fear, confusion and anger evoked by this massacre and focused our energy towards a common purpose: love and care for each other and unite against hate.
Identifying the problem as “mistaken identity” is just plain wrong. “Mistaken identity” implies that there is a “correct” target
The very American ideals and values of freedom and sacrifice for one's country are paralleled by the teachings of Sikhism.
Ultimately, the only way to prevent further violence is to eliminate the hate that fuels it.
Though Sikh women connect to the male identity on a very personal level through their husbands, fathers and sons, they are not exclusively defined by the image of the turban and the beard.