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Move over, Michael Jordan. People don't want to #BeLikeMike anymore — they want to #BeLikeDarsh.

“SikhRI will continue to flow to new and different lands, despite unkind flow alterations. As a tributary to this river, I will now bow to feel the Oceanic burst; I am in gratitude.”

[VIDEO] "I fell down in the parking lot" and the suspect fled alone in his vehicle, Singh said. But the gunman also left "empty-handed," Singh said. "He didn't get anything."

When Jaspreet Singh headed to the store to buy security equipment and supplies to clean up his vandalized gurdwara, he said a woman in the store’s parking lot shouted expletives at him, telling him to get out of the U.S.

“President Obama stands with, he stands behind you and he stands in solidarity with you. And we all have a responsibility to remind Americans what makes us great”

The store owner’s family, who are also Indian, suggested to MLive that the attack was racially motivated. Gurleen Kaur, whose father owns the store, said “It could’ve happened to anyone that looks like us.”

The first turbaned Sikh to play college basketball, Darsh Singh, joins to talk about how a racist internet meme of him in action became a rallying cry for understanding and tolerance.

"Durazo was arrested for vandalism at a place of worship," reads a statement from Police Dept. "The case will be forwarded to the Orange County District Attorney's Office for review for possible additional violations."

Across the U.S., Sikhs and Muslims are banding together to defend their respective religions. Someone bent on harming Muslims wouldn’t understand – or care – about the distinction between the two faiths, they say, and both also deserve to live in peace.

"We demand that the military take the next logical step to allow all eligible observant Sikhs to serve," Harsimran Kaur, legal director of The Sikh Coalition, told NBC News.

To enable the people of Punjab to report human rights violations as quickly and securely as possible, we have launched ReportPunjabPolice.org. Victims will have the option to submit their reports to the UN through this tool.

The old Tarmac headquarters in Wolverhampton will be transformed into a new free school after ambitious plans were given the go-ahead.

The Sikh Council UK has announced the launch of the Safer Sikhs Partnership, a collaboration of professionals working to implement safeguarding practices within the Sikh community.

Just one day after the shooting in San Bernardino, a group of Muslim Americans decided to have that conversation.

"The American Government are well aware of this problem which Sikhs suffer from and are taking steps to monitor that hate crime. When will the British Government catch up?"

Singh posted to his Facebook on Monday, December 7, to thank supporters and advise them on how else they can help fight racism

A Sikh woman said she was asked to show her breast pump to fellow passengers on a Delta Air Lines flight to prove she wasn’t a terrorist.

More than five-hundred thousand Americans welcomed Sikhs at the US Thanksgiving Day parade in Houston TX on Thursday, November 26.

"We've got to continuously explain that we are not Muslims — but then say that even if we were, anti-Muslim animosity is unacceptable," Singh explains. "It's a two-step process."

These are the same Sikhs who serve langar to refugees all over the world and are often mistaken for ISIS.

Nankana Sahib city, near Lahore, is considered the birthplace of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism. Hundreds of Sikh pilgrims from India would cross Wagah Border on special trains where senior officials would welcome the guests, The News reported on Friday.

The Sikh community in France and UK stepped up to help people in the French capital Paris, by arranging for safe shelter, providing free cab service and blood donation camps.

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for British Sikhs along with The Sikh Network and Sikh Federation (UK) have organized the Gurupurb celebrations- the birthday of first Sikh guru- Guru Nanak Dev on November 25 at the Houses of Parliament, UK.

ISIL is weak. I know it doesn't look like that right now but it's the truth, and they don't want you to know it, which is why it's something we should talk about.

"We pray for the victims and the wounded, and for all the French people, we offer our condolences to the friends and families who have lost loved ones”.

As the spectre of global terrorism continues to grow, one of the most effective ways we can defend the Sikh identity is to be even more visible doing service in larger...

Rohan Kalsi’s tweet received immense support, being retweeted over 10,000 times in just a few hours.

Today, the Indian media and Sikh media have reported that some organizers of the Sarbat Khalsa 2015 have been charged with sedition by the Punjab Police.

For Sikhs, Diwali commemorates the release from prison of their sixth guru, Hargobind Sahab. But temples and schools in the UK are among those who will observe a "black Diwali", without the usual candles and fireworks...

In recent years, Sikhs in India and around the world have pressured the country to recognize the violence as genocide and bring those behind it to justice.