Source: The Boston Globe

http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2006/05/07/kaurs_divided_we_fall_documents_post_911_hate/

On May 7, 2006 The Boston Globe reported, "With all the young filmmakers in town this week holding court after screenings of their work, you could get a free education on what it takes to carve an independent path in this competitive industry. Tonight at 7 at the Harvard Film Archive, 25-year-old...

Source: SikhNet/The Tribune

http://www.sikhnet.com/sikhnet/news.nsf/NewsArchive/3B5E4F6B89DB51CD872571650061332F

On May 5, 2006 The Tribune reported, "Amritsar-born and Holland-based International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF) leader, Mr Bhupinder Singh, has done documentation of the Sikhs who had made supreme sacrifices in Europe, including France and Belgium, during World War I. His documentation is titled — 'How Europe is indebted to...

Source: The Clarion-Ledger

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060505/FEAT04/60505008

On May 5, 2006 The Clarion-Ledger reported, "To help build support for an interfaith Habitat for Humanity house building project, local religious groups will host a 'festival of faiths' from 3:30-6:30 p.m. Saturday at Northminster Baptist Church on Ridgewood Road in Jackson. The event will feature food, music, dancing and...

Source: 24dash.com

Source: India eNews

http://indiaenews.com/2006-05/6731-golden-temple-security-beefed-terror-threat.htm

On May 4, 2006 India eNews reported, "Security around the Golden Temple - the holiest of Sikh shrines in the world - in Amritsar was beefed up Thursday evening following a threat to blow it up, police said. The threat note, received by the stationmaster of the Jalandhar railway station Thursday, said terrorists would blow up several Sikh...

Source: Toronto Sun

http://torontosun.com/News/TorontoAndGTA/2006/04/30/1557547-sun.html

On May 3, 2006 the Toronto Sun reported, "As many as 80,000 Sikhs are expected to turn out for the annual Khalsa Day celebrations at the Better Living Centre on the Exhibition grounds [in Toronto], followed by a parade to City Hall. 'It will be a huge parade,' co-ordinator Manjit Parmar said yesterday. 'Because of the beautiful weather we are predicting even more...

Source: Chicago Business

http://chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=20467

On May 3, 2006 Chicago Business reported, "Bally Total Fitness has been hit with a discrimination lawsuit that claims the Chicago-based fitness chain rejected a job applicant at a Fresno, Calif. gym on the basis of his religion. The lawsuit from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was filed on behalf of Sukhdev 'Devin' Singh Dhaliwal Wednesday in U.S. District Court of Northern...

Source: icSouth London

Source: Public Broadcasting Service Independent Lens

http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/americanmade/index.html

On May 2, 2006 Public Broadcasting Service Independent Lens reported on the new short film "AMERICAN MADE," "In the desert, a mountain in the background, a disabled SUV sits behind three people: the mom and two sons, the oldest shields his eyes from the sun as the other two look outward The father, Anant, in a turban, beard and sport shirt, stands on...

Source: The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/30/AR2006043000183.html

On May 1, 2006 The Washington Post reported, "Clutching signs that read 'Never Again,' thousands of protesters from across religious and political divides descended on the Mall yesterday along with celebrities and politicians to urge President Bush to take stronger measures to end the violence in Sudan's Darfur region that the...

Source: TB News Source

http://www.tbsource.com/Localnews/index.asp?cid=82572

On May 1, 2006 TB News Source reported, "A 'blissful union' took place over the weekend. The Italian Cultural Center played to a large wedding celebration on Saturday - nothing unusual about that. But what made this ceremony unique is it's believed to be the first traditional Sikh wedding held in Thunder Bay in over 40 years. In Sikh culture, tying the knot usually requires several events,...

Source: The Panthic Weekly

http://www.panthic.org/news/123/ARTICLE/2437/2006-04-30.html

On April 30, 2006 The Panthic Weekly reported, "The [Sikh new year festival] Vaisakhi of 2006 will leave an indelible mark in the dynamic history of Sikhs in New Jersey. Assemblyman Upendra Chivukula organized the celebration of Vaisakhi on 25th April at the State Assembly house with representatives of New Jersey Gurdwaras and Sikh organizations. Present along with the...

Source: SikhSangat.org

http://www.sikhsangat.org/publish/printer_1003.shtml

On April 29, 2006 SikhSangat.org reported, "A national dialogue on the civil rights of minorities is necessary in post-9-11 America, a Sikh civil rights activist declared. Amardeep Singh, co-founder and legal director of the New York-based Sikh Coalition, a civil rights organization, spoke in a symposium on civil rights abuses against Sikhs, Arabs and Muslims.

About 100 people...

Source: WABC-TV

Source: Sun Media

http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/News/2006/04/25/1549003-sun.html

On April 25, 2006 Sun Media reported, "A major oilsands company broke human-rights laws when a worker was fired for having a beard, a Sikh man is alleging. In a complaint before the Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission, the man, Devinder Wadhwa, says Syncrude Canada discriminated against him by requiring him to shave. He argues the company had a duty to modify its no-beard...