Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Sikh Coalition

http://www.sikhcoalition.org/advisories/GrowingLegalForce_001.htm

The Sikh Coalition is pleased to announce the hiring of its newest Staff Attorney, Sandeep "Amy" Kaur.  She is a graduate of the Washington College of Law (WCL) at American University.  Over the past several years, Amy has provided direct legal services to community-based organizations and clients...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/oct/02/sikh-police-turban-tribunal

A Sikh policeman ordered to remove his turban to do riot training was awarded £10,000 compensation today by an employment tribunal.

PC Gurmeal Singh, who joined Greater Manchester police in 2004, had objected to removing his turban for the course on religious grounds.

After a three...

Author: Fatim Kurji

Source: The Muslim News

http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=4288

Last month, Reading Employment Tribunal heard the case of Grewal v Metropolitan Police Service, a claim brought by a Sikh female police officer who complained that a trainer at the Metropolitan Police’s training school singled her out for abuse and criticism on the grounds of her race and religion. 

Amandeep Kaur Grewal...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Sikh Coalition

http://www.sikhcoalition.org/advisories/NJ_State_Standards.htm

The New Jersey State Board of Education (NJBOE) voted to adopt a statewide curriculum standard that includes Sikhism last week.  The adoption also marks the first time the Coalition has worked with the community to persuade a state to adopt curriculum standards that include Sikhism. 

The Sikh Coalition commends...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Times of India

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/indians-abroad/Sikh-children-can-carry-kirpan-in-61-schools-in-US/articleshow/5057867.cms

Sikh students enrolled in 61 schools run by the National Heritage Academies in the US have been allowed to carry 'kirpan', a symbol of their faith, subject to certain...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Sikh Times

http://www.emgonline.co.uk/news.php?news=7470

Of the seventy plus new acts that will perform during the Vancouver Olympics, Sikh icon Harbahajan Singh Mann will lead the bhangra celebrations.

This will take place on February 27, 2010 at the prestigious Queen Elizabeth Theatre 
649 Cambie St, Vancouver, the event will be organised in calibration with Vancouver International Bhangra Celebration...

Author: Jeffrey Mize

Source: Columbian.com

http://www.columbian.com/article/20090923/NEWS02/709239955/City++Sikh+temple+ruling+stands

Residents in Vancouver’s Landover-Sharmel neighborhood will have to go to court if they want to continue their fight against a large Sikh temple proposed for their area.

The city council voted unanimously Monday night to affirm a hearings examiner’s...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/leeds/hi/people_and_places/religion_and_ethics/newsid_8269000/8269749.stm

According to the 2001 census, there are approximately 8,000 Sikhs in Leeds, and that number is rising.

From small beginnings, Sikhism has grown and there are now seven gurudwaras (meaning "the doorway to the Guru) in the city.

Each gurudwara (...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Sikh Coalition

http://www.sikhcoalition.org/advisories/NewED.htm

Sapreet Kaur has been named as the new Executive Director of the Sikh Coalition.  Ms. Kaur was most recently the managing director of human assets strategy for Teach for America (www.teachforamerica.org), a national non-profit which focuses on eliminating educational inequity.  

Sapreet Kaur served on the Sikh Coalition's Board...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: SikhNet/DNA India

http://www.sikhnet.com/news/turbanology-has-us-premiere-nyc-film-festival

Turbanology, a film highlighting west's reaction to the Sikh turban and the plight of the community of the 9/11 terror attacks, drew a lot of attention at the two-day Sikh International Film Festival here.

In its seventh year, the Sikh Film Festival received 50 entries and screened 14 films on the...

Author: Khushwant Singh

Source: Times of India

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/indians-abroad/Religious-bias-against-Sikhs-rising-claims-group/articleshow/5019796.cms

The US-based leading Sikh advocacy group, Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF), has claimed that community's rights were being constantly curbed in that country...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: DNA India

http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report_sikh-policeman-sues-manchester-police-for-racism_1290804

A Sikh policeman in the UK today took the Greater Manchester Police to court for alleged racism after he was asked to replace his turban by a helmet or get a "modified turban," saying it made him feel like a character in a famous TV sitcom.

PC Gurmeal Singh, 31, was...

Author: Mike Keegan

Source: Manchester Evening News

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1136987_sikh_police_officer_offended_by_turban_demand

A Sikh police officer was left 'humiliated' after he was forced to take off his turban, a tribunal heard. 

Gurmeal Singh, 31, says he was 'deeply offended' after the incident, which is alleged to have happened on a training course in...

Author: Shawn D. Lewis

Source: The Detroit News

http://www.detnews.com/article/20090911/METRO02/909110344/1041/lifestyle04/Post-9/11-discrimination-plagues-Detroit-area-Sikhs

Metro Detroit Sikhs say they have cause for concern today as they, too, reflect on the tragedy of 9/11.

Sikhs, who wear turbans as part of their religion, say they are frequently assumed to be...

Author: William McCall

Source: Star-Tribune

Wire Service: AP