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    Stanford University Students Initiate Sikhism Course

    April 24, 2003

    Source: The Stanford Daily

    http://daily.stanford.edu/tempo?page=content&id=11023&repository=0001_article

    On April 24, 2003 The Stanford Daily reported that "as Stanford bolsters its resources in Islamic studies, augmenting extensive work already done in Christianity, Judaism and Buddhism, some students say that the University is lacking in its attention to one of the world’s major religions — Sikhism... To fill this curricular gap, this...

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    Stanford Baccalaureate Celebration Acknowledges Diverse Religious Traditions

    June 18, 2003

    Source: Stanford Report

    http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2003/june18/bac-618.html

    On June 18, 2003 the Stanford Report reported that "Sumir Meghani, a graduating senior in economics, read... lines of Hindu scripture Saturday morning in the Quad at the beginning of the 2003 [Stanford] Baccalaureate Celebration... The event, which also included readings, prayers and music from the Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, Christian and Shinto traditions, took place on an...

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    Profile of Sikh Journalist Valarie Kaur and Her Documentary Film "Divided We Fall: Americans in the Aftermath"

    September 3, 2004

    Source: Tolerance In The News/ The Wire

    http://www.tolerance.org/news/article_tol.jsp?id=1062

    On September 3, 2004 Tolerance In The News/ The Wire reported, "Valarie Kaur was a junior at Stanford University the day of the 9.11 attacks. Four days later Balbir Singh Sodhi, a Sikh immigrant from India, was murdered in front of his gas station in Mesa, Ariz., by a man who claimed he was taking revenge. Although the two didn't know one another, Kaur and Sodhi's stories...

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    'Divided We Fall' Screened at Harvard Film Archive

    May 7, 2006

    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...

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    "Divided We Fall: Americans in the Aftermath" Retraces Cross-Country Journey

    July 13, 2005

    Source: Sikhnet

    http://www.sikhnet.com/sikhnet/news.nsf/DWF_Release_7_13_05.pdf

    On July 13, 2005 a Sikhnet Press Release announced, "Final production begins today on Divided We Fall: Americans in the Aftermath (anticipated release: early 2006), an independent film that follows a student’s journey documenting prejudice and hate crimes in the Sikh, Muslim, and Arab American communities during the aftermath of 9/11. The story centers on third-generation...

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    Sikh Americans Live in the Shadow of September 11

    September 16, 2005

    Source: East Valley Tribune

    http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/index.php?sty=48149

    On September 16, 2005 the East Valley Tribune reported, "Balbir Singh Sodhi, a turbaned Sikh from India, was gunned down a week earlier while planting flowers outside his Mesa convenience store. He was the first person killed nationwide in a post-Sept. 11 hate crime... Four years later, however, Sikhs as well as Muslim and Arab Americans, still face regular discrimination in the Valley and...

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    Sikh Film Festival Highlights the Discontent of the Diaspora

    October 24, 2005

    Source: The Telegraph

    http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051024/asp/calcutta/story_5386586.asp

    On October 24, 2005 The Telegraph reported, "The Spinning Wheel Film Festival, which concluded in Toronto last week, opened with Shonali Bose and Bedabrata Bain’s Amu, this year’s National Award winner for Best English Language Feature Film. Amu, a young NRI, is on a visit to India to retrace her roots and coincidentally stumbles upon the horrors...

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    Milan Film Showing Links 9/11, Racism

    February 6, 2007

    Author: Allie Lowe

    Source: The Dartmouth

    http://www.thedartmouth.com/article.php?aid=2007020601050

    In the months following Sept. 11, 2001, Samir Akhter, then eight years old, can recall being called "Bin Laden's son" by other boys at school. The boys would smash Akhter, who is of Pakistani descent, in the face with their lunch pails while taunting him. As years passed, however, the Bin Laden taunts ended.

    Now when Akhter is teased,...

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