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It’s Time to Let Jews, Muslims, and Sikhs Join the Military

This piece was originally published on The Daily Beast.The rash of hate crimes following the Boston Marathon bombings reminds us of the major challenges religious minorities face in this country. Last week a taxi passenger in Northern Virginia verbally and physically attacked his driver for being “a fucking Muslim.” The victim, Mohamed Salim, who served…See More
May 13
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Protesting Interfaith? The Importance of Advancing Our Dialogues

This piece was originally published on Huffington Post Religion.I had never before seen anyone protest an interfaith gathering. But yesterday as we walked out of our hotel in Kiev, Ukraine, a small group of protestors stepped forward to verbally and physically harass our group consisting of religious leaders and foreign dignitaries. The…See More
Apr 26
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Hate, Congress and the FBI: Rethinking How We Track Hate Crimes in America

This article was originally published in The Huffington PostTwo weeks ago, Florida resident and Sikh American Kanwaljit Singh was driving with his 13-year old son when someone pulled up next to him in a pickup truck and opened fire. Two of the bullets struck Singh in the thigh and torso, and after about a week in the Intensive Care…See More
Mar 11
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Repealing the Ban Against Sikhs in the Military

Originally published on The Huffington Post.A few weeks ago, the British Army and the Scots Guard broke centuries of tradition by allowing a Sikh soldier, Jatinderpal Singh Bhullar, to wear his turban rather than the traditional bearskin cap while guarding Buckingham Palace in London, England. Meanwhile, U.S. policies still bar turbaned Sikhs from serving in the military.In December, the White House hosted an event celebrating the life of Guru Nanak, the founder and first Guru of the Sikh…See More
Jan 30
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Jan 3
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Revisiting the Victim Narrative of the Sikh American Community

Originally published in the Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal-Sentinel.After a white supremacist opened fire at a Sikh gurdwara in Oak Creek in August, significant media resources have been devoted to describing, analyzing, and attempting to explain the event. A few of the prominent themes have included buzzwords such as "unprecedented," "victimization" and "suffering" endured by Sikhs in America.Although these buzzwords rightfully point to the challenges faced by Sikh Americans, they fail to aptly…See More
Jan 3
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A Believer’s Response To The Connecticut Shooting: We All Suffer Together

The mass shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut raises serious questions about the health of our society and collective humanity. People around the globe today wonder how anyone could possibly justify killing innocent school children and school employees.More than any of the other mass shootings our country has witnessed over the past decades, this tragedy forces me to ask the same question that Guru Nanak asked in response to atrocities committed against innocent civilians -…See More
Dec 16, 2012
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Oct 12, 2012
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Mayor Tonya Hoeffel’s Act Of Intolerance Towards The Sikh Community

Re-published with permission from the authors. Original Source: Huffington Post. Co-Author: Savneet SinghLess than one month after of the massacre of Sikhs in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, Mayor Tonya Hoeffel of Garrett, Indiana has further offended the Sikh community. Mayor Hoeffel walked into a local convenience store, observed pamphlets about the Sikh religion on the store counter, and picked them up before throwing them in the trash bin.When manager and part-owner of the store Kulwinder Singh Nagra…See More
Oct 12, 2012
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Oct 9, 2012
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How Hate Gets Counted

Re-published with permission from the authors. Original Source: The New York TimesCo-Author: Prabhjot SinghDo American Sikhs count?The horrific shooting at a Sikh temple in suburban Milwaukee on Aug. 5, in which a white supremacist, Wade M. Page, killed six people before fatally shooting himself, elicited an outpouring of sympathy from American leaders and a greater understanding of the role Sikhs have played in American life.But there are two disturbing aspects of the response to the shooting…See More
Oct 8, 2012
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Oct 5, 2012
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Sep 14, 2012
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Through the Eyes of Sikh Kids: a Profound Lesson in Tolerance

Last weekend, I had the unenviable task of teaching Sikh children about the massacre in Oak Creek.The kids sat at picnic tables overlooking a lake at sunset at a summer camp in New York State. They chattered excitedly in anticipation of the evening campfire that was to follow. I stood in front of them trying to compose my thoughts, wondering if children in elementary school could even comprehend what had happened. I stroked my beard nervously, looked around the class and decided to find out…See More
Sep 3, 2012
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Simran Jeet Singh posted a blog post

Through the Eyes of Sikh Kids: a Profound Lesson in Tolerance

Last weekend, I had the unenviable task of teaching Sikh children about the massacre in Oak Creek.The kids sat at picnic tables overlooking a lake at sunset at a summer camp in New York State. They chattered excitedly in anticipation of the evening campfire that was to follow. I stood in front of them trying to compose my thoughts, wondering if children in elementary school could even comprehend what had happened. I stroked my beard nervously, looked around the class and decided to find out…See More
Sep 1, 2012
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I'm a doctoral student in the Department of Religion at Columbia University. My focus is on South Asian Religions, particularly the Sikh Tradition and the life of its founder, Guru Nanak.

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It’s Time to Let Jews, Muslims, and Sikhs Join the Military

Posted on May 13, 2013 at 1:00pm 0 Comments

This piece was originally published on The Daily Beast.

The rash of hate crimes following the Boston Marathon bombings reminds us of the major challenges religious minorities face in this country. Last week a taxi passenger in Northern Virginia verbally and physically attacked his driver for being “a fucking Muslim.” The victim, Mohamed…

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Protesting Interfaith? The Importance of Advancing Our Dialogues

Posted on April 26, 2013 at 11:01am 0 Comments

This piece was originally published on Huffington Post Religion.

I had never before seen anyone protest an interfaith gathering. But yesterday as we walked out of our hotel in Kiev, Ukraine, a small group of protestors stepped forward to verbally and physically harass our group consisting of religious leaders and…

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Hate, Congress and the FBI: Rethinking How We Track Hate Crimes in America

Posted on March 11, 2013 at 11:00am 0 Comments

This article was originally published in The Huffington Post

Two weeks ago, Florida resident and Sikh American Kanwaljit Singh was driving with his 13-year old son when someone pulled up next to him in a pickup truck and opened fire. Two of the bullets struck Singh in the thigh and torso, and after about a week…

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‘American Idol’s’ Gurpreet Singh Sarin on Singing His Way Past Stereotypes

Posted on February 20, 2013 at 2:00pm 0 Comments

This interview originally appeared on The Daily Beast

With more turban colors than a box of crayons, Gurpreet Singh Sarin is the brightest-looking participant in ‘American Idol’ this year. He tells us about the controversy over his appearance and how he started singing in a Potbelly Sandwich Shop.

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