- SC stays High Court order on status of Sikhs in Punjab (Express India)
The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed a Punjab and Haryana High Court judgment which held that Sikhs were not a minority community in Punjab.
- 41 pc Sikhs in New York report abuse (rediff.com)
A report documenting the constant 'stream of bias and prejudices' against Sikhs, based on surveys of more than 1,000 members of the community in the five boroughs of New York City, was released in the city by the Sikh Coalition earlier this month.
- Sikhs as minority: stay on judgment (The Hindu)
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed a judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court which held that Sikhs are not “minorities” in Punjab and that they cannot claim minority rights. ...
- Patka set afire: City's Sikhs condemn incident (HT via Yahoo! India News)
THE CITY'S Sikhs say they are shocked by an incident in which an American student set the patka, or a small turban, of a Sikh boy in New Jersey, United States, on fire. The Delhi Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (DGPC) is now planning to issue an advisory to the Sikh community in the US, UK and European countries on how to prevent such incidents. It also plans to organise an awareness campaign to ...
- SC refuses to meddle with France decision on turban ban for Sikhs (Khaleej Times)
NEW DELHI — France's decision to ban the turban of Sikhs and other conspicuous religious symbols yesterday came up before the Supreme Court. The court refused to enter into the controversy saying it has no jurisdiction to interfere into the law of foreign land.
- UNITED SIKHS TO SHIP CRITICAL SUPPLIES TO CYCLONE SURVIVORS (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 (Bernama) -- UNITED SIKHS, a United Nations-affiliated, international non-profit, non-governmental, humanitarian relief and human development organisation, will team up with Global Sikhs, Malaysian gurdwaras or Sikh places of worship, Sikh organisations and the Malaysian Buddhist Maha Vihara, to send critical aid to victims of the devastating 'Cyclone Nargis' in Myanmar.
- Sikhs not minority in Punjab, SC stays HC order (IBN live)
The Punjab government has welcomed the Supreme Court order.
- US Sikhs irked over turban burning (NDTV)
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- Sikhs complain about searches (San Jose Mercury News)
Sikhs wearing turbans as they pass through San Francisco International Airport are routinely pulled out of line for second screenings, prompting a national civil rights group to call SFO "the worst case scenario" for Sikh travelers.
- Booklet on Sikhs aims to promote racial harmony (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Strongly condemning an incident in the US earlier this month when an American student set a Sikh teenager's `patka' (small turban) on fire, the Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (DSGPC) is publishing a booklet to generate awareness about the Sikh way of life there.
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