Sikh Boy's Turban Set on Fire at School

(Hightstown, NJ) May 12, 2008 - New Jersey's Sikh community is outraged after a fellow student set fire to the turban worn by the Sikh teenager in an unprovoked attack at school.

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Flying While Sikh: TSA Gets a Grade

(New York, NY) May 2, 2008 - In October 2007, the United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA) released a revised policy for screening Sikh turbans. Since then, community members have kept us informed about their experiences at U.S. airports. We in turn tracked the stories to help understand how the revised policy is affecting Sikhs at U.S. airports. This week, based on those reports, the Sikh Coalition released its first quarterly TSA report card to identify problem areas with the new policy.

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Photo Essay: Our NYC Civil Rights Project
(New York, NY) April 21, 2008 - Last week the Sikh Coalition released the report "Making Our Voices Heard: A Civil Rights Agenda for New York City Sikhs."  Our photo essay provides insight into the creation of our report and civil rights agenda with Sikhs of New York.

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Coalition Releases Civil Rights Report and Civil Rights Agenda for City Sikhs

(New York, NY) April 14, 2008 - New York City's Sikhs celebrated Vaisakhi today by rallying at New York City Hall to release a New York City Sikh civil rights agenda and an accompanying report on Sikh civil right concerns in New York. The agenda and report were the result of more than a year surveys by the Sikh Coalition of over 1,000 Sikhs in New York City.

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Woman Who Grabbed Turban is Not Charged With Hate Crime

(Hoboken, NJ) April 4, 2008 - The Sikh Coalition is dismayed by the Hudson County prosecutor's decision not to charge a January assault on Hansdip Singh as a bias crime. The Coalition learned yesterday that the prosecutor's office instead is charging Carrie Covello, who attempted to remove Mr. Singh's turban in public, with harassment, a non-bias-related charge.
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Criminal Kirpan Charges Dropped Against California Sikh

Hayward, California (March 27, 2008) - Prosecutors in Alameda County, California decided to drop criminal charges against Maninder Singh, a Sikh who was arrested for carrying his kirpan. The charges were dismissed as a result of a collaborative effort between the Sikh Coalition and Singh's defense attorney.

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Grand Jury Fails to Indict Turban Attackers with a Hate Crime

Roseberg, OR (March 20, 2008) - The Sikh Coalition is disappointed that an Oregon grand jury declined to indict three men for committing a hate crime when they tore off and stole a Sikh trucker's turban.  The Coalition learned last night that the grand jury instead chose to indict the men on the lesser charges of harassment and theft in the third degree.  

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Coalition Meets with United States Attorney General

Washington, DC (March 14, 2008) - Attorney General Michael Mukasey met with religious community representatives two weeks ago to discuss issues facing their respective communities in the United States.  The Sikh American community was represented by the Sikh Coalition at this historic meeting with the nation's chief law enforcement officer.

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Support the Library Project - End Bias Through Education

New York, New York (February 21, 2008) - The Sikh Coalition's Library Project seeks to place balanced and accurate information on Sikhs and Sikh concerns in North American libraries.  Sikhs know that once people understand our faith, they will embrace Sikhs as people who stand for equality, justice, and human rights for all.  

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Coalition to Start Issuing Quarterly TSA Sikh Report Cards

New York, New York (February 18, 2008) - Have you caught a flight from a United States airport lately? Did you remember to tell us about it? If not, now's the time.  The Sikh Coalition will be compiling data from all of the reports we receive and publishing the information in a quarterly TSA Report Card.

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Coalition Launches Know Your Rights Series

New York, New York (February 7, 2008) -  The Sikh Coalition today launched the first two booklets in its new "Know Your Rights Series." The pioneering publications focus on immigrant student rights and healthcare access issues.

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Sikh's Turban Grabbed in Restaurant

Hoboken, NJ (January 30, 2008) - A Sikh man was assaulted by a
restaurant patron who tried to remove his turban in public on Tuesday
evening. Before her arrest, Hansdip Singh's attacker told him that she
had a problem with his turban and wanted him to remove it
immediately.

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IMF Reverses Kirpan Ban

Washington, DC (December 27, 2007) - In welcome news for the Sikh community before 2008 begins, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reversed a ban on kirpans at its Washington, DC headquarters.

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