by Bob Cornwall | Aug 7, 2012 | Opinion
We were jolted by news of another deadly mass shooting. This time the location was suburban Milwaukee, Wisc. The victims were worshippers at the local Sikh temple. Six members of that community, along with the shooter, were killed. Several others were wounded,...
by Adelle M. Banks | Nov 9, 2010 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) Leaders of three Sikh organizations say they’ve been told by federal transportation officials that turbans will always be searched at U.S. airports, a move that Sikh officials called unnecessary and unfair. Representatives of the Sikh Coalition,...
by Whitney Jones | Sep 30, 2010 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) AutoZone harassed a Sikh employee for wearing a turban and eventually fired him, according to a lawsuit announced Tuesday (Sept. 28) by the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission. The suit said employee Frank Mahoney-Burroughs was treated like any other...
by Gary Leazer | Oct 1, 2001 | Opinion
The term “Sikh” comes from the Sanskrit word shishya meaning disciple, learner, a seeker of truth. Founders: Guru Nanak Dev Ji (1469-1539) and nine successive gurus until 1708. Central Shrine: The Golden Temple in the Pool of Immortality at Amritsar, in...
