UNITED SIKHS Defends Sikh Students Suspended for Wearing a Kirpan Queens, New York–UNITED SIKHS is investigating a case of two Sikh schoolchildren who were suspended for wearing a Kirpan, a Sikh article of faith. Amrinder Singh and Harpreet Singh, both aged…
400 schoolbags filled with goodies for Bagh schoolchildren London, UK– When 12-year old Amir Khan opens his new schoolbag in his tented make-shift school in Quake-hit Bagh next week, he will be smiling at the cuddly toy that 12 year-old Aman…
Bags of support for Earthquake schoolkids People Charity Newsbytes features all the charity, fund raising and Corporate Responsibility activities undertaken by people in the South Region. If you would like to share your stories across the region, please forward the…
Baton Rouge, Louisiana: The Mount Sinai Hospital REMEDY project partnered with UNITED SIKHS and provided much needed medical supplies to shelters housing hurricane survivors in Baton Rouge recently. REMEDY stands for “Recovered Medical Equipment for the Developing World”, and the project…
Community Voice Guilty Verdicts for NY Sikhs’ Assailants Queens, NY—Waiting more than a year for justice, Rajinder Singh Khalsa heard the one word he has been seeking – “Guilty”. The Honorable Judge Seymour Rotker delivered on Monday the verdict against…
Supplies Continue to be Distributed in Bagh (Azad Kashmir) and Garhi Habib Ullah (North West Frontier) Sukho, Pakistan —In an effort to return life to normal in earthquake-ravaged Pakistan, UNITED SIKHS recently obtained a donation from California, USA for Sukho High School located…
Partap Singh and Family Leave Peru to Begin a New Life In India Cochin, Kerala, India – After a 4-year lonely struggle fighting mistaken identity and ignorance and facing extreme difficulties, Partap Singh decided that enough was enough. After trying all possible honest…
High Court Ruled on Monday it was illegal to require a Sikh to remove his turban for a driver’s license photograph Paris, France—The French Government issued a circular yesterday effectively overturning a High Court decision on Monday that said it…
Court: There is no law that requires a Sikh to bare his head for a driver’s license photograph Paris, France—The French High Court, the Conseil d’Etat, ruled today that a French Sikh has a right to wear his Turban for…
Detroit, Michigan, USA—UNITED SIKHS, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Michigan, and attorney Mike Gibbs successfully persuaded a City of Detroit prosecutor to drop charges last month against Sukhpreet Singh, a 23-year-old Wayne State University student, for wearing a…
