Amarpreet Singh quit his job as the vice president of a small startup company in September 2019 so he could focus all of his efforts on volunteer work indefinitely. Volunteering about 50 hours a week—or roughly the same amount of…
Two doctors initially ran into trouble when the mask mandate went into effect, as both of their religious practices require men to have full beards. Singh practices the Sikh faith and Margalit practices Judaism. Both faiths require men to have…
UNITED SIKHS Commemorates 9/11 Victims: 19th Anniversary Dated: September 11, 2020 New York, NY On the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks we remember and mourn the lives of the people who were killed in the horrifying attack that made…
UNITED SIKHS launches Hurricane Laura Relief Our emergency relief teams are working on many fronts across the globe. One of the latest responses is in the Southeastern U.S. state of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico. Over the last two…
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — In the past few months, volunteers with United Sikhs have logged hundreds of hours, handing out thousands of meals to people without homes during COVID-19 and to others in need. Since the fires began scorching Northern…
Dear Supporters, We hope you are staying well and safe. As you are all aware, the continued heat waves up and down California and record breaking wildfires in Northern California have left many fellow residents without homes and basic amenities.…
UNITED SIKHS SIGNS ONTO LETTER WITH U.S. CONGRESSMEMBERS TO DEMAND INVESTIGATION OF VIOLATIONS OF RELIGIOUS RIGHTS IN I.C.E. DETENTION CENTERS Dated: August 28, 2020 New York, NY This week, UNITED SIKHS International Human and Civil Rights Advocacy, ICHRA joined Congress…
We have taken the challenge to climb one of the highest mountains in the United Kingdom. To support the minorities and especially the disadvantaged and most vulnerable part of the population, we are providing the communities with humanitarian aid and…
August 26, 2020 New York, NY: As the United States celebrates the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment granting women access to vote, UNITED SIKHS recognizes that democracy thrives with women’s access to full civic participation. …
Washington: Jackie Speier introduced a House Resolution in the Congress condemning targeted terrorist attacks against members of the Sikh, Hindu, and other religious minority communities in Afghanistan. The resolution condemned the targeted terrorist attacks against members of the Sikh, Hindu, and…