New York: On Tuesday, September 13, 2016, UNITED SIKHS met with the New York City Commission on Human Rights staff to discuss some of the Sikh community’s civil rights concerns. While the City of New York has some of the most…
Harinder Bains, a Sikh business man who recognized bomb suspect Picture courtesy: CNN.com New York: On Saturday evening, September 17, 2016, the streets of Chelsea in New York City echoed the blast of a bomb that, according to various news sources,…
On this fifteenth anniversary of the fall of the Twin Towers, and the attacks at Arlington and Pennsylvania, UNITED SIKHS’ staff and volunteers and members of the Sikh community remember the victims and pray with their families. We share the…
Fabriano, Italy: UNITED SIKHS’ Rishiwant Singh landed in Italy on August 30, 2016 to provide relief to the earthquake victims. An earthquake, measuring 6.2 ± 0.016 on the moment magnitude scale, hit Central Italy on 24 August 2016 at 03:36:32 CEST…
On Monday, August 8, 2016, Amanjeet Singh Toor, a Sikh man, was shot and killed in a convenience store in Arizona. More than a week later, there is no information about why despite offers of a reward for information. On…
Introduction Washington DC, USA: From July 11, 2016 through July 13, 2016, UNITED SIKHS, joined by students of the organization’s Advocacy and Humanitarian Aid Academy (AHAA), met with Congress members and their staff to speak about issues affecting the Sikh community.…
New York: July 25, 2016 On Friday, July 22, 2016, hate once again brought anguish and violence to yet another community when a man opened fire in a mall in Munich, Germany and then killed himself. David Ali Sonboly was…
Dear Supporter Ji, Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh Bapu Surat Singh is an 83 year old grandfather and social activist from the United States who has been on hunger strike in India for over a year and…
New York/ Washington DC:: There is widespread recognition that Americans who want to enter military service should not have to choose between their faith and their country. On June 22, 2016, UNITED SIKHS met with American Sikh Congressional Caucus, a…
Washington DC, USA: On July 6, 2016, UNITED SIKHS kicked off its third annual Advocacy and Humanitarian Aid Academy in Washington, D.C. The Academy is an intensive six-day training program in which young students from around the world interact with government…