Student Without School for 4 weeks is Admitted in a Private School Yesterday “The Compton School’s decision is a blow to religious freedom in Barnet schools whilst schools throughout the UK have accommodated Sikh students who wear a Kirpan. The…

Westchester, New York, USA: A prominent clothing store denied they had discriminated against Amandeep Singh, a young Sikh man, when he was refused a job because of his turban and claimed that their staff had not understood their dress policy. When…

Sikhs Secure Right To Wear The Kirpan In 61 Schools In Six States Battle Creek, MI, USA: Sikhs moved one step further in their continuous struggle to practice their religion freely. Sukhmeet Kaur, a Sikh student in the 8th grade,…

San Diego, CA, USA: The Sikh community of San Diego and Imperial Counties joined hands with UNITED SIKHS to launch an effort to count Sikhs separately in the US Census on August 19th. Speaking at a Regional State Convening Event in…

New York, NY, USA: In preparation for the second-annual Global Sikh Civil Rights Report, UNITED SIKHS has launched a survey to ascertain the state of the global Sikh nation, and urges all members of the international Sikh community to participate. The…

El Sobrante, CA; Dallas, TX; Washington, D.C., USA; New York, NY:  UNITED SIKHS continues its mission to combat discrimination and promote Sikh awareness in partnership with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) by holding education and awareness seminars throughout the…

Kalyan Singh Speaks About His Experience After Being Kidnapped by the Taliban from Orakzai Agency. UNITED SIKHS provides Aid to the IDPs in Peshawar Peshawar- NWFP, Pakistan: UNITED SIKHS continues to provide essential commodities to families who were displaced by the…

Richmond Hill, Queens, NY, USA: Last Sunday, UNITED SIKHS partnered with the Jewish Community Relations Council, Council of Peoples Organization, the New York City Police Department (NYPD), and the Queens County District Attorney in a proactive initiative to educate, empower,…

“Today is the day, 264 years ago, when a Sikh martyr, Bhai Taru Singh, was scalped alive, by the oppressive rulers of the day, because he refused to give up his faith that required him to wear his hair unshorn.…