Volunteers providing food, medical aid, hygiene awareness, and religious support After three months since the conflict broke out in Myanmar, the Rohingya refugees are escaping the violence into Bangladesh at record rates. Hundreds of thousands find their way through a…
A Sikh man recieved death threats and was assaulted at a gas station store front in Washington state. Deepinder Singh Deepinder Singh, a Sikh man, works at a local BP gas station in the suburbs of Seattle. He recounts the…
“On behalf of Sikhs in Australia, and in Victoria in particular, we are very pleased that VCAT has upheld religious freedom in schools. We applaud Sidhak Singh’s parents who took a stand for their child that will benefit all faith…
This is a proud moment for civil rights groups and law-makers in NJ. Gurbir Singh Grewal is the first turban wearing Sikh Attorney general to be sworn in the United States. Grewal will serve as the state’s chief law enforcement…
“Quick! Run! He has a bomb!” said the Royal Mail postman, to his colleague, as Mr Karnail Singh put his rucksack down, to grab his water bottle. After witnessing the incident Sun Kaur of UNITED SIKHS sent a direct message…
This year, #GivingTuesday matters more than ever. Every minute, twenty people are displaced from their homes all over the world. Over half a million of them are Rohingya refugees escaping into Bangladesh. Life is at a standstill for the thousands…
Together with the partnership of Carleton University and UNITED SIKHS, we have begun an ambitious project to understand how Random Police Stops (carding) have impacted our Sikh community. It is well known that minorities in Canada are stopped by the…
Major Breakthrough in Puerto Rico Relief Efforts 15,000+ Families receive access to clean water. “A Sikh distributes the ripened life and love and labour unconditionally to man, bird, and beast. They must be God-like, feeding all, giving light to all,…
Rohingya Refugees Find Refuge at UNITED SIKHS Relief Camps Cox Bazaar, Bangladesh: Over the past year, Refugees pouring into Bangladesh have suffered through a devastating humanitarian crisis. Escaping genocide in Myanmar with nothing but the clothes on their back, the Rohingya…
Las Vegas, NV: UNITED SIKHS condemns the senseless act of terror that shook Las Vegas Sunday night. Described as the worst mass shooting in modern American history, a gunman open-fired on a crowd gathered for an outdoor country music festival. The…