SIKHISM

“Under the Turban” Documentary Deepens Our Understanding of Sikhs and Their Faith

From India to Manhattan to Canada, it is the same: Sikhs the world over, regardless of their station in life, believe in equality, community and mutual respect.

Faith in Action: Why Better Religion Is the Answer to “Bad” Religion

Real, authentic faith inspires acts of love and uplift.

In Defense of All Faiths: The Legacy of Sikhism

As Freedom Forum’s David Callaway relates in his article, the Sikhs’ defense of others has never ceased.

Connecticut’s First Sikh City Councilman Shares Perspective on His Historic Win

I know how minority groups can be attacked if they don’t have a voice, so I have always wanted to be a voice for underrepresented communities. This platform will help me be that voice.

Connecticut’s First Ever Sikh City Councilman Shows Us How to Build a Better America

The idea that every group, every religion, every individual can come together and contribute to their community by putting the needs of the entire community first is, for me, what America is all about.

Sikhism: A Phoenix Rises From the Ashes of Suppression

It was the late 1400s in India. Religious fanaticism combined with the caste system to create a culture where the ruling Mughals could and did round up commoners and slaughter them solely to slake their royal hounds’ thirst for blood.

Bigotry—I Just Won’t Do That Anymore

That’s the importance of religion, to me. And I know it’s true because I experienced it at that interfaith meeting. And this changed my mind and heart about ever bashing or putting down another’s faith.

Why Valarie Kaur is Right

After the September 11th attacks I remember hearing from a college friend whose family members were practicing Sikhs. She was relating the painful reality of her brothers suddenly being harassed and threatened in public.