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Harkirat Hansra is not your typical teenager. The 17-year-old is the only turban-wearing Sikh at Mira Loma High School in Sacramento. That turban has been the cause for discrimination ever since Sept. 11, 2001. More...

Harkirat Hansra is not your typical teenager. The 17-year-old is the only turban-wearing Sikh at Mira Loma High School in Sacramento. That turban has been the cause for discrimination ever since Sept. 11, 2001. More...

Members of the Mid-Valley’s Sikh community came to Yuba City Sikh Temple Gurdwara in Tierra Buena on Saturday to commemorate the martyring of one of the religion’s 10 gurus. More...

Local News (Appeal-Democrat) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=12g78566f/*http%3A//www.appeal-democrat.com/articles/2006/06/12/news/local_news/news2.txt Array Mon, 12 Jun 2006 07:18:21 GMT Twenty-two years and thousands of miles have not softened the blow felt one June day...

Top Story (Appeal-Democrat) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=12fafu1cl/*http%3A//www.appeal-democrat.com/articles/2006/05/29/news/top_story/news1.txt Array Mon, 29 May 2006 08:06:54 GMT Traditional Sikh headgear and baseball caps turned sideways. Customary fried potatoes...

The American Civil Liberties Union sued Yuba County on Wednesday, alleging it violated the religious rights of a Sikh jail detainee. Harpal Singh Cheema, a devout Sikh, "feels debased and defiled" because he can't wear a turban or other religious head covering away from his bed, the ACLU said...

Yuba-Sutter's Sikh community provided further proof Wednesday that respect for the late Pope John Paul II extends far beyond the Catholic church. The Sri Guru Nanak Sikh Temple, 2269 Bogue Road, held a memorial service for the pope and invited members of Yuba City's St. Isidore Catholic Church...