racism

From themusic.com.au here. L-FRESH The LION: ‘I Refuse To Be Silent While You’re Being Attacked, Vilified And Threatened’ Jun 29th 2016 | 5:50pm | L-FRESH The LION I woke up this morning feeling burnt out. I am physically, mentally and emotionally exhausted. I’ve just finished being a part...

Shared by Tegh Singh, Toronto, Ontario, Canada This is a rant about something that happened to me yesterday that really bothered me. I don't entirely know how to talk about it, so I'll just start from the beginning. My 9 month old daughter (Kiran) and I are in the Brampton area and decide to...

A Sikh musician has claimed he was racially profiled while having lunch at a restaurant in Orlando when a “concerned citizen” called police to investigate him for carrying a “suspicious container” which just contained his bamboo flutes. Neelamjit Dhillon was having lunch in Orlando, Florida...

[I wasn't sure whether I should put this in my blog, or here. Apologies if it's not in the right place.] A thick skin is required of "Western Sikhs" as anti-western sentiment from some of our fellow Sikhs is bound to be apparent from time-to-tide. I can understand some of where it comes from...

I'm quite new, been reading a bit then joined the site a few days ago with a few questions in mind... 1. Anyone who has covered or has family not Sikhi, and that are racist/prejudice (whichever you feel it is.), towards you or Sikhi in general. How do you deal with it? 2. I'm in the military...

Not long after the terror alert level was raised to high, truck driver Amar Singh was working when a stranger approached and said: "You look like a terrorist. You should be on a terrorist watch list." Mr Singh, who was sitting in his parked truck in Wollongong, was perplexed. He certainly was...

In an act of defiance against his bullies, a Sikh schoolboy filmed himself facing racist abuse on a school bus in Georgia. The footage has been viewed almost half a million times, and sparked a conversation about bullying in school. New York: In a shocking case of racism, a young Sikh boy in...

Despite their important implications for interpersonal behaviors and relations, cognitive abilities have been largely ignored as explanations of prejudice. The researchers proposed and tested mediation models in which lower cognitive ability predicts greater prejudice, an effect mediated...

Me Racist? Naw........!!! rac·ism [rey-siz-uhm] noun 1. a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others. 2. a policy...

World Sikh Organization concerned about Montreal police racism allegations http://www.sikhsiyasat.net/2013/03/21/world-sikh-organization-concerned-about-montreal-police-racism-allegations/ Montreal, Quebec (March 21, 2013): According to a news report by “The Suburban” (publiched on March...

I am a white girl. I am very open, accepting, and curious about the Sikh religion. I have many Sikh friends who I ask questions of. I live in Surrey BC, and are surrounded by them. A little less than a year ago I started dating a very "Canadianized" Sikh man...I'm just going to refer to him...

Living in Brooklyn, New York City as a turban-wearing Sikh, I attract plenty of negative attention from random strangers as well as the cops, which I’ve written about at length. Fortunately, I also get some love and respect from time to time as I walk or ride my bike in my neighborhood in...

Slough racism charity Aik Saath 'could have to fold' The charity trains young volunteers in conflict resolution A charity that promotes racial harmony between ethnic communities in Slough, Berkshire, will fold this year without additional funding, its manager said. Aik Saath was set up...

source: http://www.straight.com/article-329971/vancouver/gurpreet-singh-air-india-flight-182-commission-report-underplays-racism Air India Flight 182 commission report underplays racism By Gurpreet Singh The much-awaited Air India public inquiry report, which was released Thursday (June...

Communal riot in Jodhpur; Idgah, Muslims shops burned Jaipur: Several Muslim worship places including an Idgah were damaged and several shops of Muslim villagers were burned by rioters in Balesar Durgawta village in Jodhpur, home district of Rajasthan CM Ashok Gahlot. When the police intervened...

India clashes with Britain over Equality Bill racism law India is set to clash with Britain over Westminster' s new Equality Bill which outlaws caste discrimination as a form of racism. Dean Nelson, in New Delhi Published: 6:50PM BST 31 Mar 2010 The bill, which has been passed in...

Sharan Kaur is a second year student at Australian National University. She is Singaporean by nationality. She recounted her brush with racism in the first week of her stay in Australia in mypaper, a Singapore tabloid. She was dancing with 3 other foreign students in a night club and were pushed...

Racist Humour: A Touch of No Class A Sikh friend got drawn into a fairly predictable situation recently. He was at a largely Indian function celebrating Divali somewhere in Middle America. After the evening's concluding piece - bhangra - the master of ceremonies came on with patter that...

India loses stand, face at UN forum World is no more ready to listen to pernicious Indian stand that caste cannot be equated with Racism It was high time that the world took notice of discrimination by birth...

Sikh WPC Wins Racism Claim A SIKH policewoman is expected to win a five-figure payout after an employment *tribunal ruled she suffered racist and religious humiliation. Amandeep Kaur Grewal claimed she was *singled out for unfair criticism and treatment because of her race...