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Sikh community welcomes US support for Oak Creek shooting victims

Washington, USA: The Sikh community in the US has welcomed the announcement of the Barack Obama administration to provide financial help for those affected by the Oak Creek gurdwara shooting. They also appreciated the decision by the US to initiate ...

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Sikhs sidestep fights over US rampage donations

Wisconsin, USA: Gurdwara leaders, on the advice of outside counsel, decided to divide the money equally among all six families of the shooting victims. After a gunman killed six worshippers at aThe outpouring of financial support followed a rampage a year ...

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Candlelight vigil honors Wisconsin Sikh victims

Oak Creek, Wis. Hundreds of people gathered Monday night to mark the one-year anniversary of a shooting rampage at a Wisconsin Sikh temple with a candlelight vigil in a field next to the very parking lot where two of the ...

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Monumental Step Forward in Tracking Hate Crimes Against Sikhs

Washington D.C:  With the utmost gratitude, UNITED SIKHS thanks Congressman Joseph Crowley (D-NY) for his efforts to encourage the Department of Justice and FBI to begin tracking and quantifying hate crimes against Sikh, Hindu, and Arab Americans. To date, the ...

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