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Sikh Federation UK Condemns Misuse of Term “Asian”

London, UK: Ever since 9/11 and the term Islamophobia was invented, public bodies and the media in the UK have been reluctant to call a spade a spade. For reasons of excessive political correctness and possible claims of racism, the broader ...

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Afghan Sikh migrants trapped in airless container for 18 hours: Translator

London, UK: The Sikh families found in a shipping container in Britain were fleeing persecution in Afghanistan and had been trapped in darkness without fresh air for 18 hours, their translator said Monday. The group, discovered at Tilbury Docks, east of ...

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Britain to scrap turban ban at high-risk workplaces

London,UK: Britain is set to scrap a ban on turbans at high-risk workplaces next week, a move that some Sikh groups see as a “sweetener” to deal with the fallout of the Margaret Thatcher government’s alleged role in Operation Bluestar ...

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Resolutions passed by Sikhs from across Europe at the 25 June Conference in the European Parliament

London, UK: Resolutions passed by Sikhs from across Europe at the Conference on Human Rights Abuses and the Death Penalty in India in the European Parliament on 25 June 2013: Resolution 1 –Recognising the 1984 Sikh Genocide Having regard to ...

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