Ottawa, Canada:  The Sikh Youth Federation (SYF) is proudly hosting ‘Sikh Awareness Day – Parliament Hill’ on Wednesday September 24th, 2014. The purpose of this event is to showcase the Canadian-Sikh culture to Canadian’s through meaningful, positive and fun engagement, at the same time eliminating stereotypical barriers. This is an all-day event taking place in the heart of Canada’s capital – ...

San Jose, USA: In the aftermath of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, Sikhs were unintended target of hate crimes, because the attackers thought they were Muslims. Thirteen years later, Sikhs said the attacks have not stopped. Sikh men wear turbans and beards, and women cover their heads. They are the basic articles of faith in the religion. “We ...

Casalmaggiore Italy: It is fast approaching the event of the Sikh community at European level of the Feast of the turban, which throughout the day on Sunday aims to bring to Casalmaggiore, at the park Bodana sticks, well 3 thousand ethnic Indians Sikhs from all over Europe. After the signal arrived relaxing by the community with the announcement of the petition ...

Jammu, India: Sikh bodies on Monday condemned FIBA’s policy of not allowing players wearing turbans to participate in International Basketball Federation Asia Cup tournament in China and asked them to reverse the decision. “We condemn the attitude of FIBA (China) for not allowing the Sikh players wearing turbans in International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia Cup tournament in Wuhan, China,” said Sukhbir ...

New York City, USA: In a news release the US based civil rights organization the Sikh Coalition has information that [i]gnoring protests from around the world, the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) decided yesterday (August 28) to delay a decision on whether Sikh athletes can wear turbans. No deadline was given for addressing the issue. As a result, FIBA’s turban ban ...