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York University students condemn ‘blatantly racist flyers’ that surfaced around campus

Toronto, Canada: York University students condemned “blatantly racist flyers” that surfaced around the university campus and surrounding areas last week. The university has been pulling down these posters, the CBC reported. The flyers were believed to have been distributed by Immigration ...

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Congressman Crowley Strongly Condemns Attack on Sikh Businessman

New York, USA: Congressman Joseph Crowley, a staunch opponent of hate crimes committed against Sikhs, condemned the attack on a Queens Sikh businessman who was injured after being run down by a pickup truck outside his office last week. Last Wednesday, ...

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Turban row: US lawmakers appeal to basketball body

Washington, USA: A bipartisan group of 20 influential American lawmakers has asked the international basketball federation (FIBA) to end its discriminatory policy against Sikh players who wear the turban, an article of faith. “There is no evidence showing that a turban ...

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Sikh player humiliated in Doha, India to raise issue in FIBA World Congress

New Delhi: A little over a month after two Sikh members of Indian national team were asked to remove their turbans at the fifth FIBA Asia Cup in China, more humiliation lay in store for the nation as Anmol Singh, ...

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