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Coachella Valley Sikh students to honor the fallen

California,US: desert hot springs As the nation tries to make sense of the massacre that took place in Newtown, Conn., less than a week ago, four Palm Desert teens practice their speeches and add the finishing touches to posters commemorating those ...

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Sikhs’ academic bid for understanding

San francisco,California: A flag ceremony is held in August outside the Wisconsin temple where six Sikhs were slain. Out of the tragedy, some Sikhs found an opportunity to increase awareness, including in California universities Santa Cruz — The first slide that ...

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FBI stays mostly mum about Sikh temple shooter Wade Page

Wisconsin, US: The FBI announced the results of its expansive investigation into why Wade Michael Page pick Sikh Gurudwara Sahib. Two hundred investigative leads, 300 interviews, more than 200 pieces of evidence. Yet when the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced the results ...

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US lawmakers want Obama admin to stop racial profiling of Sikhs

Washington DC, USA: Around 16 Congressmen signed off to a letter asking the Transportation Security Administration – the federal agency responsible for security of airports in the country – to stop racial profiling of people from South Asia and Middle East ...

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