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	Home / News Archive / 2007 News Archive 2007 December UNITED SIKHS get UN recognition Dec 23, 2007 - New York: United Sikhs, an NGO, has become the first Sikh organisation to be associated with the United Nations..... September One indicted for hate crime against Sikh Sept 27, 2007 - A grand jury has filed an indictment against Umair Ahmed, a 17-year-old schoolboy, for forcibly cutting a 15-year-old Sikh boy's hair in a school at Queens borough here.... New York man sentenced for hate crime against Sikh Sept 23, 2007 - Anthony Bryant, a 36 year old New Yorker, was sentenced to do community service for 10 days and ordered to make restitution for damages caused to Avtar Singh Dhanjal's car... Unabated discrimination against Sikhs - Call for campaigns to nurture diversity in the EU Sept 15 , 2007 - What is the fault of three Sikh boys, Jasvir Singh, Bikramjit Singh and Ranjit Singh, aged between 15 and 18 years, who have been unable to attend school ... Show keeness to learn Punjabi martial art UK students go gaga over Gatka Sept 14 , 2007 - Describing the martial art of ‘Gatka', practised for self defence as awesome, a group of students from UK on a visit to the city have said it was a new experience for them ... Compromise found with the four Sikh high school students of Drancy refused from attending class [French Translation] Sept 12 , 2007 - The four Sikh young men, who were receiving separate education in the high school at Drancy (Seine-Saint-Denis), have accepted ... Developing strong fundamentals in English Sept 10 , 2007 - Dhulka(Amritsar): They sing and play games with tiny tots, talk to them in English and correct mistakes and while interacting with adult students, they try and improve their grammar ... Quatre sikhs refusés en cours dans un lycée de Drancy [English Translation] September 10, 2007 - Quatre élèves sikhs portant le sous-turban ne sont pas admis en cours depuis la rentrée au lycée Eugène-Delacroix de Drancy August Airport security biased, Sikhs say August 28 , 2007 - A new Homeland Security Department policy singles out Sikh men for rigorous airport security searches at the discretion of screeners, a national civil rights organization says. Turban Controversy - No change in UK laws August 26 , 2007 - The department of transport, UK, has confirmed that there was no change in the existing procedures for screening turban-wearing Sikhs at its airports. June Multifaith support for Sikh teen victim June 14 , 2007 - At a recent multi-faith gathering, religious leaders offered support to Queens Sikhs, following an alleged hate crime at Newtown High School where a Sikh teen's hair was chopped off. Sikhs challenge French law banning turbans on IDs June 12, 2007 - Sikhs in France have filed a case before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg challenging a French law.... Sikhs to appeal against French govt's turban-ban June 12, 2007 - A forum of Sikhs is planning to challenge French Government's restrictions on wearing turbans at the.... Sikhs sue for right to wear turbans June 12, 2007 - Sikhs took their fight for the right to wear turbans in ID photos in France to Europe's human rights court on Monday.... Sikhs challenge French law banning turbans on IDs June 12, 2007 - Sikhs in France have filed a case before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg challenging ... Sikhs to Take French Turban Law to European Rights Court June 12, 2007 - Sikhs in France have filed a case before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg.. Sikhs challenge law banning turbans on ID June 12, 2007 - Sikhs in France have filed a case before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg. Sikhs fight french law on turban June 11 , 2007 - Sikhs have gone to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg... Sikhs to appeal against French govt's turban-ban June 9 , 2007 A forum of Sikhs is planning to challenge French Government's restrictions on wearing turbans at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg on Monday.... THE BEST PUNISHMENT FOR HATE CRIMES June 5 , 2007 It is inspiring when people of faith, no matter what tradition, stand firm in their beliefs in the face of adversity. There is a shining example of this in the form of a 15-year-old Sikh student, who attends Newton High School .... May HAIR TOMORROW May 28, 2007 "I will grow my hair again." That was the vow yesterday of a Sikh teen whose hair was forcibly cut by other students in a high-school bathroom, in what's been deemed a religiously motivated hate crime. "I have faith in my religion," the... Impressive Sikh Day Parade held in NY May 08, 2007 A Saturday of clear skies and a comfortable weather attracted nearly 10000 Sikh men, women and children to the Annual Sikh Day Parade in Manhattan April 28..... February Embrace the Sikhs, don't fear them February 23, 2007 A few weeks ago, I had lunch at the United Nations with Hardayal Singh, director of United Sikhs, a non-government organization that champions minority rights worldwide.... Sikh NGO helps rebuild Florida church February 15, 2007 United Sikh, an international non-profit organisation, is helping authorities rebuild a church in Florida that was devastated by a deadly tornado early this month. UNITED SIKHS Mobilizes Relief Efforts in Florida February 14, 2007 The UNITED SIKHS AID team has started relief operations in the Lady Lake area. in response to the deadly tornado of Feb 2nd , that ripped central Florida killing 20 people and damaging hundreds of houses January Sikhs unite in aid effort January 01, 2007 United Sikhs, a worldwide non-governmental organisation, has donated several truckloads of food and hygiene kits to flood victims at relief centres here..

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