California prison guards’ anti-Human policy is discriminatory: U.S. government

The federal government is asking a court to stop California from enforcing a rule requiring prison guards to shave, saying it amounts to religious discrimination against Sikhs, Muslims and others who grow beards to express their faith. A civil rights complaint filed Monday by the U.S. Department of Justice alleges that the California Department of … Read more

UK university apologizes for ‘erroneous’ post confusing Sikhs and Muslims

Several people commented on the error on social media. London: The University of Birmingham has apologized after deleting a social media post that appeared to confuse Sikh students with Muslims. According to China Dailybirmingham post‘, the university’s post suggested that a 20-year-old “Langar on Campus” event organized by the university’s Sikh Association earlier this month … Read more

UK museum donates £200,000 to mark the legacy of the last ruler of the Sikh Empire

The museum was established in 1924 by Prince Frederick Duleep Singh London: A museum in the UK has been awarded a grant of almost £200,000 by the National Lottery Heritage Fund to mark the legacy of Maharaja Duleep Singh, the last ruler of the Sikh Empire. The funds were presented to the Ancient House Museum … Read more