
There are about 500,000-700,000 Sikhs in the United States alone, which gives them a huge presence. They help those that need help, and that have no line of defense. One thing that you’ll also see is that they show compassion for everyone. Sikhs live in the world without being materialistic. The goal of Sikhism is to build a close loving relationship with God.

Sikhs believe that unless you live a life full of good deeds, you will repeat the cycle of life and death. Local authorities were failing to treat this as a hate crime, which has made the Sikh community of Los Angeles uneasy. DRIVING HIS ROUTE, THIS SIKH BUS DRIVER WAS ATTACKEDĪ Sikh bus driver that was driving his route was attacked, being called a “suicide bomber” and “terrorist.” This all occurred while driving down the road which forced him to fight to keep control. The claimed reasoning for this is that crew members and others “felt uneasy and uncomfortable” with their presence. Their plane was grounded until they were removed from the plane.

The attack turned into a stabbing that killed him.ĪMERICAN AIRLINES ISN’T IMMUNE FROM TARGETING A SIKHĪfter enjoying birthday celebrations in New York City, 2 Muslims and a Sikh were the target of a misunderstanding by American Airlines employees. Shortly after that, on New Year’s Day, Gurcharan Singh Gill was attacked while working his shift at a liquor store. The beating occurred while he was waiting to be picked up. He was wearing a turban at the time, and had just finished up his shift on the farm. FRESNO SIKHS ARE ON HIGH ALERT AFTER 2 ATTACKS AGAINST 2 ELDERLY SIKHSĪ recent attack was a beating on Decemby 2 men involving Amrik Singh Bal who is 68 years old. Here are just a few of the recent events in which Sikhs were targeted. Sikhism is the 5 th largest religion in the world, and it is the most misunderstood one.

LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE CURRENT STATE OF SIKHS BEING TARGETED. The truth is that this could be changed if people would simply approach Sikhism with an open mind and understand that just because someone wears a turban, it doesn’t mean that they’re a terrorist. A lot of it has to do with a biased view that automatically misinterprets Sikhs as those linked to acts of terrorism. It seems to be getting even more common for attacks to be made on members of the Sikh community.
