By Randa Kuziez
When Ramadan began, I called my sister and said, “This year, I want to feel like I really earned Eid!” Eid is the Muslim holiday following Ramadan, the holy month of fasting from dawn to sunset daily. She assured me that with the 16 hour fast in Kansas this [...]
By Valarie Kaur
Oak Creek, Wisconsin – On Friday, I participated in a memorial for the victims of the 4 August shooting in a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. I am a third-generation Sikh American, and as the ceremony drew to a close, I tweeted, “May this not be the [...]
By Valarie Kaur
On Friday morning, I arrived at a conference at the White House to speak on the future of the Sikh American community. On a panel, I reported on a rising generation of Sikhs who are reinterpreting their faith and finding innovative ways to serve their country. [...]
On August 5, 2012, Wade M. Page, an apparent white supremacist, opened fire on the members of the Sikh community in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, during their Sunday service. Page killed six innocent people and wounded three before the police shot him dead.
Religious Freedom USA is deeply shocked, saddened, [...]
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