Sikh American History Project
The Sikh American History Project is a volunteer-run project dedicated to finding, preserving and sharing the history of Sikhs in the United States.
The Sikh American History Project is a volunteer-run project dedicated to finding, preserving and sharing the history of Sikhs in the United States.
Jagbir Jhutti-Johal is professor of religion at the University of Birmingham. Her research focuses on Sikh theology, inter-faith dialogue, gender inequality, Sikh identity in the diasporic community, racialization and mistaken identity and other contested issues that confront the Sikh community nationally and globally.
The American Sikh Council represents the collective view of Sikhs in the United States and works to promote Sikh interests at the national and international levels, focusing on issues of advocacy, education and well-being of humankind. Currently 71 gurdwaras and other Sikh institutions across the nation are members of ASC.
Jatinder Singh is a Sikh advocate and activist, with a particular focus on calling attention to the historical and present persecution of Sikhs worldwide.
Tahil Sharma is an interfaith activist based in Los Angeles who was born to a Hindu father and a Sikh mother. After the Oak Creek, Wisconsin, shooting at a Sikh temple in 2012, Sharma became involved in efforts for interfaith literacy and social justice and has been doing this work professionally for the past seven […]
Sikhs for Humanity is an Edmonton, Canada-based non-profit providing free meals to all, regardless of background. They are one of numerous Sikh organizations across Canada, the US and the UK taking the traditional concept of the “langar”, or shared meal, out of the temple and onto the street.
This Reporting Guide provides extensive background on Hindu nationalism, what it is, where it comes from, what advocacy organizations and human rights groups are saying about it and what the future might hold for Hindutva.
Charan Singh is CEO and founder-director of the EGROW Foundation in Bangalore, India. His research and writing focus on economics and management.
Christophe Jaffrelot is a research fellow with the Center for International Studies and France’s National Centre for Scientific Research. His work focuses on such topics as mobilization of the lower castes and untouchables in India, the Hindu nationalist movement and ethnic conflicts in Pakistan.