Sikh

Upon recognizing how challenging it is to reconcile the tensions that arise in a modern liberal society as a result of cultural diversity, it becomes increasingly clear as to why Jean Jacques Rousseau conceptualized his ideal state as a homogenous one . That is not to say that cultural diversity is not valuable and should not be promoted, but rather that Rousseau, as many of us often are, was inclined to take the easy way out. Nevertheless, as zo0oz perceives, cultural diversity should be…

Religious accessories? Should they be banned? It is a well-known fact that religion and workplaces often produce conflicts and so employers usually want their workplaces to be secular but violation of people’s basic human rights is not acceptable and banning religious accessories is a violation of people’s fundamental human rights. After all we work to live but we do not live to work. People often tend to forget that religious attire might not be an accessory at all it might be something that…

Persian flourished as a language of prestige and elitism throughout Europe and Asia for centuries, but its importance began to diminish around the eighteenth century. In 1722, the fall of the Safavid Empire occurred and under the rule of Sultan Husayn, the Persian state suffered long term economic deterioration. It wasn’t until Nadir Shah of the Afsharid dynasty took power that political unity was restored, and for the first last time Persia’s borders were extended. However soon after this…

occurred on August 5, 2012. It was a peaceful Sunday in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, Some people of the Sikh faith were gathered in their place of worship, when suddenly a gunman burst through the door and starts firing. That man was named Michael Page, a white supremacist and veteran. This man was blatantly killing people because he believed that he was killing Muslims, but he ended up killing people of the Sikh religion. Even though people of the two religions look quite similar, the religions they…

Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Center for Transgender Equality, National Council of Jewish Women, National Disability Rights Network, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, National Organization for Women, Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund, The Sikh Coalition, Southern Poverty Law Center, and many others. (FBI, WHAT WE INVESTIGATE,…

figures of major world religions correctly (Liu). Lacking any background in religion corresponds to ignorance and intolerance as well, which at the school-age level can lead to bullying. A Sikh first grader has been the target of bullying because of his classmates’ unfamiliarity with his religion (Dallas). The Sikh religion forbids the cutting of one’s hair as a major tenet; however, classmates unknowingly were criticizing his religion by tormenting the first grader about the “girly” length of…

The Partition of India in 1947 was one of the most horrific events of decolonization in the 20th century, bringing death, rape and plunder in its wake. The agony of partition has reverberated in literature in various India Languages in as many ways as the writers themselves.BapsiSidhwa’s Ice Candy Man offers intimate glimpse into the events leading to the division of the country from the point of view of a young Parsee girl living in the city of Lahore after the birth of Pakistan. Ice Candy Man…

A Christian woman who was told to remove her headscarf for a driver’s license photo has sued officials of Alabama county, saying her faith convicts her to cover her hair. In December last year, Yvonne Allen of Tuskegee tried to renew her driver’s license, and she was told to remove her headscarf because “only Muslim women have the right to cover their hair.” On Tuesday, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit on her behalf, saying the Alabama officials violated Allen’s…

Kip is a character with a subtle personality in the novel. He is young Indian Sikh who appears to be culturally assimilated into English culture as he is re-named Kip in spite of the fact that his real name is Kirpal Singh. He encounters dissatisfactions with English culture until he willingly joins the British armed force. He then meets Lord Suffolk who is one of the few people in England that acknowledged him during the time. Kip not only thinks of him as a mentor, but also like a father. When…

The word 'Islam' means 'peace.' The word 'Muslim' means 'one who surrenders to God.' But the press makes us seem like haters.” This quote by Muhammad Ali shows how people’s perception of Islam isn’t the ideal meaning of Islam and due to ignorance, anyone who is classified as Muslim or Islam is seen as an evil person. This made me wonder what Islam really is, how it is perceived in the Middle East, where most of the region is dominated with this specific religion, and how that view of Islam…