Word: sikhs
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...cross of Christianity at its core and, once upon a time, the Saracen as its target. Today, in the midst of so much confusion, it remains to be seen to what degree the recent murders (or robberies gone bad) of a Pakistani-born Muslim in Texas, an Indian Sikh in Arizona, and an Egyptian Christian in California are part of a crusade that is already spilling out of the hands of its would-be commander- in-chief. The terror of those who hate us can spin into the terror of those who love us, and in both cases we, understood...
Since that Tuesday, news of hate crimes poured in from across all 50 states. While a Sikh was killed in Arizona, shot to death presumably for resembling a Muslim, many other Muslim and Arab Americans were physically and verbally harassed. Innumerable others decided to simply stay home rather than risk a world that had suddenly and immediately turned hostile...
...must be careful not to use too broad a brush to accuse persons simply on the basis of mere suspicions. It is natural at a time of disaster to look for culprits, but all persons wearing turbans are not to blame. The New York Times reported that a poor Sikh was arrested on an Amtrak train on Friday. He was even discovered to be hiding a daggeractually a symbolic weaponin his shirt. A woman wearing a sari was nearly run down by a man outraged that he had been stopped by the cops. These are isolated instances of a sense...
...community and offer our full support to all those feeling threatened. At no point should we ever try to escape retaliation by distancing ourselves from fellow South Asians. Although there are many religions in South Asia, we are one community and will proudly stand beside our Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Jewish and Parsi brothers and sisters in this time of concern...
These vicious attacks have not been limited to Arabs or Muslims. A number of violent incidents against Sikhs have been reported in the New York area. Apparently, Sikhs—with their long beards and turbans—remind attackers of Osama bin Laden. On Saturday, a man shot and killed a Sikh service station attendant in Mesa, Arizona. The assailant then proceeded to drive to the next service station and fire on a Lebanese-American worker...