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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...
...have Easter off this year, consider yourself overworked. With Christian, Buddhist, Hindu and Sikh holidays all falling on the same April 13-16 weekend, most of the world is taking a break. Wild festivals abound. It's an ideal time for a few days away. Here's our pick of Easter escapes in Asia...
INDIA Baisakhi Day on April 3 has special significance for Hindus and Sikhs. Across the country Hindus host huge community feasts that feature singing and dancing. Crowds flock to temples and to holy rivers like the Ganges for ritual dips. The day is also the anniversary of the founding of the Sikh brotherhood and a time to celebrate the harvest with wild Bhangra dancing. To an ever-changing beat, the strenuous dance portrays life in the fields, moving from plowing to sowing to weeding to reaping. Catch the festivities in any Punjabi village...
...chase a target of 373 on the final day, India bowled out Australia for 212, becoming only the third test team in history to win a match after having been forced to follow on. Where Laxman had put steel into the spine of the Indian batting, a lanky young Sikh off-spinner, Harbajan Singh, claimed the honors with the ball - having dispatched seven Australians in the first innings, he added another six scalps in the second...
...Domino's Pizza didn't hire Prabhjot S. Kohli because the Sikh refused to cut his beard for religious reasons. This January, Domino's put an end to its no-beards policy and settled with Kohli...