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Supporters of Waris Punjab De shout slogans favoring their chief and separatist leader Amritpal Singh and other arrested activists

Sikh separatist still on the run in India

April 5, 2023Borders

In his latest video, Singh, a preacher calling for a Sikh homeland known as Khalistan, says he’ll surrender at a time of his own choosing.

The Singh family in a promotional video for the specially designed Bold Helmets.

This mom couldn’t find sports helmets to accommodate her sons’ Sikh religious requirements, so she designed her own

February 9, 2023Lifestyle & Belief

A woman wearing a headwrap and as shimmering blue and gold dress stands in front of a camera, with her hands to her hips.

Fashion, faith and culture come together through the global art of head wrapping

October 23, 2017Culture

New Democratic Party candidate Jagmeet Singh speaks at an event in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, on July 17, 2017.

A Sikh Canadian politician explains his warm response to an anti-Muslim heckler

September 13, 2017Conflict

"The Bachelorette" finalist Dean Unglert, took his date to meet his father, a Sikh convert.

What happened when ‘The Bachelorette’ featured a Sikh convert

July 19, 2017Culture

Kamal Kalsi testifies before the US Commission on Civil Rights in May, 2013

Why should it be so hard for a Sikh to serve in the US military?

December 16, 2015Culture

The first observant Sikh of his generation to join the US military is on a campaign to eliminate the dress code that has blocked all but a handful of Sikhs from serving the country they love.

Hardeep Singh Kohli - Comedian, Writer, Presenter

Sikh photographers go beyond beards and turbans with their portraits

November 3, 2014Culture

The men in Naroop Singh Jhoot and Amit Amin’s photo series, “The Singh Project,” all have three things in common: turbans, beards and the middle name Singh. Yet as the photos show, their personalities — and looks — are extremely diverse.

Beijing is bracing for a smoggy, dangerous weekend

October 17, 2014Global Scan

Beijing is preparing for a weekend of smog and dangerous conditions, urging residents to stay home and wash their hands and face if they do go outside. That story and more in today’s Global Scan.

Captain America is a Sikh. You got a problem with that?

October 15, 2014Arts

Turbaned and proud. That’s Vishavjit Singh who responded to the hate directed at him after 9/11 by drawing political cartoons about being Sikh in America. Then he got really bold and dressed up as Captain America and took to the streets of New York City.

Watch an immigrant’s take on the most American of holidays

July 4, 2014Arts, Culture & Media

Arpita Kumar’s latest short film, “My Dear Americans,” is a riveting take on how a Sikh immigrant couple celebrate the most American holiday of the year.Arpita Kumar’s latest short film, “My Dear Americans,” is a riveting take on how a Sikh immigrant couple celebrate the most American holiday of the year.