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  • N.Y. court order on driver’s licenses favor immigrants
  • Attorneys demand ‘on-air’ apology for ‘racist’ call to India
  • N.Y. Council members Weprin, Yassky to introduce hate crime bills
  • ‘I want to fight for social justice’ –– Saru Jayaraman
  • Study on ‘Pervasive Inequality in NYC’s Thriving Restaurant Industry’
  • Radio DJ apologizes for racist lyrics on New York radio station
  • Undergarment offensive to Sikh faith removed at group’s request; others remain
  • ‘Some positive steps with respect for human rights’
  • ‘Worst year in United States history’
  • Macy’s agrees to pay $ 600,000 for possible racial profiling of customers
  • U.S. Supreme Court limits detention of immigrants
  • Britain to review rights of Gurkha soldiers, says Defense Secretary
  • MTA logo on turban violates religious faith: Motorman
  • Asians 6 times more likely to be target of aggressive policing: Official
  • Sikhs protest play allegedly denigrating their religion
  • Poster on ‘Common Muslim Head Coverings’ is released
  • United States Justice Department issues special Sikh poster
  • Sikh-owned gas station vandalized, set on fire in Chesterfield, VA
  • Crimes based on race, religion or disabilities remained steady in last 2 years, says FBI report
  • Federal grand jury indicts 2 NY men for allegedly threatening Muslims
  • Sikh Council disappointed over rejection of hate crime act
  • 1 in 4 Americans think of Muslims negatively: Survey
  • Arab, Muslim Americans wary of new FBI outreach
  • 300 S. Asian workers among 10,000 in forced labor in U.S.
  • Chicago officials drop case against Gaurav Bhatia for sleeping on CTA train
  • M.T.A., N.Y.C. Transit are sued over their policy on Muslim head coverings
  • Dr. Rajendra Badgaiyan claims discrimination in suit against Harvard University
  • Proposal for ‘limited immigrant driver permit’ under review
  • Hearing on hate crimes against Sikhs
  • U.S. acts to notify foreigners of tougher rules for visits
  • Makhan Singh on hunger strike to protest prison conditions
  • Immigrants on 5-day fast, vigils
  • Ban on ‘conspicuous’ religious symbols comes into effect
  • Defiant Sikhs urge Indian prime minister to intervene
  • Ravi K. Sawhney is senior legislative assistant to Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee
  • Flushing Hindu Temple case acquires a higher constitutional profile
  • Sikh family faces vandalism, spends $1,000 on security
  • Indian among others on hunger strike at Queens jail
  • Pakistani American detained at New York airport
  • 5 indicted in bias-related attack on Sikh man in Richmond Hill
  • Sikh student alleges unfair detention by Secret Service
  • Retail chain Wal-Mart in talks to settle illegal immigrant charges
  • Bush-Cheney campaign asks for Indian-American photographer’s race
  • NYC Transit committee to examine Sathari Singh’s headgear case
  • All charges against 19 S. Asian L.I. school students dismissed
  • NYPD is ordered to take back Jasjit Singh Jaggi, let him wear turban on job
  • 2 shootings in Fairfield, CA, Gurdwara being investigated, says SMART
  • Bangladeshi schoolgirl loses fight to wear Islamic dress in class
  • Citing turban as reason, MTA shifts Sikh driver to yard duty, then rescinds
  • NY Attorney General to intervene in turban case
  • Bill to check human rights violations
  • New guidelines require Sikhs to replace turbans with hairnets
  • Muslim Unity Forum by New York Commission


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