Anti-Sikh Sentiment
Anti-Sikh sentiment (also known as Sikhophobia) is fear or prejudice against Sikhs. Anti-Sikh sentiment can be motivated by an ethnic hatred of Sikhs or religious hatred of Sikhism, but in Western countries (especially the US and UK) it can also be fuelled by Islamophobia, stemming from a conflation of Sikhs and Muslims due to the racialization of Islamophobia, with Sikhs sharing the same racial background with many Muslims. Sikhs have been targets of hate crimes and discrimination due to various reasons such as appearance (turban, baptized Sikh, having uncut hair) language and the colour of their skin. Therefore, both Sikh men and women are at an increased risk of suffering from racism because of these intersectional ways of oppression that can impact the way Sikhs are treated in society. Historically, anti-Sikh discrimination began in the roots of India. With a prominent Hindu government and institutions, Sikh's were looked down upon due to the differences with class (Sikhs be ...
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Our First Invasion By Hindus And Mohammedans
Our or OUR may refer to: * The possessive form of " we" Places * Our (river), in Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany * Our, Belgium, a village in Belgium * Our, Jura, a commune in France Other uses * Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), a government utility regulator in Jamaica * Operation Underground Railroad, a non-profit organization that helps rescue sex trafficking victims * Operation Unified Response, the United States military's response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake * Ownership, Unity and Responsibility Party, a political party in the Solomon Islands See also * Ours (other) Ours may refer to: People * Ours (singer), a French singer and songwriter. * Wes Ours (born 1977), an American football player Music * Ours (band), an American rock group Songs * Ours (song), "Ours" (song), by Taylor Swift, 2011 * "Ours", a son ...

Murder Of Lee Rigby
On the afternoon of 22 May 2013, a British Army soldier, Fusilier#United Kingdom, Fusilier Lee Rigby of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, was attacked and killed by Islamic terrorism, Islamist terrorists Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale near the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich, South London, southeast London. Rigby was off duty and walking along Wellington Street when he was attacked. Adebolajo and Adebowale ran him down with a car, then used knives and a cleaver to stab and hack him to death. The men dragged Rigby's body into the road and remained at the scene until police arrived, informing passers-by that they had murdered Rigby to avenge Muslims killed by the British Armed Forces, British military. Police use of firearms in the United Kingdom, Unarmed police arrived at the scene nine minutes after an emergency call was received and set up a cordon. Authorised Firearms Officer, Armed police officers arrived five minutes later. The assailants, armed with a cleaver a ...
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Anti-Sikh Sentiment In Canada
Within Canada, anti-Sikh sentiment has included hostility, prejudice, or discrimination against Sikhism in Canada, Canadian Sikhs as a Religion, religious and Ethnic group, ethnic group. This form of racism has affected Sikhs in the country since Canada's Sikh community was established in 1897. Background Anti-Sikh sentiment in Canada has a historical and contemporary presence marked by several key events and ongoing issues. Early instances include the 1907 1907 Bellingham race riot, Bellingham Race Riot, where South East Asian and South Asian immigrants, mostly Sikhs, were violently targeted by white mobs in Washington (state), Washington, U.S., spilling over into Canadian anti-immigrant sentiments and the Pacific Northwest. The 1914 Komagata Maru incident incident further highlighted this sentiment when 376 Indian passengers, mostly Sikhs, were denied entry into Canada and forced to return to India, where many faced persecution. During the late 20th and early 21st century, C ...
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