This book shares accounts of public and private discrimination involving turbaned Sikhs in America since September 11, 2001, investigates the American legal remedies available to those affected by discriminatory conduct, and compares these remedies to those in other Western societies. It offers a sharp analysis of the legal battles fought by Sikhs in post-9/11 America, and by extension the difficulties many minority groups have faced in protecting their civil liberties in times of war.
This book shares accounts of public and private discrimination involving turbaned Sikhs in America since September 11, 2001, investigates the American legal remedies available to those affected by discriminatory conduct, and compares these remedies to those in other Western societies. It offers a sharp analysis of the legal battles fought by Sikhs in post-9/11 America, and by extension the difficulties many minority groups have faced in protecting their civil liberties in times of war.
Dawinder S. Sidhu is Founding Director of the Discrimination and National Security Initiative, Pluralism Project, at Harvard University, and an attorney whose practice focuses on individual rights and national security.
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Introduction Part I Sikhism and the Sikh Turban Chapter 1 Punjab: The Sikh Homeland Chapter 2 Founding and Early Development of Sikhism Chapter 3 Fighting Against Injustice Chapter 4 Sikh Migration to the West Chapter 5 Contemporary Sikh History Chapter 6 Spiritual Significance and Physical Aspects of the Sikh Turban Part II Targeting the Sikh Turban Chapter 7 Harassment Chapter 8 Bullying of Sikh Students Chapter 9 Violence Chapter 10 Profiling Chapter 11 Employment Discrimination Chapter 12 Detention Chapter 13 Denial of Entry into Public Places Part III Marginalization of the Sikh Turban Chapter 14 France Chapter 15 Britain Chapter 16 Ireland Chapter 17 Other Western Nations Chapter 18 Canada Chapter 19 United States Part IV The Response to the Post-9/11 Climate Chapter 20 The Human Costs Chapter 21 The Emergence of Sikh Advocacy Chapter 22 Non-traditional Efforts Chapter 23 Government Appeals for Tolerance Chapter 24 Federal Enforcement and Outreach
Introduction Part I Sikhism and the Sikh Turban Chapter 1 Punjab: The Sikh Homeland Chapter 2 Founding and Early Development of Sikhism Chapter 3 Fighting Against Injustice Chapter 4 Sikh Migration to the West Chapter 5 Contemporary Sikh History Chapter 6 Spiritual Significance and Physical Aspects of the Sikh Turban Part II Targeting the Sikh Turban Chapter 7 Harassment Chapter 8 Bullying of Sikh Students Chapter 9 Violence Chapter 10 Profiling Chapter 11 Employment Discrimination Chapter 12 Detention Chapter 13 Denial of Entry into Public Places Part III Marginalization of the Sikh Turban Chapter 14 France Chapter 15 Britain Chapter 16 Ireland Chapter 17 Other Western Nations Chapter 18 Canada Chapter 19 United States Part IV The Response to the Post-9/11 Climate Chapter 20 The Human Costs Chapter 21 The Emergence of Sikh Advocacy Chapter 22 Non-traditional Efforts Chapter 23 Government Appeals for Tolerance Chapter 24 Federal Enforcement and Outreach
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