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Sikh

[seek, sik] / sik, sɪk /
NOUN
adherent of Sikhism
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After the event Bass left to attend religious services at four churches and one Sikh temple.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

A Scottish Sikh activist has been released from prison in India after being detained for almost nine years without being convicted.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The family of a Scottish Sikh activist who has been locked up in India for almost nine years without conviction have said he has been granted bail.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

The Sikh Coalition noted that the DHS post comes as the country mourns the 25th anniversary of 9/11, after which Sikhs were targeted for hate crimes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

He was from India, and his beard and turban were signs of his Sikh religious beliefs.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

The partition of India in 1947 uprooted more than 10 million people, Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs alike.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

The Sikh Coalition noted that the DHS post comes as the country mourns the 25th anniversary of 9/11, after which Sikhs were targeted for hate crimes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

“We remain fearless in identifying as Sikhs — even when our government portrays us as enemies,” the coalition wrote on X.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Many Sikhs fled the violence to the U.S. and Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

There were Sikhs from the Punjab who never cut their hair but tucked it all up under their turbans.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan


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