Civil Rights in Wartime: The Post-9/11 Sikh Experience

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Contributions......Page 8
Foreword by Amy Chua......Page 10
Preface......Page 14
Introduction......Page 20
Part I Sikhism and the Sikh Turban......Page 26
1 Punjab: The Sikh Homeland......Page 28
2 Founding and Early Development of Sikhism......Page 30
3 Fighting Against Injustice......Page 40
4 Sikh Migration to the West......Page 50
5 Contemporary Sikh History......Page 62
6 Spiritual Significance and Physical Aspects of the Sikh Turban......Page 66
Part II Targeting the Sikh Turban......Page 78
7 Harassment......Page 82
8 Bullying of Sikh Students......Page 88
9 Violence......Page 94
10 Profiling......Page 102
11 Employment Discrimination......Page 110
12 Detention......Page 118
13 Denial of Entry into Public Places......Page 122
Part III Marginalization of the Sikh Turban......Page 126
14 France......Page 130
15 Britain......Page 136
16 Ireland......Page 142
17 Other Western Nations......Page 146
18 Canada......Page 150
19 United States......Page 156
Part IV The Response to the Post-9/11 Climate......Page 170
20 The Human Costs......Page 172
21 The Emergence of Sikh Advocacy......Page 182
22 Non-traditional Efforts......Page 198
23 Government Appeals for Tolerance......Page 204
24 Federal Enforcement and Outreach......Page 206
Conclusion......Page 222
Index......Page 228