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Hate crimes should not be judged by intent alone, but by how they affect all of us
By Norman Chen and Nitasha Kaur Sawhney — April 18, 2022
(RNS) — It is high time that we change how we recognize and respond to hate.
Hate crimes are growing. Faith communities are uniquely positioned to combat them.
By Maureen O'Leary — October 19, 2021
(RNS) — Each one of us has an obligation to mobilize against hate.
The Atlanta spa shooting and the hate crime gap
By Simran Jeet Singh — May 14, 2021
(RNS) — Those targeted by hate see evidence of bias that law enforcement doesn't see.
US Sikh community traumatized by yet another mass shooting
By Casey Smith and Luis Andres Henao — April 21, 2021
(RNS)— The motive for last week's rampage is still unclear, but Sikh community leaders believe more must be done to combat the bigotry and violence they have suffered for decades.
Brandeis University stands by caste-bias ban despite pushback from Hindu activists
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald — October 19, 2020
(RNS) — A year-old ban against caste bias, says the Hindu American Foundation, is a ‘deeply problematic’ remedy for a largely nonexistent problem.
Why cops attack racial justice protesters
By Simran Jeet Singh — June 4, 2020
(RNS) — Racism infects policing on every level, from policy to personal biases.
A pat-down at the airport passes the shame of racial profiling to my 3-year-old
By Simran Jeet Singh — October 9, 2019
(RNS) — Racial profiling takes a toll on our deepest and most sacred relationships, reason enough to end this damaging and painful practice.
More anti-Semitism, but less of it is violent, report says
By Jerome Socolovsky — April 11, 2018
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Violent attacks on Jews worldwide dropped in 2017 despite a rise in other forms of anti-Semitism, researchers reported Wednesday, in a year characterized by normalization and mainstreaming of anti-Semitism not seen in Europe since World War II.
Legal scholar Khaled Beydoun says it’s time to finally define Islamophobia
By Aysha Khan — April 2, 2018
(RNS) — Khaled Beydoun develops a framework for understanding Islamophobia through his examinations of its ties to American policy.
Catholic leaders decry Dems’ questioning of judicial pick
By guest — September 12, 2017
(AP) — Democrats focused on whether Amy Coney Barrett's personal views would override her legal judgment, especially with respect to the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion.
Enlisting SpongeBob and ‘Game of Thrones’ to counter anti-Sikh prejudice
By Adelle M. Banks — August 23, 2017
(RNS) — 'I'm obsessed with Star Wars,' says a turbaned man who appears in one of the videos that are part of the 'We Are Sikhs' media campaign.
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