Sikh Rights Essay

Many Sikhs regardless still face many discriminatory issues because policies created by the government. For instance, many Sikhs face issues of discrimination at airports. Deal’s (2011) article called FAITH OR FLIGHT?: A RELIGIOUS DILEMMA describes how the policies of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) had violated different religions constitutional right to religion after the events of 9-11. Deal argues that minority religions are forced to either give up their right to their religion or their right to fly. Deal explains how modesty beliefs of Islam, Orthodox and Conservative Jews and some Christians sects were violated by the body scans and extra pat downs. Deal also explains how removing the turbans is the equivalent of walking

Ahluwalia (2013) recent article called “What’s under There?” The Questioning of Civil Rights for Sikh Men, describes a variety of case examples to explain how Sikhs in the diaspora had faced oppression and discrimination, because of the views towards their identity. For example, Ahluwali discussed Oak Creek Gurdwara Terror Attack, in which a gunman had killed six Sikhs and wounded four other Sikhs in the United States and France banning religious symbols, in which case Sikh boys were not allowed to attend public schools with their turbans. She argues that these types of events had occurred, because of negative views associated towards the Sikhs. She argues that mainstream media have been influential in the makeup of the identity of the Sikh person. She describes how a Sikh turbaned male is stereotypically identified as being Muslim, and a Muslim is stereotypically identified as being a terrorist, as seen in the media. She argues that minority cultural symbols such as the turban is not flaunting differences towards mainstream culture and is not dangerous. Rather the minority cultural symbols hold important meaning for those communities. She argues that social justice advocacy needs to be addressed in different institutions and the larger society needs to be