Guest Voices: Sikh gurdwara


Posted at 06:03 PM ET, 12/15/2012

Journey from Oak Creek to Newtown
By Valarie Kaur
“Today, we mourn; tomorrow we organize” against mass violence, says a Sikh civil rights advocate.

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Posted at 04:37 PM ET, 08/21/2012

Sikh temple shooting highlights need to expand boundaries of social circles
By Gurjot Kaur
In Oak Creek, Wis., the tragedy introduced many Americans to Sikhism and Sikhs for the first time.

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Tags:  Sikhs, Sikh temple shooting, Sikh gurdwara, Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, Oak Creek, Wis., Gurjot Kaur

Posted at 03:17 PM ET, 08/21/2012

Shooting at Sikh gurdwara prompts call for storytelling to bind us together
By Valarie Kaur
Only storytelling can cultivate the empathy that invites us to imagine walking in another’s shoes.

By Valarie Kaur  |  03:17 PM ET, 08/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Sikh temple shooting, Sikh gurdwara, Oak Creek, Wis., Valarie Kaur, Sikh attack, anti-Sikh