The son of a massacre victim at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin asked the Obama administration on Wednesday to begin collecting statistics on hate crimes against Sikhs. Harpreet Sing Saini, 18, told a Senate hearing he wanted to give his late mother "the dignity of being a statistic."
Sikh priest Punjab Singh has not regained consciousness since the shooting rampage at a temple earlier this month that wounded him and three others and left six victims dead, his family says.
The Sikh temple shootings have drawn attention to their religion and given them a chance to share traditional Sikh messages of peace and justice with a global audience. A scheduled visit Thursday by first lady Michelle Obama offers one more opportunity to preach unity and compassion.
Mourners circled Toronto’s Nathan Phillips Square on Saturday evening to remember the victims of a tragic shooting at a Sikh temple near Milwaukee, Wisc.
Mourners began paying their final respects Friday to six worshippers gunned down by a white supremacist at a Sikh temple in the U.S. almost a week ago for reasons that still aren't clear.
The gunman who killed six people at a Sikh temple in the U.S. died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head after he was shot by police, the FBI announced Wednesday.
A picture is emerging of the man suspected of killing six worshippers at a Sikh temple near Milwaukee Sunday that suggests he was a disgruntled white supremacist with a failed military career, a drinking problem and heavy financial debt.
The deadly attack at a Sikh house of worship in Wisconsin has sent a shockwave through temples across Canada, as Sikhs come to grips with the shooting that left 7 dead including the alleged white supremacist gunman.
