There are an estimated 500,000 Sikhs and more than 350 gurdwaras across the country, according to the Sikh Coalition, a national civil rights nonprofit. The group, who first arrived in the U.S. in ...

including an effort to provide more ‘know your rights’ resources to Sikh sangat (congregation) members and gurdwaras. “At the state level, we continue with campaigns focused on hate crime ...

The filing noted that the Sikh faith does not have ordained clergy and community members often lead the congregation in singing and prayer. “Central to the concept of a Gurdwara is that all ...