Civil Rights in Wartime: The Post-9/11 Sikh Experience - Hardcover

Sidhu, Dawinder S.; Gohil, Neha Singh

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 075467553X ISBN 13: 9780754675532

Publisher: Routledge, 2009

Synopsis

In the days, months, and now years following the events of September 11th, 2001, discrimination against the Sikh community in America has escalated sharply, due in part to a populace that often confuses Sikhs, compelled by their faith to wear turbans, with the Muslim extremists responsible for the devastating terrorist attacks. Although Sikhs have since mobilized to spread awareness and condemn violence against themselves and Muslims, there has been a conspicuous absence of academic literature to aid scholars and commentators in understanding the effect of the backlash on the Sikh community. This volume provides a unique window onto this particular minority group's experience in an increasingly hostile climate, and offers a sharp analysis of the legal battles fought by Sikhs in post-9/11 America. In doing so, it adds a new chapter to the ongoing national story of the difficulties minority groups have faced in protecting their civil liberties in times of war.

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About the Author

Dawinder S. Sidhu is Founding Director of the Discrimination and National Security Initiative, Pluralism Project, at Harvard University, and an attorney whose practice focuses on individual rights and national security.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 075467553X
• ISBN 13: 9780754675532
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 232