University Of North Carolina Charlotte Apologizes UNITED SIKHS Offers To Train Staff And Campus Security On Sikhism

Charlotte, North Carolina/Chandigarh Sep 28, 2022 A Sikh student on the campus of University of North Carolina Charlotte had to face harassment last week. He was handcuffed and detained merely for wearing a kirpan — a Sikh article of faith. Such mistreatment of a Sikh student and gross ignorance displayed by the 76-year-old university about Sikhism shocked the Sikh community around the world. Sikhs have been part of the American social fabric for over a century. People on social media questioned the lack of understanding about Sikhism at the university,…