Military

Anti-Muslim sentiment is “strong” and “probably quite widespread” among Australian defence force members and was higher among those who had undergone cultural sensitivity training, according to research commissioned by the army.Soldiers from four special...

CHICAGO: Sikh American community members of Chicago participated in the 146th. Chicago Memorial Day Parade on May 28 with a float, flags,posters, banners and a walking unit to honor and commemorate Sikh’sContributions in World Wars I & II. Source: Chicago...

Capt. Simratpal Singh says the Army’s granting of a permanent accommodation for a turban and a religious beard means that he can finally fit “two parts of my world together.” Source: Sikh Captain Says Keeping Beard and Turban Lets Him Serve U.S. and Faith...

The sect said the military killed hundreds of its members over the weekend, though the government disputed the death toll and said the sect threatened a military convoy. Source: Shiite Muslim Sect Alleges Massacre by Nigeria’s Military - The New York...

For the first time in decades, the military has granted a religious accommodation to allow an active-duty combat soldier to keep his beard, at least for now. Source: Sikh Soldier Allowed to Keep Beard in Rare Army Exception - The New York Times

Experts said they expected no drastic changes in government policies toward Muslims, but they held out hope that things at least would not become worse. Source: After Myanmar Election, Few Signs of a Better Life for Muslims - The New York Times

The police are gone, and militias have flourished, snarling traffic with checkpoints. Source: On the Road in Syria, Struggle All Around

Author: Staff Writer Source: The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/First-Sikh-in-US-Army-talks-ab… The first Sikh in the American army, Tejdeep Singh Rattan, interacted with students of Khalsa...

Author: Paul Vitello Source: The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/23/nyregion/23objector.html?_r=1&ref=nyr… The question that changed Michael Izbicki’s life appeared on a psychological exam he took not long after graduating in 2008 near...

Author: Poonam Taneja Source: BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12504162 With more than 600 Muslims in the British Armed Forces, do those that are deployed on the front line in Afghanistan have to reconcile their beliefs in order to fight hardline...