SALDEF’s Southern Regional Director Bobby Singh recently organized a group of Sikh Americans to meet with a U.S. Department of Justice official in Houston, TX. Shaarik Zafar, Special Counsel for Post 9-11 National Origin Discrimination in the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, met with the group to discuss the importance of reporting possible civil rights violations to the appropriate authorities. Mr. Zafar also presented the group with posters explaining Sikh head-coverings which were recently produced in partnership with the DOJ and SALDEF. The poster is entitled Common Sikh American Head Coverings and provides a brief introduction to the Sikh religion and protocol to follow during security screenings by law enforcement officials.
