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1984 was terrible for them.

1984 was terrible for them. | There is much division between Hinduism & Islam in south Asia. In the late 15th century Sikhism was founded to blend the best parts of both traditions. Unfortunately, practitioners have been hated by members of both religions & subject to hate crimes. As a result, they have a commandment that every Sikh
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794 views 7 upvotes Made by AlaskaNativeManitou 2 years ago in politicsTOO
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https://www.hrw.org/news/2014/10/29/india-no-justice-1984-anti-sikh-bloodshed
2 ups, 2y
That explains why their logo has two knives on it
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1984 was the year a Sikh assassinated Indira Ghandi.
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The article talks about that. It doesn't justify attacking people who had nothing to do with the assassination.
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Deltoids need more work...
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There is much division between Hinduism & Islam in south Asia. In the late 15th century Sikhism was founded to blend the best parts of both traditions. Unfortunately, practitioners have been hated by members of both religions & subject to hate crimes. As a result, they have a commandment that every Sikh must have a knife on them for self defense.