Civil Rights in Wartime

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.