Sikh temple shooter a 'frustrated neo-Nazi' Sikh temple shooter a 'frustrated neo-Nazi' Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 12:45 p.m., Monday, August 6, 2012 (AP) — The gunman who killed six people at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin before he was shot to death by police was identified Monday as a 40-year-old Army veteran and ... Some answers about Sikh history in India The Sikh faith has roughly 27 million followers worldwide, and the vast majority live in India. Here are some answers about the religion and its history. Sikh shooting draws attention to white power music The shooter of six people in Wisconsin at a Sikh temple, Wade Michael Page, was a participant in bands that performed racism-charged music. This music is considered 'an active practice of hate and violence' by some. Sikh attack spreads fear among US Sikh population The killing of six worshippers at a Sikh temple in suburban Milwaukee brought fresh worries Sunday to the half million U.S. followers of a faith whose congregants have worried about their safety since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, when some began targeting adherents of a peaceful religion that stresses the equality of people. Sikh temple president, officers hailed as heroes His community under attack, Sikh Temple of Wisconsin president Satwant Singh Kaleka fought back with all his strength and a simple butter knife, trying to stab a murderous gunman before taking two fatal gunshots to the leg. Disparate heroes in Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting A Sikh temple leader and a police officer pay dearly for their acts of bravery in the midst of a gunman who opened fire on the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin. OAK CREEK, Wis. — They couldn't have come from two more different worlds: One of them, Lt. Brian Murphy, a classic New York-style cop with more than two decades on the streets. The other, Satwant Singh Kaleka, a deeply religious native of India ... Sikh Temple Shooter Named as Army Vet Wade Michael Page Gunman who Opened Fire in a Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wis., Identified Sikh shooting puts "white power music" under scrutiny OAK CREEK, Wisconsin (Reuters) - The killings of six worshippers at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin has thrust attention on white power music, a thrashing, punk-metal genre that sees the white race under siege. It was a movement fully embraced by shooter Wade Michael Page. With a shaved head and tattoos, Page played guitar and sang for a number of white power bands with names like End Apathy and ... Watching White Supremacists React to the Sikh Temple Shooting Even as details emerged that the shooter who terrorized a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin played in a white supremacist band and sported racist tattoos, members of the white supremacist forum Stormfront have bent over backwards to avoid any association with the shooting. We don't often hear white supremacists' take on the news—and usually, that's a good thing. But this time, we have a rare ... Sikh congregant from Virginia responds to temple shooting The author is a contributor to The Washington Post's local faith leader network . Some 700,000 of us belonging to the Sikh religion live in the United States. A majority of the Sikhs wear a beard and have an unshorn head of hair covered neatly under a turban . Often we are confused for Muslims (some of whom also wear turbans and sport a beard). Unfortunately, because of this appearance, Sikhs ...
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Temple shooter's exgirlfriend arrested Officer's heroics no surprise to former boss Erika D. Smith In wake of Sikh temple shooting we must confront reality change it Milwauke Madison vigils tonight for victims Suburban Sikhs nonSikhs come together at two A community mourns a senseless act violence Neighbor I kept talking him make sure he was conscious Motive sought after 6 slain Wis. Local reacts Wisc. Killings mark 4th mass murder in state since 2004 200 Oak Creek Methodist church remember prayer Shooting reported Wisconsin Storify How the unfolded Hero cop shot 9 times attack Brooklyn native Church plans Monday night vigil Police describe chaotic scene Security concerns heightened shootings mosque burning groups hold candlelight Page acted normally gun shop owner says Cop
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