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Re:Emirates Says Bookings to the U.S. Fell by 35% After the ... by smacktoward on Saturday March 11, 2017 @03:18PM (#13847015)
Given how many Americans assume Sikhs are Muslims (see https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/01/the-tro...), I'd say probably not.
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Re:Emirates Says Bookings to the U.S. Fell by 35% After the ... by vinay427 on Saturday March 11, 2017 @03:22PM (#13847038)
As you probably know, the vast majority of Indians are not Sikh, and it's not clear that they assume Indians of other religions are Muslim as well.
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Re:Emirates Says Bookings to the U.S. Fell by 35% After the ... by iscrewyou on Saturday March 11, 2017 @03:42PM (#13847148)
Yes they do assume Indians of other religions are Muslim as well. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39081698
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Re:Emirates Says Bookings to the U.S. Fell by 35% After the ... by vinay427 on Saturday March 11, 2017 @04:01PM (#13847238)
I was hoping for more widespread data rather than a single incident. I have definitely heard about more incidents involving Sikh individuals.
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Re:Emirates Says Bookings to the U.S. Fell by 35% After the ... by rosser on Saturday March 11, 2017 @04:13PM (#13847294)
> I have definitely heard about more incidents involving Sikh individuals.

Most likely because all the aggressors in those incidents see is the traditional dastar.

Remember that one of the more prevalent slurs for men from Muslim cultures is "raghead." If you're already enough of a shit to think that's a legitimate way to treat people, you probably don't care one whit about the cultural specifics of the "rag" in question.

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