Book: Civil Rights in Wartime

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In their December 2009 book, Civil Rights in Wartime: The Post 9/11 Sikh Experience, Dawinder S. Sidhu and Singh Gohil expose the civil rights challenges faced by Sikh-Americans after Sept. 11, 2001. According to the authors, misunderstanding and confusion has lead to wide-spread discrimination for Sikh-Americans. First-person essays by Sikh-Americans relay a variety of issues including the marginalization experienced by many for wearing traditional garments (turbans) for religious reasons. Sidhu and Gohil offer ways that laws and improved cultural understanding can help ease the tensions and ensure their civil rights are upheld.