His Majesty King Fahd Royal palace

RYADH SAUDI ARABIA Your Majesty,

This is a joint petition from Kashmiri Muslims and Punjabi Sikhs living in North America for justice and fair play.

According to press reports there have been incidents of lawlessness in Saudi Arabia in which Sikhs, very visible because of their colorful turbans, have been beaten up by some hooligans in Saudi Arabia who have forcibly shaved their beards and long hair symbols of the monotheistic Sikh religion a religion, which unlike the idol worshiping Hindus, believes in one Allah as is evident from the following prayer from the Holy Granth Sahib:

Awal-A-Allah Noor Upaya Qudrat Kay Sab Banday;

Ack Noor Tay Sab Jag Upjiya Kaun Bhalhay Kau Manday” Sikhs as a community have joined together with Kashmiri Muslims, in occupied Kashmir, and the down trodden Muslims, in every nook and comer of India, to resist State sponsored terrorism by the fascist Brahmin rulers of the largest Castocracy in the world India, This joint petition to Your Majesty, by Muslim Kashmiris and Sikh Punjabis living in North America numbering over a million, is symbolic of the historical Muslim/ Sikh brother-hood in South Asia which dates back to the 16th century when the foundation stone of the holiest Sikh shrine Durbar Sahib Amritsar was laid by a great Muslim saint Hazrat Mian Mir,

Incidentally, when Saudi Arabia was threatened by an Iraqi invasion it was the Sikh leadership (Sardar Simran Jit Singh Mann) which offered, in marked contrast to the double faced policy of the Indian government, a volunteer force of one hundred thousand soldiers to defend Saudi Arabia against aggression, This was done in the spirit of the centuries old Sikh/ Muslim brotherhood, Hooliganism against Sikhs in Saudi Arabia, or any other Muslim country, serves the deliberate Indian government policy to send idol worshiping Hindus rather than Muslims, Sikhs or Christians to jobs in the Islamic world. There is a possibility of Indian disinformation campaign against its monotheistic minorities in Saudi Arabia, and other countries of the Middle East, orchestrated by its Intelligence Agency (RAW) which is quite active in that region. We therefore, humbly appeal to Your Majesty, in the name of Allah, we ask that you ensure the safety and well-being of Sikhs, Muslims and other Indian minorities who have found haven in your great Kingdom. Save them from the oppression of the Idol worshipping fascist Brahmin Indian Rulers.

A Sheikh

President Kashmir Association S. Surinderpal Singh Kalra Director Administration World Sikh Organization USA

Article extracted from this publication >> June 10, 1994