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UK Sikh communities brace for backlash after Henry Nowak murder

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Source: Financial Times
UK Sikh communities brace for backlash after Henry Nowak murder
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Britain’s Sikh community is contending with rising tensions after the December murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak by Vickrum Digwa, a Sikh, with critics linking the crime to kirpan exemptions and police missteps; tensions flare in Gravesend and Kent as Sikh leaders condemn the act, call for calm, and urge continued integration amid a broader political debate.

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  1. Britain’s Sikhs shaken as murder of Henry Nowak brings sudden tensions  Financial Times
  2. I’m a Sikh MP. Here’s why we should all heed the words of Henry Nowak’s father | Jeevun Sandher  The Guardian
  3. Who can carry a kirpan in the UK? Religion, law and the question of risk  The Conversation
  4. Sikhs ‘scared to go out’ in Southampton after Henry Nowak murder  The Times
  5. Sikh MPs say Nowak murder was not about their religion  BBC

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