Divided we fall -Americans in the aftermath , is a documentary film made by Valarie Kaur in the US following on from the backlash against Sikhs and Arab looking peoples in the US post 9/11.

We can learn alot from this film as in the UK a similar backlash occurred against Sikhs following on from 7/7 , arguably though not to the same degree as in the US. We live in a world of ignorance , where people assume someone brown,turbanned or just different is a terrorist. I experienced this first hand in Venice when the young Italian children saw me they assumed i was a muslim terrorist due to my turban. Is it not time we tried to educate the massess? or perhaps we can stagnate and forget about the responsibility that lies on our shoulders, thus destroying any glimmer of hope for the future generations to come...........

Valarie Kaur has kindly provided feedback for this article on 'ethnicconfusionbritain'

' Thank you for your support of the movie, Hardeep.  The story in the film is not just an American story - but a story that concerns every multicultural community struggling with pluralism.  I agree with you that supporting the recognition of Sikhs is deeply important, not just for our community but for all communities - for if people are able to recognize turbaned Sikhs on the street as 'one of them' we will have gone a long way in including all differences - race, religion, gender, orientation - as part of the human mosaic.'
 
 
Film maker Valarie Kaur traveled the USA following the 9/11 attacks to hear the stories of Americans who were victimized by people angered by the terrorist acts. This Sikh man in California found his property vandalized. ( Image courtesy The Fresno Bee (Photo: Christian Parlay)
please see attached an article that ECB contributed towards the Sikh Times in Nov 2006.........