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| Sikh vigil to condemn hair attack | Sikh vigil to condemn hair attack |
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| The Sikh community has organised a vigil to increase tolerance after a gang of youths cut a Sikh teenager's hair in Edinburgh. | |
| The racial attack on a 15-year-old boy by four white youths on Tuesday evening was described by police as a sustained and unprovoked assault. | |
| Hair is a religious symbol for Sikhs and it is strictly against the religion to have it cut. | Hair is a religious symbol for Sikhs and it is strictly against the religion to have it cut. |
| The event has been organised between 1400 and 1600 GMT in Pilrig Park. | The event has been organised between 1400 and 1600 GMT in Pilrig Park. |
| The youngster had been subjected to racial abuse in the park before being kicked to the ground. | The youngster had been subjected to racial abuse in the park before being kicked to the ground. |
| A statement from the event organisers, which includes the Sikh Human Rights Group, said: "We are praying that the intolerance we are experiencing does not become part of an unending cycle of uncontrollable hate and retribution in our society. | A statement from the event organisers, which includes the Sikh Human Rights Group, said: "We are praying that the intolerance we are experiencing does not become part of an unending cycle of uncontrollable hate and retribution in our society. |
| "In this respect a Vigil for Peace and Respect has been arranged by the Sikh community of Edinburgh and Glasgow and is being attended by Sikhs from Scotland, England and Wales. | "In this respect a Vigil for Peace and Respect has been arranged by the Sikh community of Edinburgh and Glasgow and is being attended by Sikhs from Scotland, England and Wales. |
| "Leaders of all faiths have been invited." | "Leaders of all faiths have been invited." |