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Sikh vigil to condemn hair attack Sikh vigil condemns 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. Over 200 Sikhs from around the UK gathered in Edinburgh on Sunday to hold a two hour prayer vigil.
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. It took place in an area of Pilrig Park where a young Sikh boy was attacked last week.
Hair is a religious symbol for Sikhs and it is strictly against the religion to have it cut. A gang cut off the 15-year-old's hair - an act considered deeply offensive to the Sikh religion.
The event has been organised between 1400 and 1600 GMT in Pilrig Park. The racial attack by four white youths on Tuesday evening has been described by police as a "sustained and unprovoked assault".
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.
"Leaders of all faiths have been invited."