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Jun 3, 2004

"There is no one giant step that does it. It's a lot of little steps." --Peter Cohen

92 Year Old Sikh

A 92 year old Sikh man completed the New York City Marathon, enduring taunts of "Hey, Osama Bin Laden" and "Look at Saddam" along the 26 mile route. Fauja Singh's mission was to educate the public about Sikhism, a religion founded in India in 1500s, that requires its followers to wear a turban. "Sikhs are not a part of any other religion. It is its own religion," said Singh. For all the offensive comments, he added, there were plenty of cheers and a continuous roar of clapping that kept him focused on the asphalt. Fauja Singh was also awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor for advocating racial tolerance.