Since Sikhs ( like many Middle Eastern men ) wear turbans and keep beards , some people in Western countries have mistaken Sikh men for Muslim or Arabic and Afghan men since the September 11 attacks and the Iraq War . Several days after the 9/11 attacks Sikh Balbir Singh Sodhi was murdered by Frank Roque , who thought Sodhi was connected with al-Qaeda . CNN suggested an increase in hate crimes against Sikh men in the United States and the UK after the 9/11 attacks
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