Canadian police say the traveling religious figure used claims about evil spirits and a private cleansing ritual to isolate a woman from her family, and investigators are seeking information about possible additional victims.
On the morning of Aug. 27, 1999, 13-year-old Deniese Shalize Hiraman left her family's home on 109th Street to catch a school bus near Jamaica and Marcos Avenues. She never arrived.
Members of Queens' Sikh community gathered in Richmond Hill for a public park screening of Satluj, the long delayed film that has become the center of an international debate over censorship, historical memory, and artistic freedom.
A community march promoted as an effort to protect children from cyberbullying drew participants to Liberty Avenue on Sunday, July 12, while also reigniting debate over the conduct of adults involved in a highly public social media dispute. The demonstration, known as “The Emily Walk,” began near Sybil’s in Richmond Hill’s Little Guyana neighborhood. Organizers Rhonda Bobb and Arianna Vee said the event was intended to support a minor who had allegedly been subjected to online harassment and to encourage greater accountability on social media.
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