Sikh justice.(trends & events)(Sikhs in Britain protest play by Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti)
American Theatre, March, 2005
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> BIRMINGHAM, U.K.: In Britain this past January, the playwright who was forced to go into hiding due to violent protests and death threats issued a public statement in defense of her controversial play Behzti. Writing in The Guardian, Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti--herself Sikh--says that her play was "taken out of context" and that it was not intended "to offend." In December, Bhatti fled her north London home and her Behzti (Punjabi for "dishonor") was closed down halfway through its run after about 400 British Sikh demonstrators stormed the city center ...
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