If you have ever been around Muslims and Sikha they are easy to distinguish...Muslims don't wear turbans and they have an entirely different way that they wear beards and facial hair. Plus unless you are dealing with a Muslim from India Sikhs don't look anything like most folks who are Muslim. I just find this to be so very sad and tragic. I hope those responsible are held to the strictest form of justice possible
Many second generation Sikhs have gotten rid of the beards, the turban and the long hair. You can now tell that they are Sikhs, instead of pakis or arabs, by the silver bracelet. That piece has survived, at least for this generation. After inter-marriage takes root who knows if that symbol will last.