Satnam Singh Parhar,
a candidate for City
Council in New York, is
urging authorities to add
designated prayer rooms
for Sikhs and Hindus at
JFK International Airport.
The airport has an Islamic
center, a Protestant
chapel, a Roman Catholic
chapel, and a synagogue.
“It is time that the
many Hindu and Sikh
workers and travelers at
JFK have the same designated places of worship offered
to others,” Parhar said.
He also wants plans for La Guardia Airport, which
will be rebuilt by 2021, to include such prayer rooms.
“It is vitally important that the Port Authority show
the same level of respect and courtesy to the South
Asian population that it extends to other workers and
travelers at New York City’s airports,” Parhar said.
If you’re wondering why prayer rooms in airports
are necessary, you may need to consider the statistics
that show, beyond doubt, that flying is safer than driving.
Without all the praying in airports, would this still
be the case?