I think the Sikh case was the post office, but I am not sure.

Sadly, hate crimes are on the rise in the US as well, including an increase in anti-Semitic actitions. There was a sharp rise after 9/11, though I think that there was finally a small decline the last year there are records. I think intolerance is on the rise everywhere, be it thanks to Islamic fundamentalists, Christian fundamentalists or just plain old racists.

But legislating community dress codes seems like a really bad way of dealing with the problem.