Turban Controversies

Author: William Alatriste Source: The Sikh Coalition http://www.sikhcoalition.org/CCAward_1.RattanKalsi.asp On Friday, April 23, 2010, Captains Kamaljeet Singh Kalsi & Tejdeep Singh Rattan, the first Sikhs in more than two decades to be accommodated to...

Author: Staff Writer Source: BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8639432.stm Sikh police officers who wear turbans cannot join firearms teams, following a ruling from the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo). Officers can choose instead to...

Author: Nikki Roberti Source: Axcess News http://www.axcessnews.com/index.php/articles/show/id/20010 When Zainab Al-Suwaij's interviewer asked in a displeased tone if she wore her head scarf every day, Al-Suwaij knew her job interview was over. Many...

Author: Betsy Hammond Source: The Oregonian http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2010/04/governor_signs_re… With supporters of religious freedom looking on, Gov. Ted Kulongoski signed a bill this morning that will end Oregon's...

Author: Michelle Roberts Source: Yahoo News Wire Service: AP http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100323/ap_on_re_us/us_army_sikh_soldier The soldiers in standard-issue fatigues and combat boots stood side-by-side repeating their creed: "I am an American soldier...

Author: Staff Writer Source: SikhNet News/IndiaServer http://www.sikhnet.com/news/convincing-france-revoke-turban-ban Preneet Kaur, the minister of state for external affairs, is working on persuading France to revoke the ban on Sikh's wearing turbans in...

Author: Staff Writer Source: Indian Weekender http://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/7/878/New-Zealand… A Sikh businessman in Auckland, who was refused service at a golf club bar recently...

Author: Melica Johnson Source: KATU News http://www.katu.com/news/local/83691437.html A decades-old law banning teachers from wearing religious clothing in public classrooms received vigorous debate Friday during a public hearing on the 1923 law...

Author: Staff Writer Source: Samachaar Wire Service: IANS http://www.samachaar.in/International/French_Sikhs_bringing_turban_ban_… A delegation of Sikhs from France will land in New Delhi Thursday for the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD)...

Author: Sunita Sohrabji Source: SikhNet/India West http://www.sikhnet.com/news/sikh-inmates-caught-maze-vague-rules California state prisons continue to operate under a patchwork mosaic of policy for accommodating Sikh religion-mandated turbans and beards...