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Tuesday December 16, 2008
Sikhism:
A Sikh rights group asked a U.N. human rights committee on Monday to declare that France violated a student’s rights by expelling him for wearing a turban and to recommend repealing the law that led to it.
France passed a law in 2004 banning children in state primary and secondary schools from wearing conspicuous religious symbols, including Muslim headscarves, Jewish yarmulkes, large Christian crosses and Sikh turbans.
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Sunday December 7, 2008
Religious Intolerance • Sikhism:
Instead of investigating a reported burglary, a posse of cops reportedly committed a variety of hate crimes against members of a Sikh family.One deputy reportedly asked them if they’d “heard about the bombings in Bombay.” Another allegedly said he had been to Kuwait and “knew about Muslims.”
Since 9/11, misperceptions about Sikhs’ religiously mandated turbans and beards have led to an increase in discrimination against Sikhs, according to the New York-based Sikh Coalition.
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Friday November 28, 2008
Sikhism:
In a statement, the court recognised that the rule on photographs ‘amounted to interference with the exercise of the right to freedom of religion‘, but judged that this was justifiedFreedom of religion ‘did not always guarantee the right to behave in a manner governed by a religious belief and did not confer on people who did so the right to disregard rules that had proved to be justified,’ the court said.
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Wednesday July 30, 2008
Sikhism:
A Sikh teenager excluded from school for breaking a “no jewellery” rule by refusing to remove a Kara — a wrist bangle which is central to her faith — was a victim of unlawful discrimination, a judge in England has ruled. » Full Story
Thursday June 19, 2008
Sikhism:
A Sikh schoolgirl who was excluded from classes because she refused to remove a religious bracelet will take her fight to the High Court today in what could prove to be a pivotal case in the debate over religious expression in schools.
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Tuesday June 17, 2008
Sikhism:
Sukhbir Channa, 24, sued Disney last week in Hillsborough County claiming that the theme park company refused to rehire him in 2006 because his beard, long hair and his turban — which he contends are religiously-mandated — did not conform with Disney’s grooming and dress requirements known as “The Disney Look.”
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Monday June 16, 2008
Sikhism:
West Midlands Police started its search after one Sikh constable decided he wanted to join the counter-terrorist Operational Support Unit.The man, thought to be in his mid-20s, was refused a place because he was unable to fit the necessary helmet and respirator over his turban and beard, both of which are requirements for strict adherents to his faith.
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Thursday March 27, 2008
Sikhism:
The District Attorney’s Office pressed felony charges against three suspects, alleging they had taken the turban because of their perceptions of Singh’s religion or national origin. But last week, a grand jury declined to indict the men on those charges, instead accusing them of misdemeanor harassment and third-degree theft.
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Tuesday February 26, 2008
Sikhism:
The Sikh community in Australia is outraged at what it says is a lack of cultural awareness after two incidents involving the wearing of turbans. [video]
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Saturday February 16, 2008
Sikhism:
A devout Sikh all his life, Baljinder Badesha never imagined that his religious devotion would compel him to race a motorcycle around an Ontario speedway to test whether turbans unravel at high speeds.
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Sikhism:
It’s an intriguing dilemma in a multicultural society: what happens when the rights of an individual clash with the laws of society? The latest dilemma revolves around a Sikh motocyclist who wants to wear his turban instead of a helmet.
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Friday February 1, 2008
Sikhism:
North India’s Sikh leaders are fretting about turbans. Despite India’s line-up of turban-clad celebrities there are fears that young Sikhs are spurning the traditional headgear in growing numbers. [video]
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Sunday December 16, 2007
Sikhism:
France’s highest court, the Conseil Detat, has ruled that the ban against the turban in schools was legal because there was a greater interest to be served in preserving secularity than a religious belief.
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Wednesday November 14, 2007
Sikhism:
Sarika Singh, 14, has refused to remove the silver bangle, or Kara, which she regards as a sign of her faith.
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Wednesday November 7, 2007
Sikhism:
Aberdare Girls School has a strict uniform policy which prevents pupils from wearing any kind of religious symbols. Muslim girls are not allowed to wear headscarves at the school and all pupils are prevented from openly displaying their faith.
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Sikhism:
Sikhs have gone to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg to challenge a French law banning the wearing of turbans for ID documents.
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Saturday September 22, 2007
Sikhism:
Sikhs in Los Angeles are planning a protest against a radio station after one of its radio jockeys (RJs) referred to turbaned Sikhs as wearing a “diaper” on their head.
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Sikhism:
The turban is mandatory for baptized Sikh men, and optional — though uncommon — for women who tend to wear head scarves, at least inside the temple. The turban and the unshorn hair underneath together are considered sacred, said Gurinder Singh Mann, professor of Sikh studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Mann said the turban also is seen as a cultural symbol.
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Saturday September 1, 2007
Sikhism:
A Sikh man has sued a Texas judge who allegedly forced him to remove his turban during a traffic citation case.
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Sikhism:
US authorities have initiated a dialogue with the Sikh community to find a “workable solution” to its concerns over new airport security procedures that involve a mandatory “pat-down” of turbans.
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Tuesday August 28, 2007
Sikhism:
A new Homeland Security Department policy singles out Sikh men for rigorous airport security searches at the discretion of screeners, a national civil rights organization says.
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Monday August 27, 2007
Sikhism:
The President of the Irish Sikh Council has dismissed reports that the council is to pursue legal channels to challenge a ruling, which prohibits a Sikh garda reserve recruit from wearing a turban as part of his uniform.
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Saturday August 18, 2007
Dera Sacha Sauda • Sikhism:
A Punjab Police team arrived here Friday morning to interrogate the sect chief who is accused of hurting religious sentiments of the Sikh community by attiring himself like 10th Sikh guru Gobind Singh earlier this year.
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Monday July 30, 2007
Sikhism:
Sikh religious leaders have issued an edict to their community to end lavish weddings that involve days of revelry as a measure to discourage dowry demands.
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Friday July 27, 2007
Sikhism:
The Canadian government has reversed a decade-old policy that forced Indian Sikhs with the common last names Singh or Kaur to change their surname before they could immigrate.
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