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Hindus pull out wards from school after turban row
Posted May 20th, 2008 by administratorSangrur (Punjab), May 16 : Many Hindu families in a Punjab town withdrew their children from a Sikh institution after the school authorities forced students to attend school wearing turbans.
Turban diktat kicks up row in Punjab's Sikh school
Posted May 12th, 2008 by administrator
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Hindu parents at a school in Punjab are protesting after the school's Sikh authorities asked all students to wear traditional Sikh headgear to school.School authorities in the Sikh-dominated state says they were merely enforcing a stipulation in its prospectus that students of all faiths have to wear the traditional Sikh headgear called the "
Turban, a matter of pride and honour
Posted March 22nd, 2008 by administrator
PRIDE and honour make a potent potion and the turban evokes these feelings in those Sikhs who wear a turban. People have been wearing turbans since time immemorial and you find individuals wearing turbans in many nations in Asia and Africa. While for some turbans might be an optional, formal, attire, for the Sikhs wearing a turban is a religious imperative.
Woman arrested for trying to rip Sikh's turban at US restaurant
Posted February 1st, 2008 by administratorWASHINGTON: A New Jersey woman has been arrested on charges of bias intimidation and harassment after she tried to rip off a Sikh man's turban at a restaurant.
"I could feel a hand pulling this off," said 38-year-old Hansdip Singh Bindra, who was at the popular bar with a colleague just after midnight.
"Removing my turban in public is akin to giving me a strip search," he said.
Police said Carrie Covello, 37, grabbed the turban while standing behind Bindra at the bar. She then apparently asked him, "Why are you wearing that on your head?"
'No support from SGPC in turban row'
Posted February 1st, 2008 by administratorPATIALA: A representative of France-based United Sikhs Forum, who is contesting a case against France government's decision to ban turbans, said that he was not getting adequate support from Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), the supreme body of the Sikhs.
Feds change security procedure for turban-wearers
Posted October 18th, 2007 by administrator- Login or register to post comments
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RJ compares turban to diaper, angers Sikhs
Posted September 22nd, 2007 by administratorLos Angeles, September 21
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.
Turban trouble
Posted September 18th, 2007 by administratorWatch video from yahoo regarding -protest against turban issues on airport checking.
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/ver/242/popup/index.php?cl=3889508
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