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Picking on Muslim women smacks of hypocrisy April 04, 2010 Haroon Siddiqui - Editorial Page, THE STAR, Toronto, Ontatio <di3>I</di3> do not like the niqab/burqa. It makes me uncomfortable. But that's not a good enough reason to argue that it be banned or, worse, that those wearing it be...

ADL Welcomes Repeal of Oregon Ban on Religious Attire for Teachers ADL Welcomes Repeal of Oregon Ban on Religious Attire for Teachers <st1:city w:st="on"> </st1:city> <st1:city w:st="on">Seattle</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">WA</st1:state>, April 2, 2010 Calling it "a...

Sikh Advocacy Organizations Join Together to End the Ban on Sikh Teachers in Oregon Oregon Governor Signs Legislation Ending 87-year-old Ban on Religious Dress for Public School Teachers Sikh Advocacy Organizations Join Together to End the Ban on Sikh Teachers in Oregon After...

Religious versus Spiritual? Norris J. Chumley, Ph.D.: Religious Versus Spiritual? It's a trend today to disdain religion as repressive and affirm spirituality as transformational or liberating, but really, one can be a member of a religious institution and be spiritual, or be religious or...

Persecuted by All (Plight of Religious Minorities in Pakistan) DAWN.COM | Columnists | Persecuted by all At least one of three Sikhs who were abducted for ransom about a month ago by the Pakistani Taliban was killed on Sunday, Feb 21. The murdered man, Jaspal Singh, and his fellow...

The Hindu : National : Frame policy on unauthorised religious structures, Supreme Court tells States <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> The Supreme court has asked the States and Union Territories to formulate comprehensive policy on removal, relocation and regularization of...

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SALDEF Applauds Oregon House Landslide Vote to Repeal Ban on Religious Dress SALDEF thanks...

The Slippery Slope of Religious Symbols in France The Slippery Slope of Religious Symbols in France | The Langar Hall French legislators are currently considering a ban that would prevent Muslim women the right to wear full-body veils in public areas such as buses, trains, hospitals...

House panel votes to allow teachers to wear head scarves, other religious dress By Betsy Hammond, The Oregonian February 05, 2010, 5:27PM After more than two hours of charged testimony and debate, the House Education Committee voted 6-4 this afternoon in favor of a bill that would end...

America.gov asked five experts including Suzanne Nossel: Is it possible to protect religious freedom without limiting free speech? By Suzanne Nossel, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Bureau of International Organization Affairs The early January life-threatening attack on a Danish...

To commemorate Religious Freedom Day on January 16, 2010, the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Information Programs has published an article by World Sikh Council – America Region’s Chairperson of Interfaith Committee Dr. Tarunjit Singh Butalia titled Uncomfortable Free Speech...

source: http://www.america.gov/st/democracyhr-english/2010/January/20100107122816maduobbA0.7642328.html?CP.rss=true 11 January 2010 Uncomfortable Free Speech Part of Religious Freedom <!--startphoto--> Tarunjit Singh Butalia writes that religious communities can address...

Take Action for Religious Freedom Now! TAKE ACTION WHEREVER YOU LIVE If you live outside of Oregon, please click here to write to key members of the Oregon legislature. TAKE ACTION IF YOU LIVE IN OREGON If you live in Oregon, please click here to write to your Oregon state...

Any change in religious practice, organization, or belief is religious innovation. Religious innovation is seen as a departure from traditionalism. Some people believe religious innovation is inevitable because there is a permanent tension between belief in the unchanging nature of tradition...

Question & Answer Sikh-Americans and Religious Liberty Thursday, December 3, 2009 With their distinctive appearance and religious practices, Sikh-Americans often find themselves at the center of workplace discrimination cases and other controversies involving their religious rights...

Teachers are likely to win the right to wear religious clothing such as turbans, yarmulkes, crosses and headscarves in public schools when the Oregon Legislature meets in February, elected officials say. Oregon's prohibition on allowing teachers to exercise their faith by covering their...

Noted Sikh environAMRITSAR: Noted Sikh environmentalists Baba Sewa Singh and Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal were among 200 representatives of all major faiths of the world who gathered at Windsor Castle, near London, for a three-day conference that concluded on Wednesday. The meet is aimed at...

Need to Check Religious Conversions in India: Rajnath BJP President Rajnath Singh has said that there is a strong need in the country for amending the constitution to check large scale religious conversions allegedly being carried out by foreign forces through...