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  1. Randip Singh

    UK Jonathan Aitkens Girl Alexandra Sikhs New Lifestyle

    Jonathan Aitken’s girl Sikhs a new lifestyle . . . Last updated at 2:04 AM on 27th October 2010 Old Etonian *Jonathan Aitken has made a career out of re-*inventing himself, from war correspondent and TV mogul to Tory MP and jailbird — and, last but by no means least, a born-again...
  2. Chaan Pardesi

    The Commonwealth Games Needs Its Tempest In A Turban

    The Commonwealth Games needs its Tempest in a Turban What has the Commonwealth Games become since the heady days of Daley Thompson, Ian Stewart and Milkha Singh? [/COLOR] Tintu Luka's run in the women's 800m summed up the Delhi Games – earnest but irrelevant. Photograph: Anja...
  3. Chaan Pardesi

    Wearing A Turban Doesn’t Mean Someone Is A Terrorist

    Talk to focus on Sikh culture By Samantha Sommer, Staff Writer 9:46 PM Tuesday, October 12, 2010 SPRINGFIELD — Wearing a turban doesn’t mean someone is a terrorist. Yet after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, many Sikhs living in the United States faced discrimination or even...
  4. spnadmin

    Sikh Coalition Federal Government Charges That Sikh Coalition Client Harassed By Managers And Customers, Barred Fro

    Federal Government Charges that Sikh Coalition Client Harassed by Managers and Customers, Barred From Wearing Turban, Then Fired (Boston, MA) September 29, 2010 - The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a lawsuit against AutoZone, Inc. a national automobile...
  5. spnadmin

    TURBAN "Cultivating Pride" (from SikhChic)

    Cultivating Pride by PARDEEP SINGH NAGRA Having read the recent articles and conversations on "Pre-Turban Grooming" and "Life before the Patka" in these very pages, I want to share the journey of my two children, Nanaki Kaur and Sahib Singh ... so far, as they are only five and...
  6. spnadmin

    UK Sikhs Win Support Over Airport Turban Searches

    KENT NEWS: Sikh men upset at having their turbans manhandled by airport security staff have won the backing of Tory MP Gareth Johnson. Regulations introduced by the European Union in April mean followers of the Asian religion can now be asked to unravel their headwear or have it ‘patted...
  7. spnadmin

    Canada Truckers Seek Turban Over Helmet For Motorcycle Riders

    Can a turban be safer than a helmet for a motorcycle rider? "Of course," claim Sikh community members. "Motorcycle? Turban can protect your head from a bullet - and it was proved in the battlefields of both the World Wars." More than two years have passed since a turban-wearing Sikh lost his...
  8. spnadmin

    Turban Wearing Women Buck Trendfully

    Sometimes she is in the subway when someone pops the question. Other times she is in a fast food lineup. Once she was watching a movie in a theatre when a man came up and whispered: “Why do you wear a turban?” Mandeep Kaur Uppal quickly took him outside and explained that she is a Sikh and...
  9. spnadmin

    UK Consultation On Respect For Sikh Turban At Airports Sends Strong Message To Department Of Transport

    Sikh News Discussion, Saturday, 24 July 2010 From: “sikh federation” <sikhfederationuk@yahoo.co.uk> To: “egroup SND” <sikh_news_discussion@yahoogroups.com> On 9 July, Bhai Amrik Singh, the Chair of the Sikh Federation (UK), wrote to thank the Rt. Hon. Philip Hammond, the Secretary of State...
  10. Q

    The Turban "dilemma"

    Hello! I am a guy from Norway, 21 years old, and have a massive interest in all religions, and history. Sikhi has, for me, been one of my largest interests, and I love the sikh way of life. I started reading about sikhi for maybe 2 years ago, and over that time I have come to realize more and...
  11. spnadmin

    World War 1 The Turban That Saved France: Vive Les Siques

    Sikhs Turban that Saved France – Vive les Sikhs By Harchand Singh Bedi - Malaysia Turban is an aspect of the Sikh Bana (identity) and Sikh faith. The word turban derived from the Persian word dulband and has been in existence time immemorial. Traditionally, wearing a turban is a sign of...
  12. spnadmin

    UK U-Turn On 'humiliating' Turban Airport Security Searches For Sikhs

    Sikhs travelling through Britain's aiports will no longer undergo 'humiliating' searches of their turbans following fierce criticism of the policy. Just two months ago security staff were told they could pat down and unravel a sikh's turban if the metal detector bleeped as they walked...
  13. spnadmin

    Sikh Coalition Diversity Video Competition (Topic ,The Turban)

    Diversity Video Competition Announcement [ http://www.sikhcoalition.org ] First Annual Diversity Video Competition Launched! An Artistic Lens on Misconceptions Surrounding Minorities For more information, click here [ Video_Competition ] (New York, New York) June 30, 2010 - The Sikh...
  14. spnadmin

    World Sikh Turban Ban Not Racisim: New Zealand Club

    Sikh's turban ban not racism: New Zealand club Members of a New Zealand club which denied a Sikh man's entry because he was wearing a turban say the issue has nothing to do with racism and they are ready to defend their rules in court. The Sikh Council of New Zealand is seeking action...
  15. spnadmin

    Should A Turban Be Called "Headwear"?

    Should a turban be called “headwear”? Late last year, the Manurewa Cosmopolitan Club barred a turban-wearing community leader - Karnail Singh - under a policy which bans entry to anyone wearing headwear, even for religious reasons. The matter went to the Human Rights Commission in January...
  16. spnadmin

    Pacific Kiwi Race Relations Boss Brands Club's Ban On Sikh Turban "uncaring And Disrespectful"

    Kiwi Race Relations boss brands club's ban on Sikh turban "uncaring and disrespectful" 2010-06-17 17:30:00 Terming the ban on turbans inside the Manurewa Cosmopolitan Club's premises uncaring and disrespectful, Race Relations Commissioner...
  17. Mai Harinder Kaur

    The Sikh Turban

    The Sikh Turban The Sikh turban is an article of faith, or more precisely, extension of an article of faith, viz., the unshorn hair. Without unshorn hair, turban loses all religious meaning and becomes a matter of choice – nothing more than an accessory to one’s clothing. However, for...
  18. spnadmin

    Disappearing Turbans (Get Religion Blog)

    Disappearing Turbans http://www.getreligion.org/?p=35319 CONNECTED THREAD http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/hard-talk/30823-indian-canadian-gets-life-term-honour.html A Canadian reader passed along this tragic story from the Toronto Star. It’s about a man who killed his daughter-in-law. He said...
  19. Mai Harinder Kaur

    Leadership By Turban - A Book You Must Read

    Leadership By Turban - A book you must read (attached with this message) Leadership by Turban is a true American story about a young man seeking to balance his religious identity in today's America. Ravi Singh writes vividly about his daily struggles wearing a turban...
  20. H

    How To Tie A Patka And Turban - Converted Sikh

    Hi, I have been growing my hair and it is at the stage where I am ready to wear a patka and turban. I bought mine online and my patka has strings on the corners, I have researched online and though there are numerous video tutorials on turban tying there are no relevant ones on patkas. I...
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