turbans

Yes. Girls and women have the choice of wearing of a turban.

Sikhs usually start tying the under-turban, called a patka, when they begin pre-school. They can choose to tie the larger turban, called a pagri, at any age; some start in high school and others when they go to college.

By Hardeep Singh When I first came across the bizarre story about Sikh police officers hoping to develop a bullet proof turban it reminded me of a sketch from Only Fools and Horses. In this sketch Del wisecracks about a Dr. Singh not wearing a crash helmet because of his huge turban. Del’s...

In an unprecedented judgment, European Court of Human Rights has justified the ban imposed by French Government to bear turbans in schools; the controversial judgment was delivered on Thursday, 16 July. The verdict had left Sikh community across the world high and dry; they were anticipating...

Sikh-American soldiers sidelined for turbans and beards Posted by Meeta Kaur/ NJ Voices Guest Blogger June 26, 2009 4:10PM Categories: Policy Watch AP Photo/Mel Evans Dr. Kamal S. Kalsi stands near Saint Joseph's hospital in Paterson, where he works. Kalsi, a Sikh, is also a captain in...

BOFFINS are making BULLETPROOF TURBANS so Sikh officers can become gun cops. Scientists are developing the sturdy turbans made from Kevlar-like material to act as a shield – because the Sikh religion prevents adult males from removing their headpieces. With more than 2,000 Sikh police officers...

Thursday, August 7th, 2008 News Source: www.canada.com as 'celebration of Canada' Cleve Dheensaw, Canwest News Service Published: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 BEIJING - Some Canadians might not agree with the notion of altering or adding to the...

http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/10271/38/ Christian school apologises for ban on wearing turbans by Sikh students MANU LAKHOTRA - Punjabnewsline Wednesday, 30 April 2008 CHANDIGARH: The Sikh organisations on Wednesday held a dharna and demonstration against a christian school...

Sikh air passengers will no longer have to remove their turbans if doing so makes them uncomfortable under new guidelines. More...

First it was just the metal detectors and body checks, then came removal of shoes, sharp objects and cigarette lighters followed by metal forks and knives as well as nail-clippers. Recently, water, liquids and gels have been placed on the list. More...

Sikh organisations in US received complaints from members saying they were asked to remove their turbans. Sikh police officers from Britain have criticised a decision by the Irish police force to ban a Sikh recruit from wearing a turban on the job, according to reports in the Irish press on...

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. More...

Sikh police officers from Britain have criticised a decision by the Irish police force to ban a Sikh recruit from wearing a turban on the job, according to reports in the Irish press on Tuesday. More...

Sikh police officers from Britain have criticised a decision by the Irish police force to ban a Sikh recruit from wearing a turban on the job, according to reports in the Irish press on Tuesday. More...

Dublin, Aug 21 (DPA) Sikh police officers from Britain have criticized a decision by the Irish police force to ban a Sikh recruit from wearing a turban on the job, according to reports in the Irish press Tuesday. More...

A white US national who had embraced Sikhism about 35 years ago avidly supports the turban. More...

http://www.sikhnet.com/Sikhnet/discussion.nsf/All+by+Date/E362C315A8662BFE87257287001B9B9A!OpenDocument -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- The following article is on Page 5 of today's ( 2/19) Indian Express...

Flowing beards , turbans back in vogue This article appeared in today's (Feb 01) Times Of Indian Chandigarh Edition on Page 2 (Sadly its not available on the Net) Rohit Mullick/TNN Chandigarh: The political days of long beards, longer names and sporting beards are back in Punjab...

Sikhs Laid Down Their Lives for France But Not Allowed Turbans By SSNews, ndtv Sep 7, 2006, 16:44 Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee's...

Police add turbans, hijabs to uniform (AAP via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=11fvku66o/*http%3A//au.news.yahoo.com/060114/2/xl6h.html Array Sat, 14 Jan 2006 00:25:56 GMT WA police have added turbans and hijabs to their list of accepted...