Religious Diversity News - The Pluralism Project

Continuing Story: Controversy Over the Kirpan (Domestic & International)

Schwarzenegger Angers Sikhs By Vetoing Kirpan Bill (California)
Oct 13, 2009–The Pew Forum/Religion News Service  

UK College Allows Sikh Students to Sit Exams Wearing Kirpan, After Initially Barring Them (United Kingdom)
May 14, 2009–SikhNet  

Sikhs Protest Against Knife Rules (United Kingdom)
Apr 8, 2009–BBC News  

Charges In Kirpan Case Fuelled By Prejudice, Lawyer Says (Canada)
Feb 10, 2009–Globe & Mail  

Sikh Woman Sues IRS On Wearing Kirpan (Texas)
Jan 9, 2009–Times of India  

Sikh Boy Denies Threatening Classmates (Canada)
Sep 26, 2008–www.upi.com  

Charges Against Sikh Driver for Wearing ‘Kirpan’ Dropped (Connecticut)
Jul 17, 2008–India Journal  

Kirpan-Wearing Sikh Forced to Leave Chuck E. Cheese (California)
Jul 12, 2008–Sikh Press  

Prosecutor Drops Charges Against Sikh Arrested for Wearing a Kirpan (Connecticut)
Jul 7, 2008–UNITED SIKHS Press Release  

Prosecutors Drop Criminal Charges Against California Sikh (California)
Mar 28, 2008–Sikh Network  

US Nursing Home Sued for Firing Sikh Employee over Kirpan (California)
Mar 7, 2008–The Hindu  

Kirpan Barred, so Sikh Group to Skip Meeting with Pope (United States)
Mar 1, 2008–Thaiindian News (IANS)  

Sikh with Kirpan Denied Court Access (Canada)
Jan 16, 2008–The Vancouver Sun/Canwest  

World Sikh Organization of Canada: Banning of Kirpans in Courthouses Unacceptable (Canada)
Jan 16, 2008–MarketWire/World Sikh Organization of Canada Inc.  

Sikh Students Allowed to Carry Kirpan to Schools in Australia (Australia)
Dec 6, 2007–Times of India  

UK Sikhs Want Guidelines on Kirpan (United Kingdom)
Nov 21, 2007–Daily News & Analysis  

Australian Panel's Nod to Kirpans in School Sparks Debate (Australia)
Jun 11, 2007–The Times of India  

Denmark Sikh Loses Kirpan Battle (Denmark)
Oct 28, 2006–The Times of India  

Human Rights Activist Argues Against French Ban Before UN Committee (France)
Sep 23, 2006–Sikh Sangat  

Update: French Sikhs Wearing Turbans or Patkas to School in Defiance of Ban Kept in Isolation (France)
Sep 15, 2006–NDTV.com  

Kirpan Case at Harvard Indicates Need for School Policies (Massachusetts)
Aug 11, 2006–The Harvard Crimson  

Harvard Student Allowed to Wear Kirpan (Massachusetts)
Aug 8, 2006–999 Today  

Harvard Returns Student's Kirpan After Sikh Coalition Intervention (Massachusetts)
Jul 31, 2006–Sikh Coalition  

National Parks Service Apologizes to Sikh (New York)
Jun 6, 2006–SALDEF Press Release  

World Sikh Council Stands in Solidarity with EU Sikhs on Kirpan Discrimination (European Union)
Jun 6, 2006–World Sikh Council - American Region Press Release  

IRS Orders Employee to Stop Wearing Kirpan in the Workplace (Texas)
Mar 6, 2006–SikhNet News/The Sikh Coalition  

Quebec School Board's Ban of Kirpans Overturned (Canada)
Mar 3, 2006–BBC News  

Canadian CAIR Welcomes Decision on Kirpans in Quebec (Canada)
Mar 2, 2006–CAIR-CAN Press Release  

Detroit University to Review Sikh Students’ Rights (Michigan)
Jan 6, 2006–Sikh America Legal Defense and Education Fund  

Detroit Kirpan Controversy Highlights Tensions Between City Ordinances and Religious Freedoms (Michigan)
Dec 12, 2005–The Detroit News  

Sikh Student Acquitted of Charges for Wearing Kirpan (Michigan)
Dec 5, 2005–India Abroad  

Liberal MP Calls Transport Ban on Kirpan “Unacceptable” (Canada)
Oct 26, 2005–The Ottawa Citizen  

London University Expels Sikh Student from Class for Wearing Kirpan (United Kingdom)
Oct 9, 2005–The Panthic Weekly  

Case Registered Against School Principal Who Banned Kirpan (India)
Sep 27, 2005–The Tribune  

Sikh Student Rejects School’s Kirpan Decision (Texas)
Jul 13, 2005–United Sikhs  

Kirpan Allowed in UK School, Stimulates Debate (United Kingdom)
May 20, 2005–icBerkshire  

Indian PM Urged to Take Up Denmark Student Kirpan Controversy (India)
May 18, 2005–Sikhnet.com/Tribune India  

Battle Over Kirpan Rages for Sikh Youth (Denmark)
Apr 30, 2005–Hindustan Times/PTI  

Sikh Student Fined for Carrying Kirpan (Denmark)
Apr 24, 2005–The Tribune  

After Suspension, Sikh Student Allowed to Wear Kirpan (New York)
Apr 1, 2005–Independent Press Association  

Sikh Student Regains Right to Wear Kirpan to School (New York)
Mar 16, 2005–UNITED SIKHS Press Release  

Sikh Man Angered Over Kirpan Incident in London (United Kingdom)
Feb 25, 2005–icEssex