Sikhism

US Govt Sues Company for Asking Sikh to Shave Off Beard

July 2, 2008

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Express India

http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/US-company-sued-for-asking-Sikh-to-shave-off-his-beard/330299/

A Texas company has been sued for religious discrimination by the US government after it did not hire a Sikh who refused to shave his beard and take off his turban.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is seeking punitive damages for...

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US Man Under Probe for Repeatedly Attacking Sikh Youth

July 2, 2008

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Rediff India Abroad

http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/jul/02us.htm

A 31-year-old US man is facing possible hate crime charges after a Sikh youth told Colorado police that he repeatedly pulled his beard and called it a "paintbrush", the latest in a string of such incidents targeting members of the community.

David Perkins is suspected of third-degree assault, harassment and a bias-motivated crime and was ticketed last...

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Belgian Court Overturns Ban on Sikh Headcovering in School

July 1, 2008

Author: Staff Writer

Source: UNITED SIKHS Press Release

http://www.unitedsikhs.org/PressReleases/PRSRLS-01-07-2008-00.htm

The Hasselt Civil Court overturned today a ban on the patka, a Sikh head covering, which was imposed by a state school, KTA Domein Speelhof, on five Sikh schoolboys since 2005.

The court said that the ban on the religious head covering was a violation of the Sikh students' right to manifest their religion...

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Bush Greets Sikhs on Guru’ta Gaddi Celebrations

June 25, 2008

Author: Staff Writer

Source: WSN Network

http://worldsikhnews.com/25%20June%202008/Bush%20greets%20Sikhs%20on%20Guruta%20Gaddi%20celebrations.htm

President Bush has sent warm greetings to Sikhs across America and worldwide on the 300th anniversary of the Sikh Scriptures, Guru Granth Sahib as the community is gearing towards major celebration of this event in October this year. Sikhs will be...

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Police Arrest 70 Sikh Protesters After Attack on MTV Office in Mumbai, India, Over Posters

June 17, 2008

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Star Tribune

Wire Service: AP

http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/movies/20009079.html?location_refer=Movies

Police arrested 70 Sikh protesters after the MTV music channel's office in western India was vandalized over posters showing a Sikh girl massaging a man, officials said Tuesday.

On Monday, protesters smashed windows with rocks, tore...

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Group Claims Disney Wouldn’t Hire Sikh Man Because Of Turban

June 16, 2008

Author: Staff Writer

Source: NBC6

http://www.nbc6.net/news/16621291/detail.html?subid=10101481

A University of South Florida student said Disney officials told him he didn't fit the "Disney look" when he applied for a job.

Sukhbir Singh Channa, 24, who is Sikh, applied for a job at Disney in September 2006. According to a news release by the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF), he was told he could not get the...

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Force Denies £100,000 Turban Cost

June 16, 2008

Author: Staff Writer

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/7456528.stm

A police force has denied spending £100,000 on trying to adapt safety helmets to fit over turbans.

West Midlands Police has also said reports that a Sikh officer was turned down from joining its Operational Support Unit over the issue is untrue.

It has said it is working to solve the headgear issue which is "problematic"....

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Sikh Students Provide Meals for Homeless

June 15, 2008

Author: Kevin Crush

Source: Sun Media

http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Alberta/2008/06/15/5882586-sun.html

A Sikh tradition was brought to the streets of the inner city yesterday.

Members of the University of Alberta Sikh Students' Society made vegetarian burritos and handed them out at the Boyle Street Co-op and Hope Mission.

"We're just trying to give back to the community and help feed some homeless people,"...

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Pig's Head Tied to Sikh Memorial

June 13, 2008

Author: Staff Writer

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/coventry_warwickshire/7453575.stm

A pig's head has been tied to a war memorial put up by the Sikh community in the West Midlands.

The discovery was made at a roundabout close to Stoney Stanton Road, in Coventry, on Wednesday evening.

Navreet Singh, 22, who removed the head before taking it to the police, said whoever had tied...

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