Tag Archives: Sikh Community

Paris:  France’s Sikh community is ramping up a campaign for the turban to be allowed in state-funded schools amid moves to reinforce a 2004 law banning pupils from wearing religious symbols. The contentious issue pits the cherished French principle of ...

Patiala, Punjab: In order to pay tributes to the Indian passengers of the Komagata Maru ship, who were killed by the British police at the Port of Budge Budge of Kolkata on September 29, 1914, the Sikh community in West ...

Washington, USA: Ahead of Monday’s anniversary of the Oak Creek Gurdwara tragedy, the US Justice Department has announced that it will begin tracking crimes committed against Sikhs and six other groups as hate crimes. Making the announcement on Friday, Attorney ...

Afghanistan: Outsiders may have trouble distinguishing between the turbans worn by Afghan Sikhs, with their tighter folds, varied colours and tucked-in edges, and those worn by Afghan Muslims, usually black or white with the end hanging down the wearer’s back. The ...