Washington, USA: Appalled by the reports that Sikh players from India were asked to remove their turbans before an international basketball match, top lawmakers in the US have launched a campaign asking Fiba, the game’s governing body, to review the discriminatory ...
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SIKH SOLDIERS FOUGHT FOR OUR FREEDOM AND WE’LL FIGHT TO PROTECT THEIRS: NDP
Ottawa, Canada: While addressing growing concern about the PQ Charter of Values in Quebec, NDP Leader Tom Mulcair promised to fight against institutionalized discrimination in honour of Sikh Veterans. When asked about the NDP’s position regarding a potential compromise that will ...
Read More »Sikh Boys asked to remove their turbans for Go-Karting- Sign, if you believe this should end!
Livermore, California: “I have some bad news for you, that thing on your head is not allowed”, is how Arminder Singh (26), Gurpreet Singh (16), Diljit Singh (15), and Jaskirat Singh (11), were greeted by the employee of Boomers when ...
Read More »Indian Catholic School Bans Turban and Excludes Sikh Students
Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India: A 107 year old Catholic school in Jammu and Kashmir banned the turban and excluded some 40 Sikh students from classes for wearing the turban last week. The St Joseph’s Higher Secondary School in Baramulla, ...
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