Tag Archives: turban

Jammu, India: Sikh bodies on Monday condemned FIBA’s policy of not allowing players wearing turbans to participate in International Basketball Federation Asia Cup tournament in China and asked them to reverse the decision. “We condemn the attitude of FIBA (China) for ...

New York City, USA: In a news release the US based civil rights organization the Sikh Coalition has information that [i]gnoring protests from around the world, the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) decided yesterday (August 28) to delay a decision on ...

Pennsylvania, USA: As per a release by US based civil rights organization, United Sikhs, [l]ast year, the George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Pennsylvania USA refused to allow an elderly Sikh gentleman to visit his son, a United States Military Veteran, ...

Amritsar, Punjab: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has asked International Basketball Federation (FIBA) to let Sikh players wear ‘patka’ in international matches and not ban the headgear. In a press release issued here on Friday, SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar ...