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Air India Pilot Allegedly Forced To Remove Turban At Spain Airport
An Air India pilot was asked to remove his turban at the Madrid airport in Spain recently, said Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) party, adding that it has written a letter in this regard to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar urging him to take up the matter at the international level.
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On Abhishek Bachchan's Smoking Scene In Manmarziyaan, Director Says "We Were Guided By Sikhs"
A Sikh outfit objected to a scene in which Abhihsek Bachchan removes his turban to smoke a cigarette
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A Canadian Leader Was Asked By TSA To Remove His Turban. US Officials Express 'Regret.'
About a year ago, while at an airport in Detroit, Canadian Cabinet minister Navdeep Bains found himself in a situation he had never experienced before.
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Woman Threatened To "Rip" Off Sikh Man's Turban In Canada Club
A Sikh man was asked to remove his turban in a club in Canada by a woman, who also threatened to "rip" off the headgear and heckled him with racist remarks, according to a media report
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Asked To Remove Turban At US Embassy, BJP Lawmaker Refuses To Take Visa
A BJP member of the Lok Sabha refused to take the US visa after he was asked to remove his pugree or turban at the US Embassy for security reasons, asserting that his turban was a matter of his "traditional honour" which he cannot remove.
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Sikh-American Teen Forced To Remove Turban At Airport In US: Report
A Sikh-American teenager, who penned a book about bullying of children from the community, was forced to remove his turban by airport personnel in the US state of California, according to a media report.
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UK School Asks Sikh Girls to Remove Turbans, Apologises
Two minor Sikh girls in the UK were ordered to remove their turbans by teachers who mistook the traditional religious headdress as 'fashion' items, prompting their families to protest.
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'Chennai Metro Asked Me to Take Off Turban, Then Said Sorry,' Says Sikh Man
A Sikh man has claimed that the staff of Chennai Metro has apologised to him after their security guards demanded that he remove his turban at the at the city's Vadapalani station.
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Let Sikhs Play With Turbans, US Lawmakers Tell Basketball League
As many as 39 US lawmakers have asked the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) to change a policy requiring Sikhs and other players to remove their articles of faith, such as turbans, in international competition.
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U.S. Lawmakers Ask FIBA to Review Its Policy on Sikh Turbans
This move comes after two Sikh players -- Amritpal Singh and Amjyot Singh --were stopped from entering the court minutes before India were to open their campaign against Japan on July 12 at FIBA Asia Cup in Wuhan and were asked to remove their turbans.
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US Lawmakers Ask FIBA to Review its Policy on Sikh Turbans
Appalled by reports that Sikh players from India were asked to remove their turbans at an international basketball match, top US lawmakers have launched a campaign asking FIBA to review the discriminatory policy.
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Indians Banned From Wearing Turbans in Asia Cup Basketball
Match officials asked two Sikh players to remove their turbans before stepping onto the court.
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Sikh leader asked to remove turban in Rome: India calls Italian envoy
India today took up with Italy the row over a Sikh delegation being asked to remove his turban during security checks at the Rome airport, official sources say.
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Sikh leader asked to remove turban at Rome airport: Punjab Chief Minister to take up matter with PM
Terming removal of turban in the name of security checks a direct assault on Sikh identity, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Wednesday said the Union government must mount pressure on countries resorting to this measure, to desist from such practices.
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Sikh man wins turban case against France in the United Nations
The UN's rights body has concluded that France had violated the religious freedom of a 76-year-old Sikh man when he was asked to remove his turban for his ID photograph, a US-based Sikh group has said.
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Air India Pilot Allegedly Forced To Remove Turban At Spain Airport
An Air India pilot was asked to remove his turban at the Madrid airport in Spain recently, said Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) party, adding that it has written a letter in this regard to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar urging him to take up the matter at the international level.
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On Abhishek Bachchan's Smoking Scene In Manmarziyaan, Director Says "We Were Guided By Sikhs"
A Sikh outfit objected to a scene in which Abhihsek Bachchan removes his turban to smoke a cigarette
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A Canadian Leader Was Asked By TSA To Remove His Turban. US Officials Express 'Regret.'
About a year ago, while at an airport in Detroit, Canadian Cabinet minister Navdeep Bains found himself in a situation he had never experienced before.
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Woman Threatened To "Rip" Off Sikh Man's Turban In Canada Club
A Sikh man was asked to remove his turban in a club in Canada by a woman, who also threatened to "rip" off the headgear and heckled him with racist remarks, according to a media report
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Asked To Remove Turban At US Embassy, BJP Lawmaker Refuses To Take Visa
A BJP member of the Lok Sabha refused to take the US visa after he was asked to remove his pugree or turban at the US Embassy for security reasons, asserting that his turban was a matter of his "traditional honour" which he cannot remove.
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Sikh-American Teen Forced To Remove Turban At Airport In US: Report
A Sikh-American teenager, who penned a book about bullying of children from the community, was forced to remove his turban by airport personnel in the US state of California, according to a media report.
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UK School Asks Sikh Girls to Remove Turbans, Apologises
Two minor Sikh girls in the UK were ordered to remove their turbans by teachers who mistook the traditional religious headdress as 'fashion' items, prompting their families to protest.
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'Chennai Metro Asked Me to Take Off Turban, Then Said Sorry,' Says Sikh Man
A Sikh man has claimed that the staff of Chennai Metro has apologised to him after their security guards demanded that he remove his turban at the at the city's Vadapalani station.
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Let Sikhs Play With Turbans, US Lawmakers Tell Basketball League
As many as 39 US lawmakers have asked the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) to change a policy requiring Sikhs and other players to remove their articles of faith, such as turbans, in international competition.
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U.S. Lawmakers Ask FIBA to Review Its Policy on Sikh Turbans
This move comes after two Sikh players -- Amritpal Singh and Amjyot Singh --were stopped from entering the court minutes before India were to open their campaign against Japan on July 12 at FIBA Asia Cup in Wuhan and were asked to remove their turbans.
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US Lawmakers Ask FIBA to Review its Policy on Sikh Turbans
Appalled by reports that Sikh players from India were asked to remove their turbans at an international basketball match, top US lawmakers have launched a campaign asking FIBA to review the discriminatory policy.
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Indians Banned From Wearing Turbans in Asia Cup Basketball
Match officials asked two Sikh players to remove their turbans before stepping onto the court.
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Sikh leader asked to remove turban in Rome: India calls Italian envoy
India today took up with Italy the row over a Sikh delegation being asked to remove his turban during security checks at the Rome airport, official sources say.
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Sikh leader asked to remove turban at Rome airport: Punjab Chief Minister to take up matter with PM
Terming removal of turban in the name of security checks a direct assault on Sikh identity, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Wednesday said the Union government must mount pressure on countries resorting to this measure, to desist from such practices.
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Sikh man wins turban case against France in the United Nations
The UN's rights body has concluded that France had violated the religious freedom of a 76-year-old Sikh man when he was asked to remove his turban for his ID photograph, a US-based Sikh group has said.
