Sikh Community Upset

A school in Michigan's Canton township has barred students from bringing a 'kirpan' to the premises after parents objected to a fourth grader carrying the religious symbol. The move has troubled the small Sikh community in the township near Detroit, prompting them to launch a public awareness campaign to make people realise that 'kirpan

A school in Michigan's Canton township has barred students from bringing a 'kirpan' to the premises after parents objected to a fourth grader carrying the religious symbol. The move has troubled the small Sikh community in the township near Detroit, prompting them to launch a public awareness campaign to make people realise that 'kirpan