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US Man Calls The Cops On Sikh Musician, Flutes Come Out Of 'Suspicious Bag'
- Friday July 1, 2016
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
A Sikh musician has claimed he was racially profiled while having lunch at a restaurant in Orlando when a "concerned citizen" called police to investigate him for carrying a "suspicious container" which just contained his bamboo flutes.
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Sikh Comedian Alleges He Was Forced To Remove Turban At US Airport
- Tuesday February 23, 2016
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
An Indo-Canadian Sikh comedian was forced to take off his turban during a security check, weeks after a Sikh-American actor was barred from boarding a flight in Mexico for refusing to take off his turban.
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This Sikh Woman's Poem on Racism in Australia is Going Viral
- Thursday February 11, 2016
- Offbeat | Written by Amrita Kohli
Meet Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa, a 21-year-old contestant on Australia's Got Talent, whose rousing spoken word poetry on racism in Australia fetched her a standing ovation on the show on February 8. With many sharing her verse online, the poem has gone viral.
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Actor Waris Ahluwalia Barred From Mexico Flight Sees 'Small Victory'
- Thursday February 11, 2016
- Indians Abroad | Associated Press
An Indian-American actor and designer who was turned away from an airline flight after refusing to remove his Sikh turban during a security check said he's "thrilled" that Aeromexico is vowing to overhaul its screening protocols.
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Turban-Wearing Sikh Actor Banned From Flight Is Now Refusing To Fly Home
- Wednesday February 10, 2016
- Indians Abroad | Peter Holley, The Washington Post
Waris Ahluwalia stopped resisting rigorous airport security checks a long time ago.
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Sikh-American Actor Barred From Boarding Plane Due To Turban
- Tuesday February 9, 2016
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
Waris Ahluwalia, a Sikh-American actor, model and designer has been barred from boarding a flight from Mexico City to New York after he refused to remove his turban during a security check, drawing swift condemnation from the fashion community.
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Barred From Flight Over Turban: Indian-American Actor Waris Ahluwalia
- Tuesday February 9, 2016
- Indians Abroad | Agence France-Presse
Waris Ahluwalia, an Indian-American actor and designer, said on Monday that he was barred from boarding an Aeromexico flight from Mexico City to New York because he refused to remove his turban.
- www.ndtv.com
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US Sikhs start 'Thank You, Gap' campaign for its response to racist ad
- Thursday November 28, 2013
- India News | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
After an ad featuring Sikh model-actor and jewelry designer Waris Ahluwalia was plastered with racist graffiti, the company responded quickly on November 26. The ad is now the main photo for its Twitter account, which has over 300,000 followers.
- www.ndtv.com
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US Man Calls The Cops On Sikh Musician, Flutes Come Out Of 'Suspicious Bag'
- Friday July 1, 2016
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
A Sikh musician has claimed he was racially profiled while having lunch at a restaurant in Orlando when a "concerned citizen" called police to investigate him for carrying a "suspicious container" which just contained his bamboo flutes.
- www.ndtv.com
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Sikh Comedian Alleges He Was Forced To Remove Turban At US Airport
- Tuesday February 23, 2016
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
An Indo-Canadian Sikh comedian was forced to take off his turban during a security check, weeks after a Sikh-American actor was barred from boarding a flight in Mexico for refusing to take off his turban.
- www.ndtv.com
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This Sikh Woman's Poem on Racism in Australia is Going Viral
- Thursday February 11, 2016
- Offbeat | Written by Amrita Kohli
Meet Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa, a 21-year-old contestant on Australia's Got Talent, whose rousing spoken word poetry on racism in Australia fetched her a standing ovation on the show on February 8. With many sharing her verse online, the poem has gone viral.
- www.ndtv.com
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Actor Waris Ahluwalia Barred From Mexico Flight Sees 'Small Victory'
- Thursday February 11, 2016
- Indians Abroad | Associated Press
An Indian-American actor and designer who was turned away from an airline flight after refusing to remove his Sikh turban during a security check said he's "thrilled" that Aeromexico is vowing to overhaul its screening protocols.
- www.ndtv.com
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Turban-Wearing Sikh Actor Banned From Flight Is Now Refusing To Fly Home
- Wednesday February 10, 2016
- Indians Abroad | Peter Holley, The Washington Post
Waris Ahluwalia stopped resisting rigorous airport security checks a long time ago.
- www.ndtv.com
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Sikh-American Actor Barred From Boarding Plane Due To Turban
- Tuesday February 9, 2016
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
Waris Ahluwalia, a Sikh-American actor, model and designer has been barred from boarding a flight from Mexico City to New York after he refused to remove his turban during a security check, drawing swift condemnation from the fashion community.
- www.ndtv.com
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Barred From Flight Over Turban: Indian-American Actor Waris Ahluwalia
- Tuesday February 9, 2016
- Indians Abroad | Agence France-Presse
Waris Ahluwalia, an Indian-American actor and designer, said on Monday that he was barred from boarding an Aeromexico flight from Mexico City to New York because he refused to remove his turban.
- www.ndtv.com
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US Sikhs start 'Thank You, Gap' campaign for its response to racist ad
- Thursday November 28, 2013
- India News | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
After an ad featuring Sikh model-actor and jewelry designer Waris Ahluwalia was plastered with racist graffiti, the company responded quickly on November 26. The ad is now the main photo for its Twitter account, which has over 300,000 followers.
- www.ndtv.com