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Educating teachers in US about Sikh identity

Edit The Times of India 10 May 2016
Facing hate crimes, due to often being mistaken for Muslims, the Sikhs continue to fight their own battle to make the rest of the world understand distinction and significance of their turban, identity and most significantly their religious symbols, especially the 'kirpan' (a symbolic sword) ... to the sacred importance of the Sikh turban," he said....

Cong counters AAP's anti-drug song

Edit The Times of India 10 May 2016
Chamkaur Sahib/Ropar. Anti-drug intiatives seem to be the flavour of the month for political parties ... This is the only way ... While both Hans and Channi are from prominent Dalit sects of Punjab, Sadiq is a singer whose 2012 election to the legislative assembly was recently upheld by the Supreme Court on a plea against his religion change to Sikhism and Scheduled Caste candidature from a reserved seat. ....

Simarjit Bains detained for protest against cable network

Edit The Times of India 10 May 2016
Ludhiana. Ludhiana. Police arrested independent MLA Simarjit Singh Bains, leader of Team Insaaf, and seven others while they were protesting against a cable TV network for suspension of a Punjabi news channel, on Monday ... As the protest turned violent, turbans of some of the demonstrators, including Bains, fell off ... ....

Akali Dal give a miss to political conference at Shaheed Jor Mela

Edit Indian Express 10 May 2016
While the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) held political conferences on the occasion of Shaheedi Jor Mela in Kapurthala Monday, the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) gave it a miss. The mela marked the 127th death anniversary of Sant Beer Singh Naurangabadi (renowned religious leader of the area) in Thatta village of Sultanpur Lodhi ... Related Article ... Rally held, kabaddi tourney cancelled Sikhism, its propagation our core issues ... ....

Citadel denies Muslim student's hijab request; family considers legal action

Edit CNN 10 May 2016
(CNN)The Citadel, the prestigious South Carolina military college, has denied a prospective Muslim student's request to wear a hijab -- but the issue is far from resolved. The woman's family is now considering legal action, citing the fact the Citadel is a public university, said Ibrahim Hooper with the Council on American-Islamic Relations ... "Our U.S. military allows hijabs, beards, turbans, yarmulkes," he said ... Read More ... JUST WATCHED ... ....

Rajasthan textbooks omit local heroes, downsize dynasties

Edit The Times of India 10 May 2016
Jaipur. It is not only national figures that have gone missing from the revised textbooks in Rajasthan, local heroes, local culture and history - that was promised and reasoned for the omission of many names - do not figure in the textbooks. The outgoing Class VI social science textbook had a chapter of Rajasthan's people and their cultural practices including pictures of traditional turbans, which is now missing ... ....

The Citadel will not allow an exception to let Muslim student wear hijab

Edit Stars and Stripes 10 May 2016
The Citadel will not allow a Muslim student to wear a hijab, an exception she had requested to the required uniform in order to keep her head covered, in keeping with her faith ... Gen ... She will not attend, he said ... Whether it's hijab or beards or turbans, to cling to these outdated 'traditions' merely out of a sense of not wanting to change anything is, I think, untenable in this day and age and in our increasingly diverse society."....

Army waives grooming rules for Sikh recruit from California

Edit Stars and Stripes 09 May 2016
Male Sikhs leave their hair uncut and bound in a turban as a mark of commitment to Sikhism’s “divine presence.” This conflicts with military grooming standards, which can start with a basic-training buzz cut ... “I was told I could not join because of my beard and turban,” Singh said in a declaration ... With his hair wrapped in a turban, the Army ......

Guess Who! When Telly Town's dapper actor turned into Punjabi Munda!

Edit Pinkvilla 09 May 2016
Sporting a turban, Shashank made a dapper Punjabi Munda! ... I tied turban on my head. It was for the first time that I donned a turban look ... I had to tell them that I had simply worn the turban for the wedding ... ....

'Sikh Captain America' takes on hate, intolerance and Donald Trump

Edit DNA India 09 May 2016
-->. Vishavjit Singh is a political cartoonist who occasionally dresses up as the famed American soldier 'Captian America' although with a turban and aims to fight bigotry ... Singh, who is a political cartoonist, on occasions transforms into 'Sikh Captain America', a costumed soldier with a turban who fights bigotry and champions cultural understanding through public appearances and talks. As the film Captain America ... ....

When Shashank Vyas was unrecognisable

Edit The Times of India 09 May 2016
It was a Sikh wedding and Shashank (best known as Jagya in 'Balika Vadhu') chose to wear a turban and that was why most people couldn't recognise him ... ....

Balle Balle: When Danny Morrison absolutely nailed the Sardar look

Edit DNA India 09 May 2016
-->. Danny Morrison turned up with a beard and a turban for the match between Kings XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Danny Morrison might easily be one of the quirkiest presenter and commentator in the world of cricket ... ALSO READ. IPL 2016 ... ....

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Edit Kill Screen 09 May 2016
This article is part of a collaboration with iQ by Intel ... But representation of the region in videogames has been lazy at best and non-existent at worst ... ... According to Gurinder Mann, the director of the Sikh Museum Initiative, “There is a long way to go before a Sikh character with a turban and beard is seen as being the hero ... Not with a reimagining of Superman, Ironman, or Spiderman, but with a secret agent who also wears a turban ... > ....
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