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It’s beyond time to remove bans on religious attire from sports uniforms
By Simran Jeet Singh — March 4, 2022
(RNS) — Kids shouldn't have to choose between love of sport and love of religion.
Samrath Singh, first turbaned Sikh to play NCAA baseball, is more than the challenges he has overcome
By Simran Jeet Singh — August 5, 2021
(RNS) — ‘I’m confident in who I am and I love myself, and the people around me, my own beliefs, and my religion, have helped me accept myself and be proud of who I am,’ said New Jersey native and Boston College senior Samrath Singh.
Sikh American soldiers continue to campaign for right to wear beard, turban
By Joseph Hammond — July 29, 2021
(RNS) — A memorial ceremony for a Sikh soldier on Thursday (July 29) at Arlington brings to the fore again the unequal religious accommodations extended to Sikhs across the military.
Religious groups applaud new Air Force rules allowing turbans, hijabs, beards
By Aysha Khan — February 13, 2020
(RNS) — The new guidelines allow personnel to request a waiver to wear religious apparel, including turbans and hijabs, and to have unshorn hair or beards for religious reasons.
A pat-down at the airport passes the shame of racial profiling to my 3-year-old
By Simran Jeet Singh — October 9, 2019
(RNS) — Racial profiling takes a toll on our deepest and most sacred relationships, reason enough to end this damaging and painful practice.
Jagmeet Singh’s civility is praiseworthy, but even nice racism is still racism
By Simran Jeet Singh — October 4, 2019
(RNS) — Celebrating the kind way in which a man told a Canadian politician he should remove his turban misses the point entirely.
How do we make sense of Justin Trudeau in brownface?
By Simran Jeet Singh — September 19, 2019
(RNS) — Even when we excuse the perpetuation of stereotypes by claiming ignorance or good intentions, it’s undeniable that they impact others in harmful ways.
Canadian mayor dons turban and dances for religious tolerance
By Kimberly Winston — January 12, 2017
(RNS) A video of the mayor learning how to tie a Sikh turban has gone viral.
Army will let Sikh officer keep turban, beard on active duty
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — April 1, 2016
(RNS) The Army concluded that to allow beards for medical reasons but ban them for religious reasons was discriminatory.
US Army should let Sikhs serve, turban and all (COMMENTARY)
By William Francis Ward Jr. — November 11, 2015
(RNS) In the U.S., being forced to choose between one’s faith and service to our country is a choice that no American should have to make.
Video: Don’t freak, I’m Sikh
By Sally Morrow — March 17, 2014
"My turban reminds me to be a good person," says Pardeep Singh, in this video he created about his faith.
Sikhs stand up to bullying as they try to build understanding
By Lauren Markoe — January 30, 2014
(RNS) Teenager Prabhdeep Suri has been teased mercilessly since he was in kindergarten for the patka he wore on his head, a symbol of his Sikh faith. Now he and other Sikhs are sending the message that discrimination against Sikhs in the U.S. has got to stop.
SIDEBAR: Sikhism 101
By Lauren Markoe — January 30, 2014
(RNS) Here are some facts about what Sikhs believe and Sikh culture.
Sikhs say Pentagon rules on religious attire don’t go far enough
By Adelle M. Banks — January 23, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) “They’ve learned to live with the repeal of DADT (Don’t Ask/Don’t Tell) and so I think they can get along very well with yarmulkes and beards,” said Rabbi Sanford Dresin, director of military programs for the Florida-based Aleph Institute.
Assault on professor part of wave of attacks on Sikhs, Muslims, others
By Omar Sacirbey — September 24, 2013
(RNS) It is not clear whether the attacks on Dr. Prabhjot Singh and the Muslim woman, who was also treated at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, are related. But many say the motives, if not the perpetrators, are depressingly familiar.
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