Browsing Tag: Beard

Khully vs. Tied: The dilemma of a generation

Our Gurus gave us this gift for a reason and as we grow older we wait for the day we get that full dhari; it’s a Singh’s childhood goal.
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Land of the free, home of the beards?

The U.S. Armed Forces are moving in the right direction. According to news reports late last week, the Army will allow Menachem Stern—an orthodox Jewish Rabbi—to attend military chaplaincy training without shaving his religiously-mandated beard.
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First Sikh Canadian takes command of BC regiment

Established in 1883, the regiment is said to be the oldest military unit in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and has received forty battle honours in its history, and has been a formation of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps since 1942.
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California Sikh Barred from Job Over Beard Settles

California has settled a lawsuit filed by a Sikh man who was barred from becoming a prison guard because he refused to shave his beard, officials said Thursday.
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Beard Up or Down – I am no clown

After I came back from the camp I found myself in a dilemma because I wanted to keep my beard down but my mind was talking me out. It was making me worry about how people will react, how I will look, what will people think, etc. etc. I played this battle with my mind back and forth.
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Muslim man sues after being fired because of his beard

Employers almost always change their stance after receiving a letter from the council citing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which says employers must accommodate workers' religious practice unless it causes the employer undue hardship, Gist said.
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Khuli Dhari: My Journey to Beard Liberation

I was inundated with the voices of young women in my school casually referring to facial hair as gross or unattractive (with no intention to hurt my feelings I’m sure) and their preference for guys who were “clean-shaven.”
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To beard or not to beard...

This is who I am, this is what I believe and where I feel comfortable. I imagine that in the past Sikhs would have lived / looked like this, they would be proud of this identity and uniqueness that assists in spiritual development.
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The Year with the Beard OR How My Hairs Are Teaching Me — Part 2

It was about this time last year that I was impelled to share a very difficult, uniquely Sikh challenge for me. I am a woman with a very fuzzy chin. It’s not an exaggeration at all to say I have a beard. Since my hair is dark brown, I can’t even pretend people don’t notice it, even if that’s what they like to pretend.
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ACLU-NM Charges Española Hospital with Religious Discrimination

“All I wanted was do my job helping people in my community get the urgent medical care they needed,” said Khalsa. “My Sikh religion did not prevent me from performing that job, but the prejudice of my supervisors did.”
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