Browsing Tag: Kirpan

Kirpan Allowed in Australian State of Queensland

Sikh Nishkam Society of Australia announces that the wonderful seva and effort they made in having the Kirpan passed in the Australian state of Queensland have borne fruit.
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LONDON 2012: Olympic fans can carry small religious daggers, confirm Locog

LONDON 2012 organizers have insisted they will not ban ceremonial daggers, carried as articles of faith, at next year's Olympics.
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Sikh ex-prison officer loses bid for dagger ban payout

Dhinsa was not prepared to carry a replica. “We can see no good reason, in the circumstances, to draw any inference that the ban was enforced on the grounds of race, religion or belief and accordingly, the claims are dismissed,” said Mr Roper.
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A Kirpan in Tribute to Darbar Sahib

Some have referred to this Kirpan as one that might be called the finest ever created. My experience with historic weapons, including Kirpans, is that fabrication standards held in the past are not near as high as those held by my contemporary knife and swordmaking colleagues as well as myself.
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Kirpan Ban Lifted at Amritsar Airport

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has today lifted the ban it had imposed in April on the wearing of a Kirpan by employees working on the airside at the Sri Guru Ramdas International Airport, Amritsar, following a campaign by the UNITED SIKHS and the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC).
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United Sikhs want ban on wearing kirpan by airport staff revoked

Director of United Sikhs, Mejindarpal Kaur, told TOI on Friday that the Sikh community understood the public's concern with national security. "However, we cannot accept an abrogation of a Sikh's constitutional right under article 25 (2) (b) of the Indian constitution, under which a Sikh has a right to wear a kirpan at all times," she said.
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The Master Swordmaker and his newest Siri Sahib

Early in my career as an artisan and full time knife and swordmaker, my teacher for over 30 years, Yogi Bhajan, suggested that I use my artistic gifts to create things that uplift and inspire people. This selection of jewelry and objects is the fruit of my earnest effort to do just that, and to offer them to you and your loved ones....
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Is this a dagger which I see before me?

Item number three on the sign above the departure gate at Chandigarh Airport was a bit of a worry: “Note: Sikh passengers have been permitted to carry a Kirpan (up to 6-inch blade and 3-inch handle) in domestic flights only.”
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Arms and the men

Hayer has worn the kirpan for 13 years and this wasn't the first time he invoked the Guru to bridge the chasm between the kirpan's physical look as a sharp-edged weapon and its spiritual meaning as a symbol of the fight against injustice.
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Ceremonial swords allowed in Plymouth-Canton School District

"After an extensive review of all laws and policies pertaining to this issue, we have developed an accommodation plan that will address the situation. While our school district is committed to providing a safe learning environment for all of our students, we must also balance the rights of students to express and practice their religion."
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