Kirpan banned by Finchley school
A YOUNG Sikh has been removed from a Finchley school after he was banned from wearing a religious dagger.
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Schwarzenegger Angers Sikhs by Vetoing Kirpan Bill
"Generally, part of the problem has been that police officers don't know what they're looking at when they see a kirpan."
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California Governor vetoes AB 504 'kirpan' bill
A bill to educate law enforcement officers about the religious significance of 'kirpans' has been vetoed by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who found it "unnecessary."
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Why Sikhs Need More Female Granthis
As an agent of change within the community, I believe a glance at the structural problems within our religious community is warranted. A recent spate of articles has made me wish to visit the issue of female Granthis
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CA Kirpan Education Bill Passes 59-0 Full Assembly Vote
"The Sikh community... should not live in fear of arrest by law enforcement for carrying the kirpan." -Assemblymember Warren Furutani
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UK College Allows Sikh Students to Sit Exams Wearing Kirpan, After Initially Barring them
We are hopeful for a speedy and amicable resolution to ensure that no further injustice is done to the 3 students who were initially told they would be barred from sitting their exams if they wore their kirpan...
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Pressure on Hamid Karzai to scrap Afghan women's law
Afghanistan's president, Hamid Karzai, came under intense western pressure yesterday to scrap a new law that the UN said legalised rape within marriage and severely limited the rights of women.
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Karzai signs law that 'legalizes' rape
In a massive blow for women’s rights, the new Shia Family Law negates the need for sexual consent between married couples, tacitly approves child marriage and restricts a woman’s right to leave the home.
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Post Office Refuses to Take Sikh Boy's Passport Photo with Turban
Father Successfully Partners with the Sikh Coalition
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Invest in women, beat downturn
The problems we face today are too big and too complex to be solved without the full participation of women.
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