Browsing Tag: Turban

The "Turban Pride Movement" or the Akaal Purakh Ki Fauj (APKF), a voluntary organization, has decided to dedicate the forthcoming Mr. Singh International 2012 to generate awareness about Sikhs globally.

Ever wondered what you look like in a turban? Now you can with Turbanizer

We're like a lost generation. Anyone here says I'm Indian, but in India people say I'm American. We're trying to make something so that Sikh boys and girls can show that they are proud of being Sikh, and give those kids an identity ... We're trying to blend into (American) society without losing our roots."

"The Guru was beheaded before a big crowd," our grandparents would tell us. "When one brave man brought the Guru's head to his young son, his son asked, 'Were there any Sikhs in the crowd to stand up to this injustice?' The man said he didn't know. The young boy responded, 'From now on, Sikhs will never hide.'"

It’s said that whatever Punjabis do, they overdo. Those worrying about the Sikhs’ loss of identity are hoping that this happens. That desire for a ‘pochvin dastar’ ushers in a trend back to long hair.

It was hardly a stirring defence of the right of Sikhs to wear turbans in the RCMP. If anything it was downright cowardly. I was feeling sick about that when a young man who had just signed the petition addressed me furiously.

Then we found the tent where they were putting turbans on anyone who wanted one to promote cultural awareness. I fired off frame after frame. the light was perfect and the men who wrapped were artists with the cloth as i think you can see here. it was easily the best part of Canada day for me and proof that things change, if only slowly.

Gaultier had said in an interview recently: 'In every collection I have done, there is always an Indian inspiration.'

Gagandeep Singh, a resident of Model Town, said, "Everyone has his own style of tying a turban and this is taught by family. These days few people with vested interests have transformed it into a commercial activity, which is wrong. I think turban tying should be taught free of cost."

Akali government might project itself as the sole representative of Sikh identity and principles when it comes to the issue of ban on turban in France but the very same government in its rule and soil has made it compulsory for all the women police officials to wear headgears including Sikh women as well.

Over the years, I have learned different ways of dealing with the challenges. All of these experiences have made me who I am today, I wouldn’t trade them for anything. I know Gurdaas will have similar experiences growing up, and I know it will make him stronger.

The wind of change must touch all in France. Minorities must now receive a chance to build a proper self-image and show true allegiance to their national ethic, rather than face the humiliating and inflammatory insistence on choosing ‘flag before faith.’

"I use the microphone as a catalyst of change, rhyming about social consciousness as well as cultural awareness."

Sikh and Muslim transit workers will be allowed to wear religious head coverings while on the job under a settlement with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced on Wednesday. The agreement ended a winding legal case propelled by the Sept. 11 attacks.

During the United Sikhs' Fourth Annual Global Sikh Civil and Human Rights Conference held April 24 the United Nations Church Center here, delegates from around the globe discussed pressing issues facing the Sikh community, most particularly the ban on the turban in French schools...

A number of boys in Montreal-area community of LaSalle have been told they can no longer play soccer because they wear religious head coverings.

It's this sort of optimism that makes me believe that "looking different" has played a significant role in my way of "looking differently."

It is pertinent to note that young Duleep Singh was not blessed with the protection, love and care of his parents, and was literally in the imprisonment of aliens, but he still realized his glorious past and the heritage of the Gurus and came back to the Guru’s path.

The mobile app is called FlyRights. Travelers who suspect they have been profiled take out their smartphone, tap a finger on the app and answer about a dozen questions. Then they hit "submit" and an official complaint is filed immediately with the Transportation Security Administration.

Sikhs in Shimla are on a warpath over the turban issue that has rocked the city recently. Members of the community protesting the admonishing of a student for wearing turban to school have threatened an agitation if talks with the district administration fail.

The Centre assured Parliament on Wednesday that it has been regularly taking up with France the sensitive issue of ban on wearing of turbans by Sikhs in schools and trying to work out a "practical solution" as the law there does not permit display of religion.

With blessings from the Norwegian government, the annual Turban Day celebrated on April 14 is turning three this year. 'The aim of the Norwegian Turban Day is to re-launch the turban as a symbol of solidarity, equality and religious freedom,' Patpatia said.

This documentary traces the history of the turban in the Sikh religion, from its roots in Moghul India, through the battlefields of Europe, to the fight for British Sikhs to wear it without fear.

Here is Hari Karam Singh's story of how and why he began wearing the Guru's Bana. He was not born into a Sikh family, but was born and raised in the USA to a non-Punjabi family.

My friends and followers of Nanak, we may not agree on many things and have varying opinions about most every subject but as Sikhs we can agree on one fact, the truth. The truth was held in high regard by Guru Nanak, and therefore I ask you, as Sikhs to walk with me two steps in regards to the truth.

American auto parts retailer AutoZone has agreed to pay $75,000 to its former Sikh employee who was barred from wearing turban at work.

I have been experimenting with wearing my hairs down and then wearing them up and covered. Here are my own personal experiences about my hair...

In the wake of reports of surveillance of Muslim communities by the New York City Police Department, it is important to recognize South Asians endure heightened scrutiny without any evidence of wrongdoing.

On Friday March 16th, the University of Waterloo and the cities of Kitchener-Waterloo were transformed into a sea of colourful turbans in support of Sikh Awareness Day.

If the spheres of fashion and religion seem disparate and distant, it is 22-year-old Jagmeet Sethi's Connecticut-based apparel company TurbanInc that has brought the two seemingly distinct worlds together.