Sikh Turbans

Muslim And Sikh MTA Workers Allowed To Wear Religious Headwear

AP | VERENA DOBNIK | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Sikh, Sikh Turbans, Transit Workers, Muslim Headscarf, Muslim and Sikh Headwear, Muslim Mta, Mta, Muslim, Muslim New York, Khimar, New York News

NEW YORK -- New Yorks Sikh and Muslim transit workers will be allowed to wear religious head coverings without a government agency logo after years of...

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Andrea Stone

Searching Breast Milk, Turbans, Genitals: Mobile App Is 'TSA's Watchdog'

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Sikh Turbans, Tsa, Video, Airport Racial Profiling, Tsa Pat Downs, Airport Security, TSA Security, Civil Rights, Racial Profiling, Mobile Apps, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- A new mobile app that enables travelers to file reports of alleged racial profiling by the Transportation Security Administration from t...

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Looking Different And Differently Looking

Simran Jeet Singh | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Sikhism, Sikh Turbans, Discrimination, Racial Discrimination, Religious Tolerance, Sikhs, Religion News
Simran Jeet Singh

Like too many others, I've been discriminated against because of my unique appearance. While I wouldn't wish it on anyone else, being the target of discrimination has helped open my eyes to various types of inequalities in our world.

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PHOTOS: Turban Tying Competition

Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Turban Tying Contest, Sikh Turbans, Sikhism, Video, Interfaith, Punjabi Radio, Religion in America, Slideexpand, Religious Tolerance, Religion News

SAN JOSE -- Turbans are not usually seen as a part of traditional American attire, but they are articles of faith and an integral part of the dress of...

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Andrea Stone

Airport Racial Profiling App To Allow Real-Time Reporting

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Sikh Turbans, Tsa Profiling, Tsa, Video, Terrorism, Muslims, Airport Security, TSA Security, Racial Profiling, Tsa Racial Profiling, Mobile Apps, Sikhs, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Civil rights groups plan to unveil a mobile app Monday that they say will allow users to report instances of alleged racial profiling by...

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Andrea Stone

'Security Theater': 8 Ways Washington Spends Money Without Making You Safer

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Sikh Turbans, Tsa, Air Marshals, Bioterrorism, Homeland Security, Airport Security, Bruce Schneier, Radiation Detectors, Department of Homeland Security, Video, Counterterrorism, Full-Body Scanners, Security, Transportation Security Administration, Carry-on Liquids, Bomb-Sniffing-Dogs, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The good news first. Government homeland security agencies are moving toward a more rational, risk-based system of protection. Now th...

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An Assault On Religious Freedom

Senator Kevin S. Parker | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Islamophobia, American Islamophobia, Peter King, Sikh Turbans, American Islam, Islam, Sikhism, Sharia, Religion News
Senator Kevin S. Parker

Those who peddle hate lack a basic understanding of the history of Muslims in America, and the Constitution of the United States. In targeting the adherents of one faith they seek to undermine one of most basic tenets for the founding of this great nation: religious freedom.

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Second Sikh Man Dies After Possible Hate Crime Attack

AP | LIEN HOANG | Posted 06.16.2011

Read More: Sikh Turbans, Sikhism, Hate Crimes, Surinder Singh, Gurmej Atwal, Sacramento Sikh Shooting, Religion News

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The death of an elderly Sikh man on Friday has turned the work of police into a double homicide investigation as they try t...

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Sikhs Call Airport Screening For Turbans 'Security Theater'

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sikh Coalition, Sikh Turbans, Sikh Security Threat, Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration, US Airport Security, Airport Secuirty, Sikhs and Security, Airline Security, Religion News

By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) Leaders of three Sikh organizations say they've been told by federal transportation officia...

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