Monthly Archives: January 2012

Turbanology: Sikhs Unwrapped

Following the success of the Arts Council England exhibition “Turbanology: Sikhs Unwrapped” comes a new book highlighting the importance of the Sikh Turban (or Dastaar).
The book, on general release now, catalogues the story of the Turban through art and photography.  It builds on the work of the exhibition in raising awareness of the Turban through the art.

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Sikh man wins turban case against France in the United Nations

Source: Press Trust of India
Washington: The UN’s rights body has concluded that France had violated the religious freedom of a 76-year-old Sikh man when he was asked to remove his turban for his ID photograph, a US-based Sikh group has said.
United Sikh, a Sikh rights body, had filed a communication on behalf of Ranjit [...]