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With the turban bill coming up for review before French Parliament next month, a Sikh body on Friday submitted historical references to country's acting ambassador here depicting the turban as an integral and essential element of Sikh faith...

http://www.capetimes.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=272&fArticleId=2380939 French secularist law leads to expulsion of 48 students Cape Times (subscription), South Africa - 2 hours ago Most of those barred from attending classes were Muslim girls who refused to take off their headscarves, but...

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/20041213-1332-france-secularchristmas.html As holidays approach, French find new ban on religious symbols ... San Diego Union Tribune, CA - 5 hours ago ... More than a dozen teenage Muslim girls have been expelled from high schools for refusing to...

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2004/12/13/135700.shtml French Thought Police Ban 'Christian' Chocolate NewsMax.com, FL - 10 hours ago ... most recent assault on Christmas is part of Jackass Chiracs war on religious symbols, including Christian crucifixes, Muslim head scarves, Sikh...

[India News]: New Delhi, Dec 1 : Islam and modernity? Sounds almost antithetical, say some. Can democracy and Islam blend and mingle? Near impossible, sceptics are likely to chorus. It is in precisely this dramatic incredulity that the roots of prejudice lie, hints French author Guy Sorman...

Sonia meets French Sikhs seeking help in turban fight New Delhi, Nov 9 (UNI) Congress chief Sonia Gandhi today met a group of French Sikhs hit by Paris' ban on conspicuous religious symbols, including turbans, at state school. The delegation, led by Mr Gurdial Singh, father of one of the...

Three Sikh students were expelled from school for refusing to remove their turbans, the first time Sikhs were forced out under a new law banning conspicuous religious signs and apparel in the classroom, their lawyer said. Officials of the Louise Michel high school in Bobigny, northeast of...

French court to rule on Sikh boys By Caroline Wyatt BBC correspondent in Paris Several Sikhs at the school have been turned away from classes A French administrative court will rule on Friday on an appeal brought by three Sikh boys who have been excluded from classes for wearing the...

First students expelled over French law (Agencies) Updated: 2004-10-20 20:55 Two Muslim girls who refused to remove their head scarves in class have been expelled from their schools, and two more risked the same fate Wednesday as officials began taking action against those who defy a new...

Would the French law banning the wearing of religious apparel or symbols by students in State-run schools infringe the right to freedom of religion? The French law, which bans large crosses, Jewish skull caps, Sikh turbans as well as Muslim headscarves, is in effect since this month and promises...

Chandigarh, Sep 18 (UNI) The Sikhs today took out a procession in the city, opposing the ban on a turban in schools in France, and submitted a memorandum to the President of France through the Director of Alliance Francaise institute here, demanding to lift the ban immediately. ''We would like...

This ban is ridiculous. Post all related links here, or newest information when it comes. Am I the only one that feels worthless? Sikhs in France are in deep trouble, and I can't do anything at all? I often dreamt of an opportunity to stand up, and fight. The world is wierd man, we...