turban effect

Turbans and airports: why can't they get along? Last month, two high profile Sikh men were detained at airports and told to remove their turbans for "security" inspections: actor, model, and designer Waris Ahluwalia in Mexico City, and Canadian comedian Jasmeet Singh, known as JusReign, in San...

Study suggests "turban effect" as a source of "Islamophobia" A Muslim-style turban is perceived as a threat, according to a new study, even by people who don't realize they hold the prejudice, dubbed "the turban effect" by researchers. Research volunteers played a computer game that showed...