I wasn’t yet three. She knew that she was jeopardizing her marriage. She knew that she was crossing a line my dad considered ...

Female Soldiers may now wear dreadlocks and male Soldiers whose religious faith requires beards and turbans may now seek permanent accommodation.

The U.S. Army has issued a new directive on grooming and appearance regulations that allow for observant Sikhs and conservative Muslim women to wear religious head coverings.

In Toor’s case, with his turban and hair, the increased religious accommodation is positive but it does not go far enough, according to a senior staff attorney with the Sikh Coalition, which ...

Three males have been charged in connection with a racially motivated assault that occurred in the early morning hours of ...

While other armed services allow some religion-based exceptions to dress standards without problems, the Marines insist that even small deviations can threaten the force’s effectiveness.

(USA Today) Islamic advocacy organizations are praising a new decision by the New York Police Department to allow Muslims to wear beards and Sikhs to wear beards and turbans with their uniforms ...

WASHINGTON (RNS) New Army regulations will allow soldiers to wear turbans, beards and hijabs under most circumstances, reflecting a change Sikhs have sought for years. [ad number=“1”] “Based ...

The turban isn’t just something Sikhs plop on their heads before they head out the door in the morning. It’s a symbol of faith and religious tradition considered sacred by Sikhs.

The New York Police Department will allow officers to begin wearing beards and turbans for religious reasons, in a policy shift intended to help diversify the nation’s largest police force.

A New Zealand Sikh put religion aside and took off his turban to help an injured child. The New Zealand Herald reports 22-year-old Harman Singh saw a 5-year-old boy had been struck by a car ...