Author: Caroline McClatchey

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8504073.stm

Britain's first Asian judge has said Sikhs should be allowed to wear their ceremonial daggers - known as Kirpans - to school and other public venues.

It follows a number of high-profile cases where Sikhs have been asked to remove the item, required by their faith, in the workplace or in the classroom.

But what exactly is a Kirpan and just how many...

Author: Angela Abbamonte

Source: The Pew Forum/Religion News Service

http://pewforum.org/news/display.php?NewsID=18877

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed as "unnecessary" a bill that would require law enforcement officials to learn about Sikhs, specifically a ceremonial dagger called a kirpan considered a central article of faith.

"The veto message makes no sense to us," said Neha Singh, Western regional director of the Sikh...

Author: Dil Neiyyar

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7989108.stm

Sikhs say they are not being allowed to wear a kirpan - or ceremonial knife - in public places even though the law says they can.

Some have been refused entry to amusement parks and even government buildings because of fears the blade poses a security or safety threat.

The confusion has prompted the Department of Communities and Local Government to...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Times of India

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Indians_Abroad/Sikh_woman_sues_IRS_on_wearing_Kirpan/articleshow/3955235.cms

An Indian-American Sikh woman has sued the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for allegedly violating her religious freedom by prohibiting her from wearing 'Kirpan', a small ceremonial knife, to her job as a revenue agent....