Thursday, November 8, 2007

Sikh girl denied right to wear kara in school

The hindustan times has in a news article stated that a girl in UK has been sent back home because she was wearing a kara.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=6628df47-4e5e-4fb4-9c3e-3de6e5c24eeb&MatchID1=4598&TeamID1=6&TeamID2=7&MatchType1=2&SeriesID1=1156&MatchID2=4587&TeamID3=3&TeamID4=5&MatchType2=1&SeriesID2=1152&PrimaryID=4598&Headline=Welsh+race+body+backs+Sikh+girl's+EMkada%2fEM

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Sarika Watkins-Singh, the Sikh teenager who has been excluded from her school in south Wales for refusing to remove the kada, a symbol of Sikhism, has been backed by the local race equality council. Sarika, who decided to become a practising Sikh after a visit to Amritsar in 2005, has decided to mount a legal challenge against the school's decision that, she believes, amounted to infringing her human rights.

Sarika was sent home on Monday by the Aberdare Girls School, south Wales. According to the school, wearing the kada is against regulations because it is a piece of jewellery. The school is known for strictly enforcing rules. After the case hit the headlines, Sarika has found support from the Valleys Race Equality Council. Its director, Ron Davies, told the media, "We are supporting Sarika, and believe the school is acting unlawfully by refusing to let her wear the bangle..... READ ENTIRE ARTICLE HERE...