Category - ban

Sikhs continue to press French President and Indian PM on turban issue

staff writers — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 09:50:01 +0000

United Sikhs, a UN affiliated international advocacy NGO, joined other civil rights organizations over the weekend in asking Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to discuss the Sikh turban issue in France with President Sarkozy.

Sikhs hold peace march to protest against French turban ban

staff writers — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 11:38:41 +0000

Sikhs from across the world will be joining in support of a peace march in New Delhi, India, today to protest against a French secularity law that bans the wearing of sacred turbans in schools and other work places throughout the country.

Pragmatic approach needed to religious dress at work

Press Office — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:19:08 +0000

The religion and society think-tank Ekklesia says that the idea of a wholesale ban on religious dress and symbols at work is contrary to the openness and tolerance society should be promoting - for

Anti-Iraq war demo will defy ban on march to parliament

staff writers — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 07:40:50 +0100

Protesters calling for the withdrawal of British and Western troops from Iraq say they will attempt to defy a ban by police and the UK government which is set to prevent them from entering Parliament Square today, under obscure legislation from 1839.

Hindus astonished by English churches' Yoga ban

Ecumenical News International — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 23:22:03 +0100

Leaders of Britain's Hindu community are expressing disbelief and outrage at claims by two English church ministers that yoga should be banned after saying that the meditative exercise is a sham and not compatible with Christianity.

Churches fail to ban Elton John from Tobago

staff writers — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:57:32 +0100

A group of Christian churches have failed to persuade the Tobago House of Assembly to join the call for a boycott of Elton John's appearance at the Plymouth Jazz Festival in late April.

Full-face religious veils to be restricted in schools

staff writers — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 07:40:24 +0000

New government guidelines will prohibit te wearing of full-face veils in schools where they restrict teaching and social interaction. But they back consideration for religious dress sensibilities.

Elton John defies Tobago church call for gig ban

staff writers — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 13:13:57 +0000

Last year Sir Elton John said religion was bigoted and should be banned. Now anti-gay residents of Tobago want him banned from attending a music festival. The contest looks to be a non-event.

New religious freedom row over Saudi flight Bible ban

staff writers — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 16:43:39 +0000

The New Year has started more-or-less where 2006 left off, with a new row about religious symbolism and artefacts in relation to the policy of a major airline.