Monday, February 29, 2016

Sikh-American Military Officer Files Lawsuit to Serve with Turban, Beard - NBC News

My article for NBC Asian America
"Capt. Singh seeks a religious accommodation for his Sikh articles of faith so that he can continue serving on the same footing as all other soldiers," Harsimran Kaur, legal director of The Sikh Coalition, told NBC News. "Singling out a Sikh officer to submit to a battery of tests - that aren't given to the thousands of others soldiers with similar medical and religious accommodations - is discriminatory, un-American and unconstitutional."
Sikh-American Military Officer Files Lawsuit to Serve with Turban, Beard - NBC News

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