Sentences with phrase «for turbans»

Standing alongside his fellow Scots Guardsmen resplendent in their bearskins was Sikh Jatinderpal Singh Bhullar — the first soldier in his 180 - year - old regiment to swap the traditional headwear for a turban.

This throws up a difficult debate between respect for the turban and respect for the traditions of the guards.

What is clear though is the respect that the British army has shown for the turban in allowing it to be worn without a bearskin.

I don't think I have quite enough eyebrows for this turban.

When the player gets to know Saharah, she will talk about how she «longs for a turban».

The Colonel Bogey march, the version from the Bridge on the River Kwai with the whistling, filled the bedroom, and Rangel, naked except for her turban and Calamitys, strode in a tight circle like a tin soldier, hollering that though Hitler only had one ball Goebbels had no balls at all.

Not exact matches

For men, standard fare is turbans and long tops that come down to the knees.

Our BYU valedictorian was a non-Mormon native Indian Sikh (wearing a shiny blue turban for the ceremony) who went on to an Ivey league university back East.

On one occasion he went searching for a man in an orange robe with a white beard and turban, having received a word of knowledge.

And Beijing already feared faith for legitimate reasons; historically, religion had already played a central role in the Yellow Turban, White Lotus, and Taiping rebellions.

[3] For example that given to Sikh motorcyclists who need not wear motorcycle helmets as it would require removal of their turbans.

And many bigots ignorantly mistake Sikhs for Muslims because, like Osama bin Laden, many Sikh men (and some Sikh women) wear turbans.

And, of course, you are so utterly clueless that you can't see the difference between asking someone to take off their baseball cap which they're wearing simply because they like wearing a baseball cap... and asking a woman to take off her faith - based scarf or an Amish man to shave his faith - based beard or a Sikh (which is * not * a Muslim faith) to take off his turban or a Catholic priest to take off his cross... well, if you can't figure out the difference yet, there's no hope for you.

My question to him is» did our Guru tell us to wear or not wear turban for women».

«Sikhs have given their lives for the right to wear turbans,» he says.

So why in God's name would he show up at a shrine where he would need to tie a turban on his head for all his political opponents to see (and photograph)?

they might be mistaken for islamic terrorists and might become a victim of hate crime.The average joe on the street certainly can not make out the difference between a arab headgear and a sikh turban.

Turban has now become the Janeu for sikhs.

In the United States, they have been fighting for their rights to wear turbans in identification card photos and against pat - downs of their turbans at airport security.

Rajendra Singh, enrolled in religious classes for four months now, disagrees with his teacher on the turban issue.

There, and in Sikh schools, turbans are mandatory for boys when they reach the seventh grade.

No one, he says, was going to hire a turbaned man for the stage.

In the late 18th century and early 19th, turbans became fashionable headgear for women.

Although I am a Sikh, I do not wear a turban and have no problem with them checking for security issues but what I don't understand is that they can scan through pretty much everything so why do they need to take «extra attention» to the turban?

maybe special areas for those wearing turbans be arranged to keep away the humiliation one might find taking his turban or other head gear off in public.

As an ex-military intelligence operative, I can tell you, it isn't necessarily a SIKH turban that maybe the source of the threat, it is an opportunity that a REAL terrorist will exploit to hurt Americans in any way they can... don't make it easier for them to hurt innocent people, be part of the solution, not the problem!!

Suleiman the Magnificent was renowned for the size of his turban.

The first recorded use of the English word «turban» for a Western female headdress is in 1776 (OED).

The French couturier Poiret was known for his Orientalist designs featuring turbans.

TSA issued turbans... it respects the Sikhs, while keeping everyone safe... an outstanding idea for a compromise!

Well the turban to Sikhs is not just a bulky piece of cloth it is their pride and honor, and removing that in public for security measures and playing with someones religious belief its just not right.

Its sacred to us, we treat it with respect, it symbolizes ones personal freedom, it stands for universal freedom to all, though many in the west do nt know about the Sikh history and therefore do nt understand the significance of the turban.

As for your assertion / disagreement that «all» turbans should be checked.

Mistaken for Muslims for their beards and turbans, they became ripe targets for zealots seeking revenge.

There is a headdress for a man and a turban veil and brassiere for a woman.

Nobody wants to be considered «dumb» for not seeing the Emperor's new clothes, or a «bas.tard» for not seeing the Sultan's new turban, or a «cuckold» for not being able to see the Miller's gold thumb.

But he was linked to white supremacist groups and Hooper said many people felt the Sikhs were mistaken for Muslims because of their turbans and beards.

The Prophet Mohammed's name was taken in vain and, a black marker scrawl on a tombstone screamed: «raghead,» a derogatory term for Muslims that stems from head coverings such as turbans and kaffiyas.

According to BBC World News, the county attorney stated that Sodhi was killed for no other apparent reason than that he was dark - skinned and wore a turban.

If a turban is too much for you, you can try a beanie or no hat at all!

Shampoo and condition hair and let towel dry for a few minutes with a Hair Turban.

Are they doing so with the intention of trying to undermine the right of people to have religious exemptions for regulations surrounding ID photos, such as Sikh men being allowed to wear turbans or Muslim women wearing headscarves?

A bill passed by the City Council and sponsored by City Councilman Mark Weprin extends religious freedom in the workplace and will allow Sikhs to wear their turbans if they work for the MTA or Police Department.

When she was told it was for a vote that was about to take place in the House of Commons on a motion to grant the exemption to turbaned Sikhs riding motorcycles, she stopped the meeting.

Under the EU regulations, airport security is allowed to insist on a hand search of the turban if the passenger in question either sets off the metal detector or is chosen at random for a search.

The NYPD is now allowing Sikh officers to wear turbans in place of the traditional police cap and grow beards up to a half - inch long for religious reasons.

The Department for Transport has taken the lead in trying to rectify the situation in establishing a trail that would have airports offer swabbing of the turban for explosive residue as well as hand - held metal detectors as options for those individuals who need to be searched.

I think that the UK should lead the way in all of the EU for treating the turban - wearing Sikhs with respect in our airports and then encouraging other nations to do the same.

Last year, the leader of Afghanistan's High Peace Council was killed by a bomb hidden in a visitor's turban — an area not previously searched for fear of causing offence.

For instance, black turban snails graze on algae.