UK Sikhs Fight For Religious Rights

Published: April 12, 2017, 7:50 a.m.

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In April 1969 Sikh bus drivers and conductors in the northern English town of Wolverhampton won the right to wear a turban on duty after a two year campaign. One of the key tenents of the Sikh religion is that men must grow a beard and long hair secured by a comb and covered by a turban. Farhana Haider has been speaking to Avtar Singh Azad who led the campaign in the fight for Sikh religious rights.

Photo Sikh bus driver 1972. Credit BBC

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