“Many countries in the diaspora have fought with Sikhs over our religious articles of faith and just how much of our kes is permitted in the workplace. From Simranjit Singh’s post commerating the 60 years that we have fought for our right to wear our religious articles of faith and just how much that connection runs deep into the struggles we face in the COVID-19 world, when it comes to whether or not Sikhs can keep their beards and turbans while working to save lives, it’s always been clear that our right to Sikhi comes with terms and conditions when it comes to living in the world — even in Punjab. Western countries would prefer that we remain in obscurity when we grow their food, fight their wars but not drive buses and be in a position of high visibility.”
To read more about this post written by Navjot Pal Kaur please head on over to https://kaurrepublic.medium.com/the-terms-and-conditions-for-being-sikh-in-the-workplace-9b432928ebdf for more information about how you can be a better ally!
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