Tags: Sikhism
Local councils lose challenge against unwanted Sikh free school
Posted: Mon, 18 Jul 2016
Two councils have lost a high court battle against the decision to have a Sikh faith school situated in the small village of Stoke Poges. Read More »
Sikh Federation UK refuses to condemn “thugs” who forcibly stopped an interfaith marriage
Posted: Wed, 12 Aug 2015
Sikh Federation UK, the "leading" Sikh lobbying organisation, has refused to condemn the actions of a group of men who disrupted an interfaith wedding. Read More »
Government presses on with new Sikh free school despite council objections
Posted: Mon, 13 Jul 2015
The Government has approved plans for a new Sikh ethos free school in Derby, despite the fact that the City Council has repeatedly stated that there is no need for new primary places. Read More »
Government forces local authority to hand over £1 million site to 'Sikh ethos free school'
Posted: Tue, 16 Dec 2014
Leeds City Council has been ordered to hand over a former primary school site worth almost £1 million to an enable an undersubscribed Sikh free school to relocate. Read More »
‘Reasonable accommodation’ debate rages in Canada over football turban ban
Posted: Thu, 13 Jun 2013
A provincial Canadian football federation has been suspended by the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) over its refusal to allow Sikh children wearing turbans to play in official matches. Read More »
Plans to open Sikh faith school in Buckinghamshire village derailed
Posted: Wed, 15 May 2013
Controversial plans to open a Sikh free school in the Buckinghamshire village of Stoke Poges have been recommended for refusal by South Bucks District Council planning officers. Read More »
Villagers angered by plans to open new Sikh faith school
Posted: Wed, 13 Feb 2013
Local residents have reacted angrily to plans to open a new Sikh faith academy school in a Buckinghamshire village. Read More »
Sikh fanatics import sectarian militancy into Wiltshire
Posted: Thu, 05 Jul 2012
Forty Sikh militants in Kembrey Park in Wiltshire locked themselves inside a local temple last Saturday to stop a Sikh woman marrying a Christian man of West African background. Read More »
