Sikh Policemen
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A Sikh policeman discusses proposed legislation to ban the use of the turban.
A look at the ways that a Sikh reconciles his work as a policeman with his faith, with comments on proposed European legislation that would have stopped all Sikh policemen from wearing their turbans - legislation which was eventually rescinded.
From:
BBC Weekend News
First Broadcast
:
09 January 1994
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 14-16
Subject : Religious Education
Topic : Religion and the world of work
Keywords : Jewellery or symbol of faith?
Notes : Evaluate a range of points of view on the wearing of religious symbols - what is the value of religious symbols? Are these symbols fashion or religious accessories? Are symbols an obligation or a tradition? What is acceptable and what's not?
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