US army allows Sikh to keep beard, turban

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By Chidanand Rajghatta

An active duty US army captain of Sikh faith has been allowed to keep his beard and turban in a temporary relaxing of service rules, even as Sikhs in America, often mistaken for Muslims, continue to be the target of hate crimes and discrimination.

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WASHINGTON: An active duty US army captain of Sikh faith has been allowed to keep his beard and turban in a temporary relaxing of service rules, even as Sikhs in America, often mistaken for Muslims, continue to be the target of hate crimes and discrimination.

The incident, coming amid reports of stray attacks on mosques and gurdwaras across the country, illustrated the continuing tension over race and religion, exacerbated in recent times by incendiary political rhetoric from the likes of Donald Trump.

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