<div>Sikh wins religious accommodation case against AZ Department of Corrections
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The Sikh Coalition shared news today of a victory in a recent religious accommodation case in Arizona, in which a Sikh correctional officer employed by the Arizona Department of Corrections was threatened with dismissal unless he removed his articles of faith.
According to the Sikh Coalition, after 10 years of employment with the Department, Ikhbinder Singh Bassin was told in December that he would be terminated unless he shaved his beard and removed his kara (steel bracelet) within 10 days, despite that he had served almost a decade during his training and tenure to that point with these articles of faith intact, and that his religious practices were accommodated to date.
The ultimatum imposed by the Arizona Department of Corrections seemed arbitrary and was an about-face with respect to the Department
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http://www.americanturban.com
The Sikh Coalition shared news today of a victory in a recent religious accommodation case in Arizona, in which a Sikh correctional officer employed by the Arizona Department of Corrections was threatened with dismissal unless he removed his articles of faith.
According to the Sikh Coalition, after 10 years of employment with the Department, Ikhbinder Singh Bassin was told in December that he would be terminated unless he shaved his beard and removed his kara (steel bracelet) within 10 days, despite that he had served almost a decade during his training and tenure to that point with these articles of faith intact, and that his religious practices were accommodated to date.
The ultimatum imposed by the Arizona Department of Corrections seemed arbitrary and was an about-face with respect to the Department
More...