We asked Sikh men in Britain what the turban means to them – here’s what they told us
They told us that they hoped the recent visibility of the turban in fashion collections, police uniform and advertising campaigns would help to dilute the stigma surrounding the turban.
- They told us that they hoped the recent visibility of the turban in fashion collections, police uniform and advertising campaigns would help to dilute the stigma surrounding the turban.
- In recent years, several projects have sought to promote Sikhism positively in an effort to reclaim narratives around the turban.
- The Sikh code of discipline – the Rehat Maryada – states that Sikh men must cover their heads.
- While most Sikhs in the UK and around the world do not wear the turban, it remains the most recognisable article of faith for adult Sikh men and women.
- There has been a Sikh presence in Britain for almost 160 years, but Sikh migration to the UK mostly started in the 1950s.
- When I meditate with my turban on my head, I feel happy and very good, the turban concentrates those happy feelings.
- When I meditate with my turban on my head, I feel happy and very good, the turban concentrates those happy feelings.