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	Podcast:		Witness
	Episode:		UK Sikhs Fight For Religious Rights
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:09:09
	Publish Date:		2017-04-12 02:50:00
	Description:		In April 1969 Sikh bus drivers and conductors in the northern English town of Wolverhampton won the right to wear a turban on duty after a two year campaign. One of the key tenents of the Sikh religion is that men must grow a beard and long hair secured by a comb and covered by a turban. Farhana Haider has been speaking to Avtar Singh Azad who led the campaign in the fight for Sikh religious rights. Photo Sikh bus driver 1972. Credit BBC
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