August 31, 2007

Sikhs, TSA Agree on Turban-Patting Protocol

The Sikh community in the United States has reluctantly accepted new airport security procedures that involve mandatory "pat down" of turbans after administration officials agreed that passengers had the right to a private area for any secondary checks. Following talks between Sikh activists and officials of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), a Sikh group issued an advisory to the community alerting it to expect secondary screening of turbans but counseling that they have a right to private screening in the event of a pat-down of turban.

Turban patting, Sikhs win privacy rights in US, Times of India, August 31, 2007.