Word: kirpan
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...kirpan is worn by Sikhs as a symbolic commitment to protect the weak and ensure peace and security...
...Johal also said that he was asked if he would continue to attend Harvard Summer School if he was not allowed to wear his kirpan...
...Less than four hours later, Johal’s kirpan was returned to him and his parents were contacted by Summer School Dean of Students Christopher S. Queen “letting them know [administrators] were sorry about what happened,” Singh Bhalla said...
...spokeswoman for the Division of Continuing Education, Linda A. Cross, confirmed that after administrators conferred with a University attorney, the Office of the General Counsel authorized the Summer School to allow Johal to carry his kirpan...
...Singh, who is currently a graduate student at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, said that he wears a kirpan, but “most people don’t know.” He guessed that “maybe two or three Sikhs including myself” currently carry kirpans at Harvard...