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Captain Kamal Kalsi, a Sikh, is seen with a camouflage turban in this September 2015 file photo/ AFP
by Mounir al-Manawri | Jan 7, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture
Washington- Days after New York police announcement of allowing religious people to wear turbans and beards, the U.S. army issued a new list of regulations and rules. Among these updated regulations there is a rule similar to that of New York police – the new list...
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Syrian Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) and Head of the Government delegation Bashar al-Jaafari speaks during a press conference in Geneva on March 14, 2016 on the first day of the second round of Syrian peace talks at the UN headquarter./ AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE DESMAZES
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 18, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East
During the latest round of U.N.-brokered talks in Geneva, a top diplomat of the Assad regime said he is not willing to deal with the opposition’s main negotiator until he shaves off his beard. Bashar Jaafari, who has been the Syrian representative at the United...