Turban Ban 3

The following press statement was issued by the Basketball Federation of India following a TOI news report that India u-18 men’s player Anmol Singh was prevented from wearing his traditional head gear in the match against Malaysia in the ongoing  23rd FIBA Asia U18 Championship for Men at Doha, Qatar:   The Basketball Federation of India is […]

FIBA’s first Mid-Term Congress ratified a decision to allow players to wear headgear such as turbans, hijabs, and kippah, subject to conditions that ensure it does not interfere with fair play. The new rule will take effect from October 1, 2017. This puts to bed a furore that erupted in 2014, when two leading Sikh […]

Mainstream media’s preoccupation with the recent ‘turban ban’ controversy in basketball can do more harm than good. [This feature was originally published in Tadpoles Magazine on July 28, 2014 and can be accessed here.] Anmol Singh touched his forehead on the cool white marble floor inside the Golden Temple Complex in Amritsar. The sun was […]