Sikhs want ceremonial knives, or Kirpans, allowed in schools | news.com.au — Australia's leading news site
![A religious symbol, not a knife: at the heart of the NSW kirpan ban is a battle to define secularism A religious symbol, not a knife: at the heart of the NSW kirpan ban is a battle to define secularism](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/Sikh_Boy_wearing_Patka.jpg)
A religious symbol, not a knife: at the heart of the NSW kirpan ban is a battle to define secularism
![Ex-Sikh here: Sikhs carry daggers called "Kirpans" which are basically knives that were historically used to murder non-Sikhs. I had to carry one but I don't get why they aren't banned in Ex-Sikh here: Sikhs carry daggers called "Kirpans" which are basically knives that were historically used to murder non-Sikhs. I had to carry one but I don't get why they aren't banned in](https://external-preview.redd.it/D3aqWRtKE8CmI0ouJwZSIT8ux5At-HcTrSQSW2zgrsE.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=9feea4148034e07e2062db9647415e7f762828fd)
Ex-Sikh here: Sikhs carry daggers called "Kirpans" which are basically knives that were historically used to murder non-Sikhs. I had to carry one but I don't get why they aren't banned in
![Midnight Blue Kirinite Kirpan #KhalsaKirpans . . . #Khalsa #Punjab #Singh #Kaur #Sikh #Sikhism #Turban #Beard #PunjabiW… | Knife, Shield design, Knives and swords Midnight Blue Kirinite Kirpan #KhalsaKirpans . . . #Khalsa #Punjab #Singh #Kaur #Sikh #Sikhism #Turban #Beard #PunjabiW… | Knife, Shield design, Knives and swords](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/b4/b4/91/b4b491ef1ca9a89c27f65b8d27b67370.jpg)
Midnight Blue Kirinite Kirpan #KhalsaKirpans . . . #Khalsa #Punjab #Singh #Kaur #Sikh #Sikhism #Turban #Beard #PunjabiW… | Knife, Shield design, Knives and swords
![Indian Sikh man with ceremonial dagger (kirpan) in his orange turban looks at the at the Golden Temple in the background Stock Photo - Alamy Indian Sikh man with ceremonial dagger (kirpan) in his orange turban looks at the at the Golden Temple in the background Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CAYP4X/indian-sikh-man-with-ceremonial-dagger-kirpan-in-his-orange-turban-looks-at-the-at-the-golden-temple-in-the-background-2CAYP4X.jpg)