PHOENIX, May 19 (AP): Nordstrom has apologized to Sikhs for selling a turban they found offensive, but a representative with the US community's top civil rights organization said on Saturday they are still waiting to hear from the Gucci brand that designed it.
"We feel that companies are commodifying and capitalizing on something that is dear and sacred to people around the world," said Simran Jeet Singh, a senior fellow with the New York-based Sikh Coalition, who said the turban has a deep religious significance for the men of his faith.
"And there is tension over the fact that the very article of our faith has been the focus of so much hate and violence and bullying," he said, recalling that Sikhs wearing turbans have been attacked in hate crimes, including a man killed near Phoenix a few days after 9/11.
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