"I refused at first but when they threatened me that I could not fly, I agreed, provided they gave me a mirror to retie my turban," Pannu said. "Before I removed my turban, Agent Hernandez asked the dreaded asinine question, 'Is there anything we need to be aware of before you remove your turban?' I politely answered that there is a lot of long hair and something called the brain underneath."Sikh-American Teenager Who Wrote Bullying Book Forced to Remove Turban at Airport - NBC News
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Sikh-American Teenager Who Wrote Bullying Book Forced to Remove Turban at Airport - NBC News
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