Turbans are not Islamic dress

In the first part of his definition below, our [old friend] [Webster 1913] appears to have got his facts slightly askew.
In the light of the fact that recently in the USA many Sikh men have been attacked, harassed and in the case of [Balbir Singh Sodhi] killed, after being idiotically [mistaken for Muslims], it would appear important to correct the [dangerous mis-information] below, even if it may not be possible to prevent such [mindless attacks] on anybody else.

Few men in the [Levant], especially "[Mohammedans] of the [male sex]", wear anything that could be considered a turban. Although Islam does have several traditions of head coverings such as the [Keffiyeh], [ghutrah] or [shumagh] for [scholars of Islam], which may be found in the Levant, they denote something more similar to a checked scarf. More elaborate forms are popular in [Oman] and are called [Dastar|Dastār] or [Umamah].

A turban is however a distinctive part of the requirement for men of [the Sikh faith], a religion which has absolutely no relation to Islam. Although [Sikhism] has its homeland in the [Punjab] region of northwest [India], there are [significant populations] of Sikhs [throughout the world]. At the time of writing the numbers of Sikhs in the Levant were [insignificant] compared to the 100,000 in the USA, 336,000 in the UK and 19,220,000 in India. Despite various traditions of turban wearing amongst the nobility of [Rajasthan] and [Mysore], also [Indian non-Islamic people], It is safe to say that the vast majority of [men that wear turbans] around the world are likely to be Sikh adherents and not those of Islam.

The Sikh turban itself is intended to protect the hair, which must never be cut. It is made from a single piece of coloured [fine muslin cloth] five meters long and one meter wide, which is smoothly wound around the head clockwise six times. Both ends of the cloth are then [tucked in securely], and are not left loose flowing, as with other non-Sikh Indian turbans. Sikh turbans are usually removed like [a hat] and re-worn many times. It is common practice to wear a white under-turban [to enable easier washing].
In [Britain] turban wearing Sikhs are the only [motorcyclists] [exempt] from the law requiring [crash helmets] to be worn.

Turban (thing)