Hijab - a religious symbol on the police uniform?

A uniform is not supposed to change in form or character. The hijab is allowed head clothing on police women in UK and Sweden. Discussions have recently bloomed among Norwegians. Suddenly, I need to answer a question that I never have thought about. Is it OK to allow religious women to wear this religious piece of cloth on the police uniform?

Those who hate Islam will almost certainly protest against the hijab. Those women who fight against oppression from islamic regimes may also protest. And true liberalists would certainly make the question a personal choice, not a rule. I think it is a good idea to adapt the hijab to the police uniform, as seen in the picture above. On the contrary, a choice of a red kerchief may not be appropriate.

Some want to compare the Balaclava helmet with the hijab. What if the police wore those? Would that be unacceptable? Actually, the terror police (around the world) do use the balaclava today. But still, it is not a religious symbol anyway.



The hijab is very controversial. In many cases, both the hijab, niqab, and burqa are used to oppress women, mostly in islamic regimes. On the other hand, many women may feel free if they are allowed to wear these religious head clothings. Beware of their religious feelings! The denial of hijab on women's police uniforms is therefore excluding. Islamic women may not choose to be police women.



Don't forget that the hijab also opens up for the turban! The question must therefore be extended to include all religious head clothings. Should it be allowed to use all religious head clothings on police uniforms in any country? And are the original police uniforms really symbol free?



A hijab is definitively made a religous symbol. But the head clothing in itself is not religious. It's just covering parts of the face. Face cover in general is very useful in severe cold or sandy areas. Therefore, face cover can't be controversial. The real problem is the variety of religious symbols that can appear on a uniform, which is supposed to be uniform.

What do you think the todays police clothings symbol? I think they remind me of the military, military parades and military regimes. The military uniforms symbol force and power. You may disagree. I think it is better to include different varieties of uniforms, although they don't become perfectly uniform.

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