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Text your say: Hijab for female police officers
Hijab regulations: Female police officers try to keep traffic in order on the road near the Baiturrahman Great Mosque in Banda Aceh on March 27
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span class="inline inline-center">Hijab regulations: Female police officers try to keep traffic in order on the road near the Baiturrahman Great Mosque in Banda Aceh on March 27. The female police officers there have been required to wear a hijab since 2001. The National Police recently issued a decree allowing female police officers in other parts of the country to wear a hijab. Antara/Ampelsa
Your comments on a decree issued by the National Police to officially allow female police officers to wear the Islamic headscarf, or hijab, with their uniforms:
I can only hope that every policewoman will now be allowed to wear whatever she thinks is appropriate for her.
Taco M. de Vries
In a Muslim-majority country, hijab is suggested.
GN Kade Hariawan
Don't the police have more pressing matters to attend to?
Phillip Turnbull
This is great news. I am happy about this decision because I wear hijab.
Ayu See Tiyaningrum
Many respected Muslims, including wives and daughters of some Islamic clerics and scholars, don't wear hijab.
To them, wearing hijab is one's personal choice, not something imposed by God.
If a job requires 'no hijab',
then don't wear hijab or look for another job. There must be reasons why hijab is not allowed in certain jobs.
Will
After receiving a lot of criticism for many years, the National Police have finally allowed female police officers to wear hijab. This is big progress.
Brawijaya
Religious symbols and attire have no place in public institutions, which are funded by all taxpayers.
Elleft
Indonesia is a police state masquerading as democracy. That explains the never ending decrees and pugnacious uniforms always in the frame.
Bruce
Policewomen wearing hijab could do a good job. Hijab will not affect their work and will only help them become better officers. I'm very happy about the police chief's decision.
Ifan Faizal
This is sharia creeping in, a bad sign for everyone.
Oliver Broeldiek
Allowing hijab is a step in the right direction.
But following this decision, women should not be forced or coerced into wearing hijab.
The decision to wear hijab should be a personal one.
To deny promotion is discrimination, to even suggest or ridicule someone for not wearing hijab is also discrimination.
Pauloh
While Soeharto interpreted the Constitution to his own benefit, today people are free and redefine what religion means to them and what rights the Constitution provides them.
More people in Indonesia go to church every Sunday than in any western country and Indonesia is also the most populous Muslim-majority country in the world.
Patri Garuda
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