A bill before the Minnesota legislature requiring that the full head and face of licensed drivers be shown in their photos and all state ID carts is drawing criticism for making exception for those who needed to wear headwear in connection with medical treatments or deformities, but makes no exception for religious reasons. State Representative…
The Oklahoma chapter of CAIR thanked the state’s Department of Public Safety for allowing a Muslim driver to take her driver’s license photograph while wearing a headscarf or hijab. The group said that the Muslim driver attempted to renew hew license in September, but was told that she needed to pull her scarf back past…
The Norwegian government has rescinded its decision concerning its earlier approval to permit Muslim police women to wear a hijab as part of their uniform. Justice Minister Knut Storberget said Wednesday that he would reexamine an earlier decision to allow Muslim women to join the police force while donning their hijab. “In light of the…
Muslim female police officers are now allowed to wear hijabs or headscarves with their uniforms, according to Norwegian police director Ingelin Killengreen. Killengreen said that the headscarves were allowed to be worn by police officers in an attempt to increase recruitment. In addition, a number of female immigrants wear the garment for various reasons, and…
Islam has increasingly become an internal affair in several western European countries, where the Muslim population has grown to ten to fifteen million. In recent years, the European public has intensely discussed Muslims and Islam on several occasions, from terrorist attacks in London and Madrid to the debates on Danish cartoons. In short, there is…
