Soren Gade, the Defense Minister of Denmark, has informed Parliament that Muslim women working in the Danish armed forces will not be allowed to wear their traditional headscarves anymore while on duty. The recent debate has threatened to boil over into a social bias issue, but the military is standing firm that their uniform is distinct and necessary for a purpose.
“I find wearing for example a headscarf, to be incompatible with a military uniform. Both in the regular defense forces and the Home Guard,” Gade said in a written answer to a parliamentary question from Unity List MP Per Clausen.
The Politiken reports that Gade insists military uniforms have a specific function. “Uniforms for military personnel ensure, among other things, uniformity so that it is possible to recognize members of the armed forces and distinguish them from the civilian population. The uniform is also designed in such a way that it provides the individual soldier with the maximum security possible. That is why it is not possible to show the same flexibility for employees serving in military functions as that proffered to their civilian colleagues,” Gade commented.
The response from the Defense Minister comes after a week of debate over a female Home Guard solider, Maria Mawla, who was given permission to wear her headscarf under her helmet while in uniform. The Danish People’s Party, however, reacted strongly to this in a Parliament session and demanded the Home Guard either enforce the uniform code or tell Ms Mawla to find another job.
For more check out the Politiken, Danish news site.
dear freind we must al the tiems to stop sy the wort rasisem be caus we ar hear to healp and to teache ho has no understand .
pleas you must now it s not new the head scarves not new in hestoury,i wish for every bade go litel bet in the past in 1 st wold wear 1932 or 1945 2sec wear , haw manney sisters from church was preisnt thir and working hard with army nurssin
with his niec traditions close ,the scarve by Muslims women it cam from church by sesters .
“Can you be a woman without a headscarve in any Muslim country army?”
No, not me.
Gimme a break, pls. Can you be a woman without a headscarve in any Muslim country army?
Denmark has always been a country of racism. People know so little about Islam and on their ignorance they feel its right to subject them rather than try to understand. Islam is much higher than any army in the world. This lady is serving in the Danish army protecting the constitution stating freedom of religion, yet she is subjected to it?
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Wow! Allah is not going to like this! Here comes another Fatwa! Cartoons are one thing but not allowing head scarves is the last straw!
C.A.K., have you served in the army? Then stop talking BS about the gap, please.
Also by integration Danish Army commanders mean exactly what word “integration” is about – if you want to serve in the Danish army – you must wear Danish army uniform. As part of your integration. Period.
…but it does certainly NOT help any kind of integration – It only makes the gap bigger.
“You are in the Army…now” (c)
There are no men nor women, christians nor muslims in the Army. Only soldiers!
finally, smart thinking by someone in charge. Would the military allow Bikers or street gangs to wear their “Colors”? while on active duty? I think not. It would identify them as having any other authority than their current employer.
Thank goodness.
I guess this makes it easier to spot the enemy…
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