Thursday, June 21, 2007

Rukshana Begum, One of the First Behijabbed Police Officers: Met in the Process of Introducing the Hijab as a Standard Uniform Option!

With thanks to Robert Spencer. I saw this story first on his website.
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CAMBRIDGE EVENING NEWS: RUKSHANA Begum is, without question, one of a kind. This week, the 23-year-old will become the first police officer ever to wear the Muslim hijab, or headscarf, on duty in Cambridgeshire. And she can't wait. Muslim officer is first on the beat donning hijab (more)

Mark Alexander