Monday 2 December 2013

Muslimah's or Hijjab News Making headlines Around the World

Asalam Alaykum Warahmatullah Wabarakatuh dear readers,below is a summary of muslimah's news making headlines around the world.

  1. New Hijjab Uniforms Being Issued to Muslim Women Police Officers in Canada.I got super excited while reading  this article," the article, not surprisingly, is titled “Edmonton police set to unveil official hijab that Muslim officers can wear on duty.” Wow! i mean who wouldn't appreciate such flexibility all to please Allah by following his commands . You can read more about it here

    METROPOLITAN POLICE/AFP/Getty Images)Two metropolitan police officers wearing hijab headdresses on patrol in central London. The Metropolitan police were the first police force in Britain to announce the new headdress for Muslim officers. Edmonton Police Service will reveal a prototype official hijab for its ow officers this weekAdd caption

    2. Rick Steves Writer of European travel guidebooks and host of travel shows on public television and public radio wrote about trying to understand "The hijab and the meaning of a Scarf." during his travel .Read more

    3. Two non-Muslim University professors are wearing the hijab to work to protest against the Parti Québécois' secular charter and its proposed ban on religious symbols for teachers, daycare workers and other public sector employees.Read more

    Concordia University history professor Nora Jaffary isn't Muslim, but she's wearing the hijab to protest a bill that would see teachers banned from wearing the veil. (Shari Okeke/CBC)