Allow European Policewomen Veiling, Indonesia Why Not? ...
Bismillah ... Freedom to wear the hijab are increasingly developing and supporting many women wearing the hijab for police and military corps. Support continues to flow from many sides, not only individuals but also institutions such as the MUI, National Human Rights Commission and even the National Police Commission.
In some countries the majority of non-Muslims such as in Hungary, Sweden, UK, Denmark, Australia, New Zealand and the United States (U.S.), the police and the Army allowed Muslim women to wear hijab while on duty.
In fact, most of the population in these countries is Nasrani.Mantan Chairman of MPR-RI, Hidayat Nur Wahid, menungkapkan, in Hungary has made regulations for Police Corps Women (policewoman) who wears a headscarf with uniforms that are designed according to the ingredients and hoods matching.
In Australia and New Zealand many policewomen veiled busy directing traffic. Even in the UK, there is a veiled policewomen on duty in the unit Sabhara or Reskrim, not only placed in the traffic unit alone. In Denmark, allowing veiled Muslim women to participate in military education. The U.S. does not even prevent some female soldiers to wear hijab while on duty.
"It should no longer ban for Muslim women whose career as a member of the military or police to veil. Moreover, the number of women soldiers and policewomen are predominantly Muslim Indonesia, "Hidayat said.
Constitutionally, said Hidayat, Indonesia upholds freedom for its citizens to live the teachings of their religion (Article 28, Paragraph 2 of the 1945 Constitution). That is, wearing a uniform alloy hood and human rights for the army and the Muslim policewoman guaranteed by the constitution."Even in the teachings of Islam, Muslim women wearing the hijab is not just a human rights course. However, it has become a fundamental duty, "he said.
Female politician from the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), the late Yoyoh Yusroh, never confirmed, for a Muslim woman wearing a headscarf is a right enshrined in Article 29 paragraph (1) of the Constitution of 1945. Therefore, according to him, all legislation must be referring to the fundamental rights set out in the constitution.Yoyoh also been questioned, why policewomen and the TNI in Aceh Corps Women are allowed to wear the hijab but in other areas should not be.
"You should be licensed or regulated if there are policewomen and Corps Women who want to wear military uniforms veiled, not prohibited. The use of the veil for Muslim women in all professions are allowed and in fact never hamper their performance, "said the deceased when questioned in the House of Representatives.
He said at the time, combined with a uniform veil does not hinder the activity and movement agility and policewomen women soldiers in the field. It has been proved by the soldiers and policewomen veiled women in a number of non-Muslim majority countries such as Hungary, the UK, Australia, New Selandian, as well as the U.S..
In fact, a number of Muslim countries such as Malaysia, Pakistan, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, and other Middle Eastern states are very proud of the increasing number of veiled women soldiers, both from the military and police.
As the world's largest Muslim country, Indonesia should allow female soldiers of the military and police institutions to slice across the Homeland, not only in Aceh alone.