The matter was raised when Aftenbladet wrote about Keltoum Hasnaoui Missoum, who asks the police department to consider whether she can use her hijab during her police-training and later in service.
“If we look a couple of years ahead, the use of the hijab and other religious head-wear with the uniform will be usual,” thinks Police Superintendent, Geir Gudmundsen of Rogaland police district.
He was also positive to the proposal when TV Vest interviewed him about the matter on 26th September.
Oslo Police stated on Wednesday that they were positive to the use of the hijab with the police uniform.
“ Rogaland police district has not received a request from the Police Department to state their view on the matter, and we have therefore not discussed this internally in the leadership,” says the chief of police.
Gudmundsen stresses that his personal opinion is that it should come as a natural part of developments in society. He hopes that such an adaption will make it easier to recruit also women of various cultural backgrounds.
”We are supposed to reflect society at large, and need to adapt in order to ensure wide diversity within the force,” he says.
The chief of police points to other countries which have a high level of multi-culturalism, and where the advantage of such an adaption has been recognized. ,
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