It's stupid right-on tokenism, and an insult to their staff. The idea that 'trying on a hijab' for a few hours gives an insight into other cultures where staff may work is about as appropriate as asking them to close their eyes for a morning and 'experience' what it's like to be blind. These people need to be educated properly about religions, and stop...
I'll probably get shot down in flaes for this but I think the saddest part of that article is at the very bottom where eight-year-old girld are wear the veil in classrooms.
I don't suppose they've given a moments thought to how alienating this is going to be for men as wimmin parade around in their liberating and secure headwear and they just have to get on with what they call work.
Outrageous gender specific claptrap and I for one will be complaining to anyone who'll listen in the strongest possible terms.
Trashy tokenism in pursuit of diversity and inclusivity. Again.
Haha Civil servants have no political "agenda" you know. Have they not just spent a week telling us so? Just an excuse for the vacuous airheads to raid the dressing up box.
It's stupid right-on tokenism, and an insult to their staff.
The idea that 'trying on a hijab' for a few hours gives an insight into other cultures where staff may work is about as appropriate as asking them to close their eyes for a morning and 'experience' what it's like to be blind.
These people need to be educated properly about religions, and stop pretending to be inclusive, when they are being petty and insulting.
It was, actually, World Hijab Day, so the world is presumably the mockery of the world.
All a bit daft, but I can't really see the reason to get so hot under the hijab about it :-)
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