At a time when France remains in highlights with simmering anti-Muslim sentiments, New Zealand flabbergasted its monotheist community by announcing a hijab option in the police uniform to combat Islamophobia.
Prime Minister New Zealand Jacinda Ardern picked up steam across the world for her phenomenal approaches and still rising in popularity with recent announcement made for Muslim women in the police force.
As per sources, the announcement has been made to encourage more Muslim women to join the service to reflect country’s diverse community.
Earlier in 2019, news anchors in New Zealand carried headscarves to show solidarity with victims of the mass shooting at two mosques in Christchurch.
Television news in New Zealand tonight 🇳🇿 🧕 📺 pic.twitter.com/IfGhtHrZfK
— Anna Fifield (@annafifield) March 22, 2019
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Not only this, but headscarves were also worn by a number of policewomen and non-Muslim volunteers to show love and support for the victims of the incident who belonged to the Muslim minority.
According to a research, one in four persons in New Zealand’s 4.3 million population is overseas-born with its Muslim population merely making 1% of the total.
However, a national survey of over 2,000 households found that New Zealanders strongly endorse a multicultural ideology.
In contrast with the situation in New Zealand, Islamophobia in France is as obvious as day with a number of violent incidents involving women of the community.
As per Eurobarometer 2019, the Muslim population in France is estimated to be 5% or 3.35 million.
Jacques Chirac was the last French President with an ideology to maintain harmony in his nation despite ethnic and socio-religious diversities, a report suggested.
A dizzying array of anti-Muslim policies is now becoming a regular feature of French politics, TRT World wrote.
The French state is placing Muslim women under hardships with a number of anti-Muslim laws and amendments.
The last year and beginning of this year had been tough on the Muslim community in France as presidential elections are approaching in 2022.