Defence minister informs parliament Muslim women may not wear headscarves in armed forces

Søren Gade, the defence minister, has responded to a formal parliamentary request from Red-Green Alliance MP Per Clausen who had asked the minister to make a final decision on whether Muslim women are allowed to wear head scarves in the armed forces, reports Politiken newspaper.

Clausen had asked Gade whether Muslim women were to be excluded from the Home Guard if they wore a headscarf.

‘Unfortunately, it is not possible to show the same flexibility in this area for people employed by the armed forces or in military service as is the case for their civilian colleagues,’ Gade stated in his written response.