#3 Several years ago, a female US Air Force officer sued over a similar policy in Saudi. Made about as much sense to me as suing over the mandatory seatbelt regulations on post: it's for your own protection. Furthermore, if you can't deal with certain restrictions on personal liberty, maybe military service ain't for you.
If a low-cost, minimal-effort measure such as wearing a hijab helps to boost locals' trust and respect (which helps, y'know, accomplish the mission), and just as importantly, keeps me from getting molested or raped, then hell yes, I'll wear one. Doesn't make me a dhimmi or a revert. We kuffars can play the taqqiya game too. |