The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced today that the Department of Defense will begin allowing Muslim and Sikh students who wear an Islamic head scarf (hijab) or a turban to participate in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC).
“We welcome the fact that Muslim and Sikh students nationwide will now be able to participate fully in JROTC leadership activities while maintaining their religious beliefs and practices,” said CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad. (continue reading at Orlando Sentinel)
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U.S. Army uniforms to include Muslim headscarves, turbans? Islamic groups tied to international jihad continue to infiltrate American military
JROTC cadets on the USS Theodore Roosevelt, After intervention by the Council on American Islamic Relations, the Defense Department reportedly decided it will now allow Muslim students participating in the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps to wear headscarves and turbans while in uniform. The decision marks the latest influence by controversial Islamic groups on military affairs. WND previously broke the story that an Islamic group that has been closely tied to the Muslim Brotherhood and was named by the Justice Department as an unindicted co-conspirator in a scheme to raise money for Hamas is the official endorsing agency for the U.S. Armed Forces Muslim chaplain program. Read more: U.S. Army uniforms to include Muslim headscarves, turbans?
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1 comment:
Outrageous. The army has always prohibited the visible wearing of any religious garb or insignia while in uniform. But we will permit Muslim garb for soldiers who can not, because of their religion, commit to loyality to the US of A? A former soldier.
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