Hijab-wearing 17-year-old Muslim girl hired as a community police officer

16th August 2007

Nadia Naeem has been recruited as a Police Community Support Officer

A Muslim teenager has been named as one of the 'babies on the beat' as police community support officers.

The Daily Mail revealed on Monday how Thames Valley police were employing two 16-year-old schoolleavers as PCSOs.

Yesterday it emerged that the force also recruited three 17-year-olds, including Nadia Naeem, now 18, who wears the hijab.

All now have the power to detain and question suspects.

The Police Federation representing rank-and-file officers claims the teenagers, who are still legally children, will lack the maturity and life experience necessary to do a dangerous job.

It says PCSOs are recruited as cheap replacements for mainstream officers.

But Thames Valley police insist the teenagers have the necessary skills.

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But the Hijab must go. It is not a part of the Police uniform and permitting her to wear shows craven weakness within the Police force. If she gets to wear this, do Sikhs get to wear turbans? Can Christians wear large crosses? Or might it be that Muslims are singled out for the special treatment? Thames Valley appears to be well on its way to dhimmitude.