{"id":74497,"date":"2021-04-11T12:44:42","date_gmt":"2021-04-11T12:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=74497"},"modified":"2021-04-15T11:31:52","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T11:31:52","slug":"decision-to-allow-muslim-nurses-to-wear-hijab-could-be-made-by-end-august-pm-lee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/74497-decision-to-allow-muslim-nurses-to-wear-hijab-could-be-made-by-end-august-pm-lee\/","title":{"rendered":"Decision to allow Muslim nurses to wear hijab could be made by end-August: PM Lee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/photo_2021-04-11_22-47-54-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/photo_2021-04-11_22-47-54-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/photo_2021-04-11_22-47-54-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/photo_2021-04-11_22-47-54-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/photo_2021-04-11_22-47-54-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/photo_2021-04-11_22-47-54.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>A decision on whether Muslim nurses will be allowed to wear the hijab while at work will hopefully be made by the end of August, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Saturday after a closed-door dialogue with 70 Malay\/Muslim community leaders.<br>He said that Singapore should be prepared to make such a move for nurses because people\u2019s attitudes have changed.<br>Speaking to reporters after the dialogue at the Civil Service Club at Tessensohn Road, Mr Lee said: \u201cIn social and work settings, the hijab is now more common and on its own, we can see the merits of allowing Muslim nurses to wear the hijab with their uniform if they wish.\u201d<br>The Government, he said, has been considering allowing Muslim nurses to wear the hijab for some time but needed time to prepare the ground for such a change.<br>\u201cWe have to make sure that everybody understands this is a careful adjustment and not a wholesale change. 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