El Regne Unit regala mil hijabs en sis mesos a les immigrants arribades pel Canal

The Ministry of the Interior considers that providing religious clothing is part of basic assistance.

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El govern britànic ha convertit el hijab en una despesa pública més. Segons documents interns del Ministeri de l’Interior revelats pel Daily Mail, entre gener i juny es van repartir 974 vels islàmics a immigrants arribades en petites embarcacions pel Canal de la Mànega, a un ritme de 162 al mes. Si aquesta cadència s’ha mantingut, a l’octubre la xifra ja s’acostaria als 1.500 hijabs regalats.

No es tracta d’una ajuda puntual ni d’una excepció humanitària: l’Estat britànic ha incorporat el hijab a la logística ordinària d’acollida. Mentre el govern demana contenció de despesa i serveis públics sota pressió, el Ministeri de l’Interior destina recursos a garantir també una peça de caràcter religiós a les immigrants que arriben pel Canal.

Regalant hijabs des del….2018

La distribució dels hijabs no neix amb l’actual govern. El marc que utilitza el Ministeri de l’Interior es remunta a les Short-term Holding Facility Rules 2018, aprovades el març d’aquell any i en vigor des del 2 de juliol. La norma obliga els centres de retenció temporal a proporcionar roba adequada quan sigui necessària. En un apartat específic sobre religió, estableix que s’han de tenir en compte, sempre que sigui possible, els diferents orígens religiosos i culturals.

Això significa que la incorporació de consideracions religioses a l’assistència pública no és una improvisació de 2026, sinó una política institucionalitzada fa vuit anys i mantinguda després per governs successius. El que ara revelen els documents interns és fins a quin punt aquesta lògica s’ha concretat: només durant els primers sis mesos de 2026, el Home Office va arribar a distribuir 974 hijabs a immigrants arribades pel Canal.

Crítiques dels conservadors

La revelació ha provocat una resposta immediata de l’oposició conservadora. Chris Philp, responsable d’Interior dels tories, ha reclamat que el govern deixi de repartir hijabs a les immigrants que arriben pel Canal i ha qualificat la pràctica d’“insult als contribuents britànics”. El seu argument és que l’Estat no hauria de finançar articles vinculats a pràctiques religioses amb diners públics.

També hi ha entrat Laura Trott, responsable d’Educació del Partit Conservador, que ha anat més enllà i ha definit el hijab com un “instrument de submissió femenina”. Trott ha afirmat que s’oposa que l’Estat participi en la seva normalització, fins i tot en l’àmbit escolar. Mentrestant, el Home Office defensa la mesura i insisteix que les normes de les instal·lacions de retenció temporal l’obliguen a proporcionar roba bàsica i, quan sigui necessari, a tenir en compte necessitats culturals i religioses.

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