UK based Muslim female doctor invents disposable hijab
By Faisal Saeed January 7, 2021
A Muslim doctor named Dr Farah Roslan, currently working in the Royal Derby Hospital has invented a disposable hijab for all the Muslim female doctors to follow their religion and their passion for being a doctor.
With this invention the Royal Derby Hospital has become the first medical institution in the UK to adopt disposable hijabs for its Muslim female doctors.
Dr Farah who introduced the disposable hijabs termed the invention "a result of needing to find a middle ground between Muslim dress code and the passion of being in the operating room".
Expressing her happiness on the invention she said, "I am so happy my vision has become a reality and that these headscarves are now available for all of the staff".
Miss Tierney, a colorectal surgeon in the same hospital and a mentor of Farah said that hijab is a "quiet issue around operating theatres across the country", which has not been formally addressed.
Tierney added, "It hasn't cost much and hopefully the effect will be enormous."
While talking to BBC Radio Derby, Dr Roslan said that the disposable headscarves "provide a solution to infection control concerns relating to hijabs, which are typically worn throughout the day".
"I'd been using [the same headscarf] all day which obviously wasn't clean and ideal. I didn't feel comfortable taking it off and I was pulled out from the theatre, respectfully, due to infection control", she added.
Farah also revealed her inspiration for the disposable headscarves, Roslan said that she looked to Malaysia, her country of birth, for inspiration of these scarves, adding that "I'm really happy and looking forward to seeing if we can endorse this nationally".
Topics: Culture, Social Good, Doctors, Religion, United Kingdom, Muslims, Malaysia, Islam