Tag: firdaus
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Hijab controversy: Buhari’s aide reacts to Firdaus’ call-to-bar
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmed, on Tuesday commended Amasa Firdaus, for her successful call to the Nigerian bar. Amasa Firdaus, who was called to bar on Tuesday, had sparked controversy after she challenged the restriction on the use of hijab during call-to-bar ceremonies. Firdaus was in December denied access into…
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Muslim students condemn position of Law school on Hijab use
The Muslim Lawyers’ Association of Nigeria has described as unlawful the recent refusal by the Nigerian Law School to allow Firdaus Amasa entrance into the venue of the ‘Call to Bar’ ceremony recently in Abuja because she put on hijab. MULAN made the declaration in a communique on Monday in Katsina shortly after its three-day…