Tag: Hijab
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Kwara assents to use of Hijab in schools
Kwara State Governme has assented to the use of Hijab by Muslim female students in its public schools. TheNewsGuru recalls that the government last week Friday closed 10 schools in Ilorin, the state capital following chaos on the wearing of Hijab, a female headwear in the schools. The government in a statement signed by Prof.…
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Kwara approves use of hijab in 10 Christian missionary schools
The Kwara State Government has approved the use of hijab in 10 Christian missionary schools in the state. Mamma Sabah Jibril, Secretary to the State Government, announced the decision in a statement Thursday night. He said the administration consulted widely with Muslim and Christian communities with a view to clarifying issues and reaching a consensus.…
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Hijab controversy keeps 10 schools closed in Ilorin
The 10 schools affected by the Hijab controversy in Ilorin are to remain shut pending the outcome of the State Government consultations with stakeholders on the use of the Muslim headgear in schools. According to a statement, this is to avert any breakdown of law and order, while the government concludes the consultations with relevant…
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US Air Force approves hijab, beard for Muslims
Sikhs and Muslim officers in the United States Air Force can now wear turban and hijab as part of their military uniforms. Officers are now also permitted to keep beards, according to the Air Force updated dress code reported by CNN. Under the new guidelines, which were finalised last week, Sikhs and Muslims can seek…
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MSSN threatens to shutdown Lagos over alleged hijab harassment
The Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Lagos State Area Unit has threatened to mobilise millions of its members to shutdown Lagos State if harassment of students wearing hijab persists. The organisation said this at a press conference to commemorate the 2019 World Hijab Day on Thursday in Lagos. The Amirah (female head) of the…
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[Photo] LAUTECH international school shuts 55 students outside for appearing in hijab
About 55 female Muslim students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) International School Ogbomoso were on Monday prevented by authorities from entering the school premises over the use of Hijab. A senior lecturer in the school, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed the students were turned down by the institution’s authorities for wearing Hijab on their…
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Parents sue International School Ibadan over hijab
Parents of some female Muslim students of International School, Ibadan (ISI) have sued its authority for disallowing their children from wearing hijab on their school uniforms. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the applicants in the suit before an Oyo High Court in Ibadan, are Taofeek Yekinni, Idris Badiru, Sikiru Babarinde, Muideen Akerele…
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Lagos approves use of hijab in schools
The Lagos State Government has approved the use of hijab in public secondary schools in the state. Muslim faithful had been agitating the use of hijabs in public secondary schools in the state, but the Lagos State Government had bluntly refused. The Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria, MSSN, had gone to court to challenge government’s…
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UI international school shut over hijab controversy
The 55-year old International School Ibadan, owned by the University of Ibadan, was on Monday shut. The closure of the secondary school, followed the appearance of some students, dressed in hijab against what the management prescribed as the dress code. Some parents, under the aegis of the International School Muslim Parents’ Forum, in a letter…
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Muslim group commends Law School for calling Amasa to bar
Prof. Ishaq Akintola has commended the Nigerian Law School, the body of Benchers and the Council of Legal Education for calling Firdaus Amasa to bar with her hijab on. Akintola, who is the Director, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. He said the Nigerian law school had…