On Monday, September 19, 2022, Anambra Governor Charles Soludo issued an order prohibiting schoolgirls from wearing miniskirts in both public and private institutions. The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), a group that promotes Islamic human rights, has praised the ban. According Read more…
Globally, Muslim women who choose to wear the hijab have been breaking into a number of important fields, from firefighting to the police force, where Muslim team members are permitted to wear their headscarves and have even had special, loose-fitting Read more…
A gathering of Muslim stakeholders took place in Lagos State on September 1, 2022, according to the Muslim Lawyers’ Association of Nigeria (MULAN) Lagos Branch. The Supreme Court’s decision in the case of the Lagos State Government & Ors (Appellants) Read more…
The passing out ceremony for the Junior Secondary School (JSS) 3 students at Ogo Oluwa Community Secondary School in Molato, Ajegunle via Ita Oluwo, Ogijo, Ogun State was pretty shameful, demeaning, and very sad for the Female Muslim Students. Ogijo, Read more…
An eighth-grade student in Malden, Massachusetts, received a uniform violation for wearing a hijab. According to the school policy, a hijab can only be worn after students submit a letter from a “member of the clergy”. The incident occurred on Read more…
When France forbade a woman from donning a headscarf while attending school, a United Nations (UN) committee found that France had broken an international treaty on human rights. A United Nations (UN) committee has ruled that France violated an international Read more…
On July 11, 2022, I was contacted via WhatsApp chat by one “Ameh Ochojila from the Guardian”. He had gotten my contact information from one of my colleagues in the Faculty of law, University of Ilorin, Ilorin. His request was Read more…
On Thursday 16 June 2022, the Supreme Court of Nigeria delivered a judgement that approved the use of hijab by Muslim female pupils in Lagos State’s public primary and secondary schools. The implication of the decision as a matter of Read more…
A hijab for Muslims is essential and most parents and guardians are keen to have their daughters put on this beautiful clothing. One fact we need to know is that a mode of dressing cannot be forced, people could only Read more…
