The right of all Muslim women to wear the hijab in public must be protected, and this obligation falls on everyone, notably the government at all levels. The wearing of hijab by Muslim women is a Sunna as recommended in Read more…
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A Presentation at the Fringe Event of the Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) at the United Kingdom Parliament on July 5th 2022. I am Haleemah Ahmad, and I work with the Da’wah Institute (DIN) and the Read more…
If there is anything the general populace struggles with in Nigeria after graduation, it is getting a good job. Added to that difficulty is my identity as a Muslimah, made apparent by my hijab – there was always something wrong. Read more…
The Supreme Court’s decision last Friday to allow the wearing of the hijab in public schools has prompted the Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Lagos State Area Unit, to urge the Lagos State Government to publish a circular immediately. Read more…
Chief Gani Adetola-Kaseem SAN FCIArb (1949 – 2018) was the Principal Partner of Gani Adetola-Kaseem SAN LP. He graduated from the University of Lagos with an LLB and an LLM (Hons) and was admitted to the Nigerian Bar in 1980 Read more…
The Supreme Court’s decision to preserve the wearing of the hijab in Lagos schools was met with joy. The verdict was delivered on Friday in Abuja. The Lagos State Government’s appeal was dismissed by the supreme court, which supported the Read more…
In the matter of MARIAM ABIOYE AFEEZ vs. FUNAAB & ORS, the Court heard the application together with FUNAAB’s preliminary objection in March 2022. The Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB) Niqab Case began when a student, Mariam Afeez, sued Read more…
There have been a lot of outcry, theatrics and display of emotions since the Supreme Court delivered Judgment in the case of Lagos State Government V. Asiyat AbdulKareem, where the Court approved the use of the Hijab for school girls. Read more…
