Nigerian Muslim Group Hails Supreme Court Judgment On Hijab
The Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria applauded the Supreme Court judgment on female Muslim students wearing hijab in public schools in the country’s largest city, Lagos.
Group national coordinator Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi called the court’s ruling a landmark judgment that would restore sanity, peace and progress in the education system.
Ibrahim said some opponents of hijab in public schools based their argument on the tradition and culture of their faith or that of the founders of their schools.
He likened the hijab to the uniform put on by Catholic nuns.
He added the ban on hijab was highly discriminatory to Muslims and a violation of their fundamental human rights.
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