Muslim women praise Buhari, Ambode

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February 5, 2016 2:04 PM

The women commended the president and governor for preventing any action that tramples on the right of every Muslim woman to use the hijab as part of her dressing.

Hijab discrimination

Muslim women in Lagos State have praised President Muhammadu Buhari and Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, for their pro-hijab stance, Dailytrust reports.

This is following the World Hijab Day which was marked on Monday, February 1.

At a media briefing in Lagos, the women, under the umbrella of Al-Mu'Minaat Organisation, commended the president and governor for preventing any action that tramples on the right of every Muslim woman to use the hijab as part of her dressing.

In addition, the organisation saluted other institutions such as the University College Hospital, Ibadan, the West African Examination Council (WAEC) and MTN Nigeria, "for the actions they exhibited lately, showing their pro-hijab stance."

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The Al-Mu'Minaat Organisation, however, urged the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) and the Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) to "call their men to order and stop the attempt to rob Muslim women of their right to wear hijab."

The National Amirah of Al-Mu'Minaat, Nimatullah Abdullateef said, "The hijab has had its fair share of pains and gains in the country in the past year."

"The hijab has been, is, and will continue to be, and we implore Nigerian authorities, within and without government, and at all levels, to let hijab be," she said, adding; "Together, we shall sustain the hijab in the mainstream of public life, and peace and tranquillity to mother earth."

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