The FOMWAN Caution Secondary School Principal
The FOMWAN Caution Secondary School Principal to molesting Hijab wearing
The
Federation of Muslim Women’s Associations in Nigeria (FOMWAN) has cautioned
principals of secondary schools, authorities of higher education institutions
and other agencies against discrimination of all Hijab-wearing women in the
country.
Our
correspondent recalls that some educational institutions have been molesting
female Muslim students for wearing Hijab.
Prominent
among these was a case of molestation of female Muslim students by the
authorities of University of Ibadan International School.
This
made parents of the molested students to approach a court of law to seek
redress.
FOMWAN
Chairperson (Amirah) in Oyo State, Alhaja Alhaja Bushra Oloso, has, however,
warned all educational institutions and other agencies to stop harassing female
Muslim students on the basis of wearing Hijab.
Oloso,
while speaking in a statement to mark World Hijab Day, which is usually
celebrated February 1, called for an end to all forms of hostility and
discrimination against female muslims.
She
said that those female Muslim students chose not to dress immodestly but adorn
themselves in Hijab as commanded by Allah in the Glorious Q’uran.
She
said, “Discrimination against Hijab anywhere in the world is discrimination
against modesty.
“Hijab
is our Crown not a Crime, Hijab wearing Muslims in Nigeria have not erred or
committed any crime in the constitution for upholding the right to wear their
God’s given crowns hence the harassment, assault, persecution and molestation
in all forms in private or public places must stop.
“As
we mark World Hijab Day 2022, there’s the need to again reiterate our call to
all those who have continued to demonstrate open hatred and animosity for the
use of hijab and even niqab to exhibit religious tolerance and allow muslim
females to freely follow their religious teachings.
“As
muslims, we will never oppose anyone who is living by the dictates of his or
her faith because freedom of religion is guaranteed in the constitution of the
federal republic of Nigeria.
“Hijab
is the crown divinely ordained by Allah for the female muslims hence it is
wrong and totally unwarranted for anyone to criminalize the crown.
“Just
like anyone is free to dress scantily by exposing those parts that should
ordinarily and commonsensibly be concealed, female muslims should be allowed to
wear their hijabs and niqabs anywhere without fear of any form of
discrimination.”
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