Nigeria: MICA Wants End to Discrimination Against Muslim Women, Girls

21 March 2013

The Movement for Islamic Culture and Awareness (MICA); an association of Muslim professionals and undergraduates, has called on Lagos State governor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, to intervene in the matter of Miss Aisha Alabi, a 12 year old student flogged 43 lashes by the principal of her school for adhering to her faith.

The association's secretay, Sulaiman Olokodana, in a statement in Ibadan on Wednesday, urged the governor to investigate and ensure justice under the 1999 Constitution and the laws of Lagos State.

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