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Nigeria: Court Ruling to Uphold Hijab Ban Angers Muslims
This Day, 20 October 2014
Muslims in the country have expressed anger with a ruling by an Ikeja High Court to maintain a ban on Hijab in public primary and secondary schools in the state. Read more »
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Nigeria: Lagos - Court Upholds Restriction on Use of Hijab in Public Schools
Leadership, 18 October 2014
A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja yesterday dismissed a suit filed by the Muslim Students Association of Nigeria (MSSN) against the Lagos State Government over the use of… Read more »
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Nigeria: Court Rules Against the Use of Hijab in Lagos Public Schools
Daily Trust, 18 October 2014
A Lagos State high court sitting in Ikeja ruled yesterday against the use of hijab (Muslim head scarf) in public primary and secondary schools. In her judgment, Justice Modupe… Read more »
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Nigeria: Court Upholds Ban On Hijab in Lagos Schools
Independent (Lagos), 18 October 2014
A Lagos State High Court in Ikeja on Friday upheld the prohibition on the wearing of hijab (Muslim head scarf) in public primary and secondary schools in Lagos State. Read more »
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Nigeria: Muslim Students Condemn Judgement Banning Hijab in Lagos Schools
Premium Times, 18 October 2014
The Muslim Students Society of Nigeria, MSSN, Lagos State Area Unit, has frowned at the judgement delivered by Justice Grace Onyeabo of the Ikeja High Court, Lagos, on the ban of… Read more »
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Nigeria: Hijab Is Not for Only One Gender
Daily Trust, 17 October 2014
The usage of the word Hijab nowadays tends to immediately conjure up imagery on Islamic clothing obligations for women, the jilbab, niqab, abaya, headscarf etc. and the uphill… Read more »
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Nigeria: Court Upholds Ban On Use of Hijab in Lagos Public Schools
Premium Times, 17 October 2014
An Ikeja High Court on Friday upheld the ban on the wearing of Hijab (Muslim head scarf) in public primary and secondary schools in Lagos state. Read more »
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Nigeria: Hijab Ban - Anxiety Mounts As Court Fixes Oct 10 for Judgment
Independent (Lagos), 30 September 2014
Anxiety has continued to mount as the case on whether or not the use of Hijab (Muslim head-scarf) should be allowed by female Muslim students as the court fixes October 10, 2014… Read more »
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Nigeria: Court to Deliver Judgment on Use of Hijab in Lagos Schools
This Day, 26 September 2014
An Ikeja High Court will today deliver judgment on whether or not the use of hijab (Muslim head-scarf) should be allowed for Muslim students in public schools in Lagos State. Read more »