The Controversy On The Hijab And The Supreme Court Judgment
The Controversy On The Hijab And The Supreme Court Judgment Mary Akanbi 25th June, 2022 . Firdaus Amasa at the call to bar ceremony in Abuja The Hijab controversy is neither new in Nigeria nor in many other parts of the world. As a matter of fact, most European countries and around the world have placed restrictions or banned the wearing of Hijabs(Muslim Veils) in public places, public schools and work place. The average Nigeria Muslims see the wearing of Hijab as their Fundamental Human Rights. While some Muslim countries have had cause to ban the use of Hijab to protect their children. Countries such as Congo, Chad, Guinea and Cameroon in 2015 banned Hijab in schools to counter Boko Haram attacks. Also Tunisia, Gabon and Morocco are African countries with large population of Muslims that have banned the use of burqa. It is worthy to note that a Lagos High Court had in October 2014 ruled against the use ofHijabs in p...