WHD 2021: Coalition decries discrimination against hijab-wearing Muslims
Sodiq Oyeleke
A coalition of 15 Muslim organisations in Nigeria has urged the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and governors to end discrimination against Muslims for wearing hijab (Islamic headscarf).
The coalition alleged that female Muslims were discriminated against during registration for National Identity Management Commission and Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.
The coalition made this known during a press conference to commemorate World Hijab Day at Alausa Secretariat Mosque, Ikeja on Monday.
Addressing the press conference on behalf of the coalition, the convener of Hijab Rights Advocacy Group, Mutiat Orolu, said, “To deny any Muslim Woman or girl who so desires to wear the Hijab from doing so is discriminatory.