Leaders from different human rights organisations and Islamic bodies have called on the United Nations to go beyond condemnation and take all necessary steps to stop Israel from its continued illegal occupation and eviction of Palestinians from their homes.
The coalition, led by Nigeria’s Head of International Muslim Women Union (IWMU), Dr. Khadijah Olaniyan, charged the UN to protect civilians, especially innocent children from future Israel’s aggression in Palestine. x
About eight organisations that formed the coalition gathered at the Lagos State Secretariat Mosque Conference Room, on Monday, for the world press conference, where they reviewed the aftermath of Israeli’s 11-Day offensive in Gaza, which claimed the lives of 237 Palestinians, including 65 children.
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A coalition of human rights organizations and Islamic bodies in Nigeria have called on the United Nations and United States of America to immediately halt the killings of Palestinians by Israel as well as its continued occupation of Gaza.
The organisations under the auspices of International Muslim Women Union led by Dr Khadijah Olaniyan during a press conference held recently in Ikeja, Lagos, also called for a total boycott of all Israeli products and its allies, just as it vowed to continue to sensitize the world on all social platforms on the war crimes committed by Israel and its allies.
Views: Visits 13 A coalition of human rights organizations and Islamic bodies in Nigeria have called on the United Nations and United States of America to immediately halt the killings of Palestinians by Israel as well as its continued occupation of Gaza. The organisations under the auspices of International Muslim Women Union led by Dr Khadijah Olaniyan during a press conference held recently in Ikeja, Lagos, also called for a total boycott of all Israeli products and its allies, just as it vowed to continue to sensitize the world on all social platforms on the war crimes committed by Israel and its allies.
Feb 5, 2021
From left, member, Board of Trustees, Guild of Muslim Professionals (GMP), Hajiya Jelila AbdulHameed; Women Affairs Secretary, Nasrul-Lahi-L-Fathi Society of Nigeria (NASFAT), Alhaja Suwebat Kupolati; Executive Director, Hijab Rights Advocacy Initiative (HRAI), Hajiya Mutiat Orolu-Balogun; National President, Muslim Media Practitioners of Nigeria (MMPN), Alhaji AbdurRahman Balogun; Amirah, The Criterion, Lagos State, Hajiya Dhikrat Matesun-Oshodi and Amirah, Al-Mu’minaat, Lagos State, Bushrah Adeagbo-Jubril, during a press conference to commemorate World Hijab Day 2021 in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday.
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A coalition of Muslim organisations in Nigeria has urged President Muhammadu Buhari, governors, the National Assembly, state Houses of Assembly, the judiciary and all regulatory authorities to uphold the provisions of the constitution and other relevant laws to ensure that hijab-wearing Muslim women are not harassed and discriminated against.