Hijab Controversy: Kwara govt finally reopens schools
The state government had shut down 10 schools which opposed the use of the hijab
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Kwara State Government has reopened the 10 schools in Ilorin shut last month over the use of hijab by Muslim female students.
This was disclosed in a statement by the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, Kemi Adeosun, on Tuesday night.
Mrs Adeosun said the schools would reopen on Wednesday, March 17.
“The government is convinced that its policy to allow willing Muslim schoolgirls to wear their hijaab (face covering) in public schools will lead to sustainable peace and communal harmony anchored on mutual respect and understanding.
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CAN says "the Governor of Kwara State has shown open bias for one religion with his inability to wait for the court process to be concluded over this matter."
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Hijab controversy: Kwara rescinds decision to reopen 10 schools as Church seeks God’s intervention
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Kwara on Monday rescinded its decision to reopen 10 schools shut on account of a controversy surrounding the wearing of hijab by their students, citing safety reasons.
The reversal of the government’s decision came just as one of the affected founders of the schools, the Cherubim and Seraphim (C&S) Church, ended a seven-day prayer session also on Monday.
The government shut the schools on Feb. 19 as the controversy seemed unending.