Iranian government has bowed to public pressure by abolishing the controversial morality police units after more than two months of protests. Recall that the country witnessed its biggest uprising in decades after the death of Mahsa Amini, a Kurdish woman from the north-western city of Saqez, who was said to have been arrested by the […]
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The Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN) has stated that the refusal of the Lagos State Government to issue a circular on the usage of hijab is to blame for the crisis in the state. The female president of the Lagos chapter of the society in Lagos, Basheerah Majekodunmi, made this known while addressing a […]
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General Overseer of Living Faith Church aka Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo has described the hijab controversy rocking the missions in Kwara state as a nasty development. The clergy said he has never seen a place in his life where a tenant will be deciding for the landlord, urging Muslims in the state to “leave […]
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Muslim groups in Nigeria have condemned in strong terms the denial of Firdaus Amasa from being called to the Bar due to her adorning Hijab. They described the action as unconstitutional, a violation of her fundamental human rights and a slap on the Muslim community. The groups are Muslim Media Practitioners of Nigeria, MMPN; Muslim […]
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The US Army has approved the wearing of beards, head scarf or hijabs for Muslim soldiers and officers of other religious minorities. Soldiers who desire to wear any of the items are to obtain approval to dress and groom themselves according to their religious customs while serving in the military. In a memorandum signed this […]
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