Nigerian Law School approves use of Hijab during Call-to-bar Ceremonies

According to reports, the Nigerian law school now approved the use of hijabs during the call-to-bar ceremonies.

Controversy ensued in 2017 when Amasa Firdaus Abdulsalam, a Nigerian law school graduate, was denied her call to bar for refusing to take off her hijab headscarf.

The Nigerian Law School had said last year that Firdaus was breaking the dress code set by the university by putting on a hijab, hence prohibited her from the ceremony but she insisted on wearing the wig on top of her hijab. Apart from the approval, Firdaus has also been invited to attend the call-to-bar ceremonies this July.

According to Twitter user @za_icon, The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) released a statement giving updates on the on-going court case with the institution fighting for the right of Muslim students.

See the statement:

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