Muslim women decry violation of their rights to wear Hijab

 A Muslim women group has claimed that their rights is
 being infringed on.

- According to the group, asking them to expose their ear 
and heads before sitting for national exams or registration
 is violating their right to cover their body as Muslims 
women A group of Muslim women under Hijab Rights Advocacy Initiative announced on Wednesday, February 1, that their constitutional rights are being infringed on by government and private agencies.

The group lamented that most women in hijab had been denied jobs and other opportunities in the country, even 
when they were qualified for such jobs.

ccording to The media, the Coordinator of the group, 
Hajia Mutiat Orolu-Balogun, said Muslim women in hijab
 were forced to expose their ears and heads before sitting
 for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination or 
getting Bank Verification Numbers.

Orolu-Balogun said: “Imagine being asked to take off your 
shirt because you want to get your driving licence, or being told that you would not be able to vote because you wouldn’t show your cleavage in the picture on your voter card.

“These, and worse, are what a Muslim woman who wears the
hijab faces when she is asked to take off her hijab before she
could be allowed her constitutional rights.”

She said the use of hijab was a religious obligation and not 
an Arab culture that one might discard at will.

Another group leaders, Hajia Hafsah Badru, urged the 
media to demonstrate objectivity in reporting cases related 
to use of hijab.

She said: “Asking a Muslim woman to remove her hijab is
 a form of violence against her; such should have no place 
in a progressive society like Nigeria.”

Hajiya Ramatu Tijjani who is a peace ambassador has donated chairs to a church while pastors will also decorate mosques as part of the UN World Interfaith Harmony Week.

The week which begins from February 1 to 7 is meant to foster inter-faith unity and the two religious groups chose
 to exchange goodwill to each other in Kaduna.