Some of our women take off the niqāb when they get divorced by their husbands or become widowed by destiny. This act, unfortunately, makes one wonder for whom their faces were veiled ab initio - Allāh (their Creator) or...
RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION, INFRINGEMENT OF MUSLIM RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF RELIGION: THE DISHEARTENING STATE OF A GOVERNMENT-OWNED INSTITUTION; FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE ABEOKUTA
1. We do like to start by citing a quote of the highly revered social rights activist; Martin...
If wearing niqāb (face veil) makes the wearer an extremist, like some sick Muslims say today, then, all the prophet's queens - Allāh's peace be upon them - would be the pioneer-extremists, and their husband - a Godsent messenger...
PROF LAWAL AJIBADE OF LAUTECH HAS TENDERED PUBLIC APOLOGY. LET US PUT AN END TO FURTHER DISCUSSIONS ON THE ISSUE OF HIJAB THAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK.
MUSLIM COMMUNITY OF OYO STATE
Tuesday, 23rd November, 2021
RE: LAUTECH NIQAB CRISIS INVOLVING A 200...
A female Muslim student of the Online Distance Learning of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho, Oyo State, had her niqab (veil) brutally pulled off from behind by an official of the institution on Wednesday, 17th November, 2021.
The incident...
I probably do not fit into the preconceived notion of a “rebel”. I have no visible tattoos and minimal piercing. I do not possess a leather jacket. In fact, when most people look at me, their first thought usually...
Many of the resurgent pre-Islamic cultural practices that have tragically come to be associated with Islam, such as forced marriages, female genital mutilation, bridal (as opposed to groom-paid) dowries, honor killings and the criminalization of rape victims, only resurfaced...
“And among His signs is that He created for you mates from among yourselves; that you may dwell with them in serenity and tranquility. And He has put love and compassion between your hearts. Truly in that are signs...
Hijab, or veil, takes the center stage whenever there is battle between truth and falsehood. It has always been a sensitive issue, but it recently received a great deal of attention due to legislation and proposed legislation in several...
The amīrah (Muslim prefect), her deputy (who doubled as the assistant headgirl of the school) and a concerned Muslim colleague of theirs paid the principal a rare visit to request the use of hijāb on their uniform. Rather than...
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