Nigerian Muslim women, under the aegis of Al-Mu’minaat (an assemblage of Muslim women in Nigeria), on Wednesday called for a specific law banning all discrimination against their religious head-covering scarf (hijab). They also regretted the intolerance and persecution of hijabites, which they said...
February 1st, 2013, marked the first World Hijab Day (WHD) in recognition of millions of Muslim women who choose to wear the hijab and live a life of modesty.The brainchild of this event is a New York resident, Nazma Khan, who came up with the idea as a means to foster religious toleranc...
The National Amirah of Al-Mu’minaat (The Believing Women) Organisation, has hailed the Lagos State Government for the prompt payment of salary and pension. Hajia Abdullateef, at the 22nd National Convention spoke at Vanguards Academy at Odosengolu in Ogun State. She said Governor Akinwunmi Ambode-led go...
The disdain with which Muslim Sisters are treated in this country got northwards at the most recent call to bar, when our sister Firdaus Amasa was refused entry into the venue. The reason for this refusal was the hijab covering her head. Al-Mu’minaat like other peace-loving Nigerians sees this a...
The Millennium Declaration, endorsed by 189 world leaders at the UN in September 2000, is a commitment to work together to build a safer, more prosperous and equitable world. The Declaration was translated into a roadmap setting out eight time-bound and measurable goals (8 goals, 18 targets and 48 indic...
