NASFAT chief missioner speaks at UN special session

The Chief Missioner of Nasrul Lahi l Fatih Society (NASFAT) Imam Morufu Onike Abdul-Azeez is among leading religious and community leaders to be part of the panel discussion at the 62nd session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women taking place at the United Nations Headquarters, New York. The event, which is […]

The Chief Missioner of Nasrul Lahi l Fatih Society (NASFAT) Imam Morufu Onike Abdul-Azeez is among leading religious and community leaders to be part of the panel discussion at the 62nd session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women taking place at the United Nations Headquarters, New York.

The event, which is being coordinated by the United Nations (UN), was facilitated by the Carter Centre.

Spokesman of NASFAT, Banji Busari in a statement explained that the panel session involving NASFAT’s Chief Missioner would showcase how community-led development programme of the Carter Center throughout West Africa are successfully engaging the whole community in improving the well-being and human rights for women and girls.

NASFAT has been in partnership with the Carter Center, a US based NGO chaired by a former American President, President Jimmy Carter, Daily Trust learnt.

Over the past three years, the focus of relationship has been mobilization of faith and changing of social norms for women and girls through a human rights approach strengthened by the full participation of religious and traditional leaders.

The Priority theme of the event is, "Challenges and opportunities in achieving gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girl" while the Review theme is "Participation in and access of women to the media, information and communications technologies and their impact on and use as an instrument for the advancement and empowerment of women".

Also participating in the event is Alhaja Sadiat Onike-Azeez, wife of the Chief Missioner, the statement revealed.

The international event commences on March 12 till March 23, 2018 but the session involving the duo of NASFAT’s Chief Missioner and his wife is on the March 16, 2018, according to the statement.

Meanwhile, the Spiritual leader of Qadiriyyah Islamic group in Nigeria and West Africa, Sheikh Qaribullah Nasir Kabara has tasked the leadership of NASFAT on the need to forge unity among the Muslim Ummah not only in the South-West but across the country.

Sheikh Kabara, a frontline Islamic preacher based in Kano, was a guest lecturer at the weekly Asalatu of NASFAT at its Headquarters in Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos over the weekend.

Sheikh Kabara enjoined Muslims to constantly exercise restraint in their day-to-day encounter with members of other faiths even when provoked.

He reminded the congregation that development and progress can only take place in an atmosphere of peace, mutual respect and understanding.

The highly revered cleric’s visit coincided with the 23rd anniversary of NASFAT.

The spiritual leader expressed delight at the achievements made by the Society in the area of Dawah, empowerment programmes as well as educational pursuits for its members and other Muslims.

Chief Missioner of NASFAT hailed the Sheikh as the new frontiers of cooperation, unity and love established by the visit.