World Hijab Day: Women groups want workplace dress code review

As part of activities marking the 2018 World Hijab Day (WHD) celebrated every February 1, the Coalition of Muslim Women in Nigeria has called for more awareness on the importance and propriety of the Hijab. A member of the coalition Hajiya Maryam Sani who spoke on behalf of the women told newsmen yesterday in Abuja […]

As part of activities marking the 2018 World Hijab Day (WHD) celebrated every February 1, the Coalition of Muslim Women in Nigeria has called for more awareness on the importance and propriety of the Hijab.

A member of the coalition Hajiya Maryam Sani who spoke on behalf of the women told newsmen yesterday in Abuja that since 2013 when the WHD was first celebrated in 50 countries including Nigeria after the initiative of Nazma Khan, it is now being celebrated globally by over 140 countries in its 5th celebration.

According to her this year’s theme “We can do it too” #Stronginhijab embodies a message of encouragement, cooperation and determination to Nigerian women, fellow citizens and government.

“The saga of Amasa AbdusSalam Firdaus though indeed unfortunate brings to the fore, the dislocation that exists within our journey of nation building. The colonial legacies we still hold on to have long expired and we need to move on in the direction of justice, mutual respect and common values that enhance our nationhood,” Sani said.