ollah2:




Our Nairaland Christians from every corner of the country and diaspora wouldn't like this. No room for bigotry, hate and hypocrisy amongst worshippers of the old gods and new in South West

ollah2:



It's you that need to be educated first. Tell us the financiers of the school?

herkeem:
The International School Ibadan (ISI) and the Hijab Ban.

ISI is a secondary school under the control of the management of University of Ibadan. The school has been in the news in the last few days for its refusal to allow willing female Muslim students use Hijab on their uniform. The situation has degenerated to the extent that the Muslim students were shut out of the school among other unwarranted actions of the school as represented by the Principal, one Mrs Phebean Olowe.

I have read and listened to different opinions on the development and I am not sorry for the positions I take on the matter. Before I conclude with my positions however, I have a few questions for the Principal in question as well as anyone with position same as or similar to that of the school management:

1. Does the wearing of Hijab by the willing female Muslim students portend any danger/evil for their colleagues (who don't), the school or anyone for that matter?

2. Is it against the law of the land for the students of such a 'public' school to wear Hijab?

3. Does their observance of that aspect of their constitutional rights rub or deny anyone of his?

If the genuine answers to the above questions are NO, then I am of the opinion that the assertion that the school's reactions are borne out of hatred for Islam and the Muslims must be very true and this has to stop and stop NOW.

And for those who might be asking, does their not wearing Hijab portend any danger? Yes, it does and contrary to the opinions of those that know not, not wearing Hijab makes female muslims less Muslims because it's not a flexible commandment. If your wish is really not to make them non-Muslims, let them use what makes them the Muslims that they are.

I call on all the concerned stakeholders and well meaning people of the society to intervene in good time to allow our female Muslim students join their colleagues without any further victimization, molestation, discrimination or disdainful treatment of any kind.

Leyin aponle, abuku lo Ku o........... Tori a ko le wa sa fun keke lo kolu moto.....

Adesanjo Oyejide.

skarlett:


You think you're the only one that knows how to protest take your children to Muslim school and leave the secular schools if you don't want to abide by the school's laid down code of dressing.

Btw you should remove the hijab/turban from your head to allow your brain receive sense since you don't know what inferiority complex means

kremlin01:


My brother you are right about Nigeria being a secular country and Hijab being an identity. But know that the school environment is not a place to forge identity or represent clan but it is a place of learning and interactions and can't freely have that when the pupils are not allowed to relate freely. Plus..shebi their are Muslim schools and if the parents insists that their wards must wear the apparel, then they have the choice of taken them to the pure Muslim schools instead of disrupting peace were it has always existed. Except if there is an underlying intention.

Sikay19:

I don't know your age or your status but your opinion is very crass... Comparing Nigeria which is a secular state to core Islamic countries is unreasonable... this is Nigeria where you are allowed to practice religion of your choice. As muslims we have no problem with any forms of dressing every others wears. but Hijab is our identity and we shall not compromise on this... what I don't understand is why are you feeling insecure about this.. inferiority complex is the order of the day.

Magalan:


Financiers!!.... the school is a private school not a missionary school, are fees not paid in it?

nawtyme:

Proof of what? Why don't you prove to me first that you are a human being first, then we would start from there.

Komolafe89:
animal will the hijab affecting you ? Do they force you to to use it or what affects you there

nawtyme:

If you don't like the dressing in the school, withdraw and go to one which favors your dress code. You can not force a private institution to amend its values for you.
Today you are demanding hijab, if the bend, who knows what you would demand tomorrow?
Maybe it would now be forceful conversions to Islam

Sikay19:

I don't know your age or your status but your opinion is very crass... Comparing Nigeria which is a secular state to core Islamic countries is unreasonable... this is Nigeria where you are allowed to practice religion of your choice. As muslims we have no problem with any forms of dressing every others wears. but Hijab is our identity and we shall not compromise on this... what I don't understand is why are you feeling insecure about this.. inferiority complex is the order of the day.

waali:

Wow... Taking it personal, I like this. Hope this is your definition of maturity?

Sikay19:

I don't know your age or your status but your opinion is very crass... Comparing Nigeria which is a secular state to core Islamic countries is unreasonable... this is Nigeria where you are allowed to practice religion of your choice. As muslims we have no problem with any forms of dressing every others wears. but Hijab is our identity and we shall not compromise on this... what I don't understand is why are you feeling insecure about this.. inferiority complex is the order of the day.

Sikay19:

I don't know your age or your status but your opinion is very crass... Comparing Nigeria which is a secular state to core Islamic countries is unreasonable... this is Nigeria where you are allowed to practice religion of your choice. As muslims we have no problem with any forms of dressing every others wears. but Hijab is our identity and we shall not compromise on this... what I don't understand is why are you feeling insecure about this.. inferiority complex is the order of the day.

ollah2:


How is it a private school?

Magalan:


Thank me later...

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/296559-hijab-controversy-university-of-ibadan-school-reopens-shut-again-amidst-protests.html

nawtyme:
Nothing personal here bro. Forcing everyone to bend over is annoying.

stanluiz:
But Yoruba Muslims will be telling us that you cannot divide omulabi with religion. See how they are fighting their Christian brothers because of hijab issues

Yoruba Muslims are the problems of Yoruba race.

tyup:


God bless you o sister I wonder why you even had to reply senseless people like Sikay19 there are so many Islamic schools in ibadan if you've got problems with wearing hijab why not take them to one of these schools

Islam would always be a terrorist to every sane, peace loving society only fools dont know this

Sikay19:

I don't know your age or your status but your opinion is very crass... Comparing Nigeria which is a secular state to core Islamic countries is unreasonable... this is Nigeria where you are allowed to practice religion of your choice. As muslims we have no problem with any forms of dressing every others wears. but Hijab is our identity and we shall not compromise on this... what I don't understand is why are you feeling insecure about this.. inferiority complex is the order of the day.

Komolafe89:
animal will the hijab affecting you ? Do they force you to to use it or what affects you there

GoTV:
Even though I'm a born again Christian, i think Muslims are been marginalized and their rights are trampled upon in most Southern schools. We Christians should better realize that Nigeria is a secular country dominated by Muslims wether we like it or not. Most schools pray the Christian way without considering the faith of Muslims and yet we Christians still refuse to let Muslims wear an harmless Hijab I hope Muric and other Muslim groups reject this open hypocrisy of we Christians

amalab30:
My take is that, as Muslims, the western countries shouldn't allow them into their countries. They should be forced to enjoy their religion in other Arabs/Muslims dominated regions. If they plan to travel to enjoy education or medical tourism, they should travel to Saudi, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar or UAE at most.

The issue is, the freedom given to these guys have become so huge, so much that Nigeria from the outside is looked as an Islamic country.

My gross is why does the elite find it easy to study or send their children or wards to Western countries where it's easy to give birth and your kids become citizens of those countries - something that is not even possible in Arab nations.


Imagine a world where USA, Germany, UK, decides never to issue visas to any Muslim or Arab, how'd they feel?

100% if a Muslim is given a choice of USA/Canada or Saudi/Yemen, we all know which he/she woul pick.

Even in football, no footballer of Arab extraction has made a name without playing in one of the western countries.

It's juss very stewpid of them to demand that their agitations must always e regarded on a secular country.

If you don't like the laws of the school, take your kids away. Finish!

Sikay19:

I don't know your age or your status but your opinion is very crass... Comparing Nigeria which is a secular state to core Islamic countries is unreasonable... this is Nigeria where you are allowed to practice religion of your choice. As muslims we have no problem with any forms of dressing every others wears. but Hijab is our identity and we shall not compromise on this... what I don't understand is why are you feeling insecure about this.. inferiority complex is the order of the day.