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Bill seeking to stop discrimination against Muslim Women in Hijab passes second reading in House of Reps

by Muslim News Nigeria
4 years ago
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Bill seeking to stop discrimination against Muslim Women in Hijab passes second reading in House of Reps

A bill sponsored by the Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Finance and Member representing Bida/Gbako/Katcha Federal Constituency, Hon. Saidu Musa Abdullahi, has passed second reading at the lower chamber of the National Assembly.

The bill titled “Religious Discrimination (Prohibition, Prevention) Bill, 2021” was seeking to provide a mechanism for enforcing certain provisions of the Constitution and other international laws that recognises the right of females to adorning hijab in both public and private establishments in Nigeria.

Leading the debate at the plenary, Hon. Saidu declared that the issue of religious discrimination is one of the most prevalent menaces in the country that has hindered national peace, unity and development.

The Lawmaker gave instances where some citizens lose their jobs/employment opportunities, or even outrightly hindered from having access to healthcare, education, finance, employment only on the basis that they profess a religion or that they manifest their religious belief.

He said “In October 2016, a qualified radiographer, Hawawu Saliu Olatunji, was disallowed from partaking in a job interview by the former Chief Medical Director (CMD) of one of the Federal Medical Centers in Nigeria on the ground that she wore a hijab.

Also, on 17th December 2017, Amasa Firdaus was barred from being called to the Nigerian bar only because she adorned a hijab. It took the intervention of the National Assembly and intense advocacy from civil society organisations before she was eventually called to the Bar.

“Nigerian leaders must not be afraid of talking to themselves. It is time we take very bold and courageous steps in provoking a national discussion that will permanently address this religious controversy threatening the foundation upon which the unity of this country was built. This ought to have been settled long before now”.

Hon. Saidu assured that when the Bill is passed into law, “it will address discriminatory conducts and prohibits religious discrimination concerning hiring or recruitment, terms and conditions of employment, it will prohibit qualifying/Professional Bodies, educational institutions, and employment agencies, and other sectors from discriminating against persons, students or personnel based on their religious belief or its manifestation.

The Bill was therefore referred to House Committee on Human Rights for further Legislative actions.

Source: TheNigerialawyer

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Comments 2

  1. Muslihudeen says:
    4 years ago

    SULTAN ABDÜLHAMID II,
    FRANCE, AND THE UNITED
    KINGDOM.
    SULTAN II. ABDÜLHAMID,
    FRANSA VE BÜYÜK
    BRITANYA BIRLEIK KRALLII.

    In the late 1800’s, it became
    known to Sultan Abdülhamid II
    that a comedy play about the
    life of the Prophet Muhammad
    () was being performed at a
    theater in Paris, France. As
    the Caliph of all Muslims, this
    was an intolerable affront to
    Islam that Sultan Abdülhamid
    II wanted to put an end to. He
    wrote an ultimatum letter to the
    French government informing
    them that he was intent on
    stopping the play. After
    deliberating the matter, not
    only did the French
    government put an end to the
    play, they also exiled many of
    the actors to the United
    Kingdom to appease the
    Sultan.

    After some time, the Sultan
    learned that the same
    derogatory play was going to
    start being performed in
    London. Sultan Abdülhamid II
    reacted to this news and wrote
    a letter to the British
    government with a similar
    ultimatum, and informed them
    that the play had recently been
    prohibited in France. The
    British government responded
    to the Sultan’s letter by stating
    “This is not France. We have
    freedom in our borders.”

    Upon receiving this letter,
    Sultan Abdülhamid II wrote a
    fairly aggressive response to
    the British and stated: “My
    ancestors gave their lives
    without hesitation for the sake
    and success of Islam. In this
    vein, I will decisively prepare
    an order to the entire
    worldwide Muslim nation
    (Ummah) and inform them of
    your continued haughty
    attitude and persistence in
    allowing this disrespectful play
    to continue. YOU MUST NOW
    CONSIDER WHAT WILL BE
    THE OUTCOME OF THIS
    ORDER!”

    The British, having had
    extensive diplomatic ties with
    Sultan Abdülhamid II had an
    in-depth insight into his
    personality. They realized that
    his words were not an empty
    threat, and immediately put an
    end to the theatrical play.

    The moral of this story is that once upon a time, the world used to respect the Islamic authority but in modern times, is the situation still the same? Can the Muslim leaders sneeze and the rest of the world catch cold? Wither the Muslim brotherhood and unity.

    Reply
  2. Sherifat Ladipo- Hassan says:
    4 years ago

    Hmmmm
    May Allah forgive us all
    Its not too late to bring the glory back, we need to be sincere and upload our values
    Islam demands our absolute sincerity

    Reply

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