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Hijab: Minister calls for dialogue

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Minister of Education Adamu Adamu

<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<div align&equals;"left">&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Minister for Education&comma; Malam Adamu Adamu&comma; on Sunday in Abuja&comma; called for dialogue on matters of religious differences&comma; rather than resorting to violence&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"WhbvEyAt" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Adamu made the call while delivering his keynote address at the 2022 World Hijab Day Public Lecture&comma; entitled&colon; &OpenCurlyQuote;The Hijab as a Metaphor of our National Aspirations&period;’<&sol;p><div class&equals;"cWzgc8nG" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">The News Agency of Nigeria &lpar;NAN&rpar; reports that the public lecture was organised by Coalition of Muslim Women of Nigeria&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Adama&comma; represented by Deputy Director&comma; Social Mobilisation&comma; Universal Basic Education Commission&comma; Mrs Sidikat Shomope&comma; said that Nigeria’s constitution guaranteed freedom of religion for all citizens&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;nigeriantracker&period;com&sol;2022&sol;02&sol;07&sol;your-action-is-a-call-to-anarchy-yari-camp-to-bunis-committee&sol;">Your Action is a Call to Anarchy” Yari Camp to Buni’s Committee<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"oZggyxFx" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;This&comma; by implication&comma; means that all citizens are allowed to practice their religion according to the dictates of their faith&comma; as long as no harm or inconvenience is caused to other people&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The wearing of hijab by Muslim women is in line with the teachings of Prophet Muhammad &lpar;peace be upon him&rpar;&comma; as recommended in Qur’an 33&colon;59&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;However&comma; there has been much controversy on this matter in our country&comma; which has unfortunately gone down to the school level and generated needless violent clashes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I wish to take this opportunity to remind our fellow citizens that there is a lot we can gain by dialoguing on matters of religious differences&comma; rather than resorting to violence&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Our children will remain citizens of Nigeria&comma; irrespective of their faith&period; They will live and interact in the world outside their schools&comma; where no boundary exists between the religions&comma;” Adamu said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">The minister appealed to traditional&comma; religious and community leaders to use their offices to douse tension and ensure peace&comma; harmony and tolerance&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I call on parents and our school teachers to ensure that in both words and actions&comma; they present the best model to our children to emulate&comma;” he said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Earlier&comma; a member of House of Representatives&comma; Mrs Aishatu Dukku&comma; assured that the National Assembly would ensure the passage of Religious Discrimination Prohibition Prevention Bill&comma; 2021&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Also&comma; the Guest Lecturer&comma; Prof&period; Ishaq Akintola&comma; said that hijab was a vehicle of unification&comma; both nationally and internationally&comma; adding that it helped Muslim women to identify themselves&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Akintola also said that hijab was a symbol of social justice&comma; freedom and equal rights&comma; adding that it &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;commands confidence and radiates a feeling of safety&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Hijab is a key to morality&period; A hijab wearing woman is 24 hours conscious of her responsibility&period; That a woman puts on her hijab is a sign of a responsible woman ready to build the nation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;When you discriminate against a single woman&comma; you are discriminating against the entire nation&comma;” he said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">On her part&comma; Deputy Vice-Chancellor&comma; Nasarawa State University&comma; Keffi&comma; Prof&period; Sa’adatu Liman&comma; urged Muslim women to exhibit good conduct while wearing hijab&period; &lpar;NAN&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"autorelaxed" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"1004305389"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; 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