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Opinion: ‘Will I keep losing opportunities because of my hijab?’

Most often at times when people talk about being discriminated against based on their skin color, religion, tribe or even sexual orientation, you may...

Muslims in Ghana march against hijab discrimination

Thousands of Muslims across Ghana on Saturday staged a street protest against hijab discrimination. The peaceful march took place in key cities across the country’s...

Tunisia bans wearing of niqab in state buildings

Tunisia in recent months has witnesses series of deadly attacks resulting in deaths and injuries. Some of these attacks involves suicide bombing and detonation of...

Ghana: Muslim nursing student harassed for wearing hijab

Ghana is known for it's relative peace and freedom in Africa but there are still pockets of abuses and harassment of persons perceived to...

Female Muslim students in Nigeria’s Lagos state allowed to wear hijab to school

Female Muslim pupils in Lagos state in Nigeria can now put on Hijab to public schools without fear. It follows an approval by the state’s...

Nigerian school shutdown over hijab controversy

Officials of a Nigerian school in Ibadan on Monday shutdown the school after some students came to class wearing hijab. The International School Ibadan which...

Nigerian law student wears hijab for graduation

A Nigerian law student who was refused access to her graduation months ago for wearing a hijab has finally graduated. Amasa Firdaus was refused entry...

Nigeria: Law student not called to the bar for wearing hijab

A Nigerian law student missed out on the chance to be called to the bar when she refused to remove her hijab before entering the venue for the graduation ceremony.

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