HIJAB
23rd November, 2023
PRESS RELEASE:
ALLOW FEMALE MUSLIMS IN LASTMA TO WEAR HIJAB – MURIC
Amidst reports that Muslim women in the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) are facing harassment over the right to use hijab while… Continue reading
20th November, 2023
PRESS RELEASE:
INVESTIGATE DENIAL OF MUSLIMS’ RIGHTS IN AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY: MURIC TELLS NUC
Amidst reports of denial of the rights of female Muslim students of Afe Babalola University to use hijab, one of… Continue reading
9th August, 2023
PRESS RELEASE:
MURIC DEMANDS OUTCOME OF LASG INVESTIGATION INTO ASSAULT ON HIJAB BY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
The Lagos State government has been taken to task on an investigation launched into the forceful snatching of hijab… Continue reading
6th December, 2022
PRESS RELEASE:
APPROVAL OF HIJAB: MURIC THANKS TINUBU, LASG
The Lagos State Government (LASG) yesterday issued an official circular which formally approved the use of hijab in all Lagos schools. This was sequel to the… Continue reading
5th December, 2022
PRESS RELEASE:
SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT ON HIJAB:
MURIC ASKS TINUBU TO INTERVENE
An Islamic human rights organisation, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has appealed to the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and… Continue reading
22nd September, 2022
PRESS RELEASE:
ANAMBRA BAN ON MINI SKIRTS VINDICATES HIJAB STRUGGLE – MURIC
Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra announced a ban on use of miniskirts by school girls in public and private schools on… Continue reading
8th August, 2022
PRESS RELEASE:
MURIC FAULTS SOYINKA ON HIJAB
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), an Islamic human rights advocacy group, has disagreed with Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka on the issue of hijab as part of school… Continue reading
3rd June, 2022
PRESS RELEASE:
KWARA HIJAB: MURIC DEMANDS JUSTICE FOR MUSLIM KILLED
The Kwara State Government (KWSG) yesterday re-opened Baptist High School, Oyun, where crisis erupted in 2022 due to the refusal of the school authorities… Continue reading
6th March, 2022
PRESS RELEASE:
POLICE HIJAB: IGNORE ADEGBORUWA’S RAZZMATAZZ – MURIC
Mr. Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN) has declared the recently approved hijab by the Nigerian Police as illegal. The legal luminary made the declaration in… Continue reading
4th March, 2022
PRESS RELEASE:
MURIC HAILS POLICE HQ FOR APPROVING HIJAB
The High Command of the Nigeria Police Force under the watch of the Inspector General of police, Usman Alkali Baba, has approved the use… Continue reading
