(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - “We are joining all other organizations in the world to mark this year's World Hijab Day,” Hajia Hafsah Badru, the Amirah (Female coordinator) of Muslim Students' Society of Nigeria (MSSN), said in a statement cited by the Daily Trust on Friday, January 31.
“Hijab is modesty, hijab is an honor, hijab is a shield against evil which has permeated all the facets of our lives especially among the women folk,” she added.
On February 1, one million Muslim and non-Muslim women wearing a traditional Islamic head scarf are going to march on the streets of 116 countries to mark the second anniversary of World Hijab Day.
The event, held for the second consecutive year, was first suggested by New York Muslim woman Nazma Khan to encourage non-Muslim women to don the hijab and experience it.
It was designed as part of a bid to foster better understanding and counteract controversies surrounding hijab as a Muslim choice.
Moreover, it was urged to counter anti-hijab campaigns and laws in different countries which were spearheaded by France’s ban on hijab.
Announcing their support for the event, the group called "all women both Muslims and non-muslims, young and old to come out en mass and celebrate this event together."
She confirmed that wife of the Vice President, Hajia Amina Sambo will address a gathering in Abuja to mark the day.
Established in 1954 in Lagos, the MSSN is the largest Muslim group in Nigeria.
It has branches at many higher educational institutions in the west African country.
The MSSN uses the electronic media and literature to disseminate its beliefs. In the 1970s, it became affiliated with the World Assembly of Muslim Youths.
Nigeria, one of the world's most religiously committed nations, is divided between a Muslim north and a Christian south.
Muslims and Christians, who constitute 55 and 40 percent of Nigeria's 140 million population respectively, have lived in peace for the most part.
Islam sees hijab as an obligatory code of dress, not a religious symbol displaying one’s affiliations.
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“Hijab is modesty, hijab is an honor, hijab is a shield against evil which has permeated all the facets of our lives especially among the women folk,” she added.
On February 1, one million Muslim and non-Muslim women wearing a traditional Islamic head scarf are going to march on the streets of 116 countries to mark the second anniversary of World Hijab Day.
The event, held for the second consecutive year, was first suggested by New York Muslim woman Nazma Khan to encourage non-Muslim women to don the hijab and experience it.
It was designed as part of a bid to foster better understanding and counteract controversies surrounding hijab as a Muslim choice.
Moreover, it was urged to counter anti-hijab campaigns and laws in different countries which were spearheaded by France’s ban on hijab.
Announcing their support for the event, the group called "all women both Muslims and non-muslims, young and old to come out en mass and celebrate this event together."
She confirmed that wife of the Vice President, Hajia Amina Sambo will address a gathering in Abuja to mark the day.
Established in 1954 in Lagos, the MSSN is the largest Muslim group in Nigeria.
It has branches at many higher educational institutions in the west African country.
The MSSN uses the electronic media and literature to disseminate its beliefs. In the 1970s, it became affiliated with the World Assembly of Muslim Youths.
Nigeria, one of the world's most religiously committed nations, is divided between a Muslim north and a Christian south.
Muslims and Christians, who constitute 55 and 40 percent of Nigeria's 140 million population respectively, have lived in peace for the most part.
Islam sees hijab as an obligatory code of dress, not a religious symbol displaying one’s affiliations.
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