No fewer than 1,500 females have been enlightened on the need to protect their human right of freedom of religion.
The females were tutored during the annual Sisters’ Enlightenment Programme (SEP), organised by the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria, Lagos State Area Unit (MSSN Lagos) .
Speakers at the programme, which was themed, ‘Ipso Facto’, instilled confidence in the participants, saying that wearing of Hijab (Islamic headscarf) was their constitutional right.
The participants were also charged to maintain a dogged stance on wearing of the Headscarf regardless of the humiliation faced by them.
The speakers expressed concern over the recent rate of harassment of Muslim females for putting on Hijab.
They also urged the participants to ensure that they emerged outstanding in their endeavours, adding that that would help to correct misconceptions about the Hijab.
Among the speakers at the programme were the Lagos State Commissioner for Home Affairs, Hon. Abdul-Lateef Abdul Hakeem; a Senior Medical Officer, General Hospital Epe, Dr. Bilqees Atobatele; and a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Accounting, Lagos State University, Dr. Khadijah Idowu.
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