http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/07/%E2%80%8Ehijab-can-disappointed-appeal-court-ruling/

By Sam Eyoboka

THE Christian Association of Nigeria, Lagos State Friday expressed its displeasure on Thursday’s Court of Appeal decision, allowing Muslim female students to wear Hijab in government funded schools.

A statement signed by Secretary, Rev. Israel Akinadewo said Lagos State is a cosmopolitan state, in which the development and peace, all have witnessed over the years, have been majorly because of the good relationship between Christian and Muslim leadership, and their cooperation with successive governments. “Some of these public schools are missionary schools, bearing Christian names, hence any implementation of this judgement is tantamount to islamizing the state of excellence,” he said.

According to the statement, Christian and Muslim leaders are both members of Nigeria InterReligious Council (NIREC) in Lagos, and “we have worked perfectly well together. We can only appeal to the State government to take all legal steps immediately, in reversing this judgement, before the Mega City vision for Lagos State is destroyed through religious extremism.

“There should be a standard dress code for all, to be made public for all students who attend public schools in Lagos State. Tax payers monies are used for the establishment and running of these schools, hence religious dress codes should not be allowed under any circumstance. This is even with the fact that religious bodies can establish private schools, and the demands of their religion can then be effectively implemented.”

My point is this

Hijab is only for Muslim pupils - Christians are not forced to wear it. How will it Islamise the society?
If Hijab can islamise, why has it not islamised the entire public when it can be worn in public places?
How come the wearing of the habit by nuns has not catholicised the society?
How come we protest the wearing of Hijab but not fellowship that keeps us awake at 3am?

A few years ago, the Nigerian Stock Exchnage stopped brokers wearing the Hijab from coming to the floor of the Exchange
They were kept away for 4 months before the intervention of some Council members
The question is - will the NSE also be islamised by people wearing Hijab?

Why do we not talk about Christianisation
Christianss - esp the Chosen Group - disobey the ban on preaching in buses.
Nobody can argue that a female passenger wearing Hijab disturbs him
But we know that someone preaching does - imagine going for a meeting/interview and want to revise some points in the bus before getting there

The Chosen Group disrupt traffic and move around disruptively in markets, but that is not Christianisation!

Shear and malicious mischief.
You do mischief,

ALLAH had perfected Islam

Let's see who wins! You or ALLAH?

It is unfortunate CAN doesn't even understand how democratic governance works. The court has interpreted the constitution and has shown that CAN's bigotry has no place in Nigeria. CAN understanding of peace is that Muslims should be prevented from practicing their faith, such extremist points of views clearly shows the sick people currently running CAN.

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It is unfortunate CAN doesn't even understand how democratic governance works. The court has interpreted the constitution and has shown that CAN's bigotry has no place in Nigeria. CAN understanding of peace is that Muslims should be prevented from practicing their faith, such extremist points of views clearly shows the sick people currently running CAN.

What CAN seeks is easy to understand - they want to dictate what Muslims can do, irrespective of what the law says
If a judgment is favourable to muslims they protest it rather than pursue legal redress,
especially when they know their objection is a product of envy and intolerance and lacks legal merit

Biut when a judgment is against Muslims, you will see them asking Muslims to be law abiding
There is a growing suspicion that CAN has become radicalised

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What CAN seeks is easy to understand - they want to dictate what Muslims can do, irrespective of what the law says
If a judgment is favourable to muslims they protest it rather than pursue legal redress,
especially when they know their objection is a product of envy and intolerance and lacks legal merit

Biut when a judgment is against Muslims, you will see them asking Muslims to be law abiding
There is a growing suspicion that CAN has become radicalised

The sad thing about fanatical CAN is their assumption that somehow they can successfully deny Muslims our rights... they are sorely mistaken and can only be reminded that this is not Europe or the west were Muslims are a minority. The good thing about this is how it exposes their bigoted mindset and their intolerance to the extreme.

I wonder whether their supporters on nairaland can have the integrity to push this to the frontpage.