Amasa Firdaus, the law graduate
who sparked controversy for challenging the restriction on use of hijab during
call-to-bar ceremonies, has been called to bar.
Firdaus was called on Tuesday,
seven months after the controversy.
Firdaus was in December denied
entry into the hall for the ceremony which took place at the International
Conference Centre, Abuja, for refusing to remove her hijab.
She had described the action as
“a violation of her rights”, adding the hijab does not violate the dress code
set by the law school.
Firdausa with friends and family
members
She also said the the restriction
was a mere convention “that the British gave to us and we have to stick to it.”
Firdaus had said then that she
wore the hijab to the ceremony to challenge the status quo.
“Actually there are no rules
preventing us from wearing hijabs. They just call it convention that the
British gave to us and we have to stick to it,” she had said.
Islamic bodies, including the
Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) and the Muslim Rights
Concern (MURIC), had rallied around her, calling for a review of the dress
code.
In a historic ruling, the body of
benchers responsible for calling law graduates to bar, in June approved the use
of hijab as proper dress code.
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