YNaija Investigates: How Lagos state reached its decision on Hijab ban, Commissioner says it is “speculation”

by Akan Ido If we say, okay, let’s allow these students begin to wear Hijab to schools, what happens to those who are not members of the religion? One day the children of native doctors would also come to school with horns and charms… It started in February this year when Mrs. E.C Ukpaka, principal... Read More

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May 20, 2013

Joachim MacEbong: I am not a Muslim, but Lagos state is wrong on Hijabs

by Joachim MacEbong Trying to fit everyone in the same box is not education. Neither is it fairness. Babatunde Fashola needs to reverse this decision immediately. Perhaps the key problem with balancing the various interests in a multi-religious, multi-ethnic country is trying to be ‘fair’ to everybody. This ‘fairness’ manifests itself in concepts like ‘zoning’, ‘rotation’,... Read More

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May 8, 2013

Illegal deductions as the start – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze Nigerian employers sadly (and not all of them it must be said), do not generally feel the need to make staff remuneration the top of their list. The issues of salaries, arrears, pensions, deductions, legal or not, in the Nigerian workspace, is one that is testy at best and poisonous at worst.... Read More

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April 25, 2013

How American mum went undercover in Egypt and took back her kidnapped son, 12 from her ex-husband (PICTURED)

A mother dressed up in a burka and flew to Egypt to take back her son who had been kidnapped by his father and forced to live as a Muslim. Kalli Atteya, from Pennsylvania, put on the traditional Muslim clothing as a disguise so she could wait until 12-year-old Niko got off the school bus... Read More

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April 18, 2013

Boston Bombings: “God, please don’t let it be a Muslim”

by Wajahat Ali The twin bomb blasts at the Boston Marathon, which killed two and injured at least 176, inspired divergent responses to a sudden, senseless tragedy. In the immediate aftermath of the blasts, some marathon participants continued running to nearby hospitals to donate blood, many Boston citizens offered free food and shelter to strangers,... Read More

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January 29, 2013

Fighting for God, and more in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze Maybe it is the weakness that we inadvertently ascribe to God that explains why our country remains firmly nestled in the toilet despite the fact that there is a church and or mosque in almost every corner you can think of. Nothing gets Nigerians moving more than purported service to God. Yes,... Read More

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January 21, 2013

Homophobia: Morocco blocks ‘gay’ cruise ship from visiting Casablanca

The Nieuw Amsterdam cruise ship was docked in the southern portion of Malaga, the Spanish port, when Moroccan officials forbade it from visiting Casablanca as they had planned. Why were they banned from Casablanca? Because that voyage was for a group of gay and lesbian clients. The RSVP Vacations travel agency reported that “the authorities... Read More

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December 16, 2012

Ebuka Obi-Uchendu: We can’t continue like this, seriously (YNaija FrontPage)

I don’t know about you but I worry for a country that wants to celebrate the death of a human being not because he was insanely wicked to humanity but because of his religious beliefs while he was alive. As the news of the helicopter crash filtered in yesterday and I heard that... Read More

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October 18, 2012

Sultan of Sokoto calls Muslim holiday for October 26

by Hauwa Gambo The Sultan of Sokoto, who is seen as spiritual leader of Nigerian Muslims yesterday directed the faithful to celebrate Eid-al-Kabir on Friday, October 26. According to His Eminence, Alhaji Sa’ad Muhammad Abubakar, this is “based on report received from the various committees on Moon sighting across the country.” A statement signed by... Read More

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October 4, 2012

TICKER: Nothern Muslims demand N105bn from FG as compensation for failing to protect them

Muslims members of Southern Kaduna community in Kaduna State has asked the ECOWAS Court of Justice sitting in Abuja to order the Federal Government to pay them the sum of N105bn as compensation for failing to protect them from an alleged ethno-religious cleansing carried out by indigenous members of the community after the April 2011... Read More

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September 20, 2012

Anti-Islam film: Thousands march in protests in Zaria

by Isi Esene Thousands of Muslims marched in Zaria, Kaduna State today in protest against the amateur movie said to have been produced to disrespect the Holy Prophet Mohammed. The protesters reportedly displayed placards and banners and burnt US and Israeli flags on the streets of the city. The protesters who gathered under the auspices... Read More

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September 19, 2012

Opinion: What really enrages Muslims? Twitter knows

by Richard Allen Greene What really enrages Muslims? Having a really good hair day – but no one knows because you wear a hijab. Not being able to say “Hi” to your friend Jack in a plane – or to call out for your nephew when he gets lost in an airport because his name... Read More

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September 15, 2012

The Economist: Why Muslim anger won’t calm down

To outside eyes it is as bizarre as it is repellent. A single event, book, cartoon, film or teddy bear, which represents nothing but its originator, who may not even be American, sparks lethal outbursts of mass protest. What, to prejudiced Westerners, could better exemplify Muslim backwardness and depravity? The latest bloody furore was provoked... Read More

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September 8, 2012

Opinion: I am Muslim but…

by Mohammed Abdullahi A far greater problem still is when someone seeking to “win souls for Christ” or embark on “Jihad” fails to expose the beauty of his convictions and ideologies, but instead begins to insinuate that what the other person believes is wrong and stupid; when in fact he knows next to nothing about... Read More

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June 22, 2012

Elnathan John is mad about Kaduna: How to get angry

by Elnathan John I interrupt the ‘How To’ series to say one thing. I am angry. Very angry. So if you want to laugh or have started your day happy stop right here. If your wife has given birth to that bouncing or jumping baby or if you are celebrating your husband’s finding God... Read More

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January 25, 2012

Reuters Report: Boko Haram has killed almost 1000 since 2009

The Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram has killed at least 935 people since it launched an uprising in 2009, including more than 250 in the first weeks of this year, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. Boko Haram, which means “Western education is sinful” in the Hausa language spoken in northern Nigeria, is loosely modeled... Read More

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