{"id":720317,"date":"2019-10-10T13:19:53","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T13:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/10\/10\/zongo-chiefs-join-hijab-crusade\/"},"modified":"2019-10-10T13:19:53","modified_gmt":"2019-10-10T13:19:53","slug":"zongo-chiefs-join-hijab-crusade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/10\/10\/zongo-chiefs-join-hijab-crusade\/","title":{"rendered":"Zongo Chiefs Join Hijab Crusade"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

\n

Dr. Mustapha Hamid<\/strong><\/p>\n

The
\nNational Council of Zongo Chiefs has called on its members across the country
\nto participate in an upcoming hijab walk scheduled to take place on October 12,
\n2019 in Accra, Kumasi and Tamale.<\/p>\n

The
\nwalk which is mainly organised by the Muslimah Mentorship Network, a non-governmental
\nwomen\u2019s group, is aimed at echoing hijab-based discrimination against Muslim
\nwomen and also create awareness on the religious rights of Muslim women to
\nmanifest their religion by wearing their veil and scarf. <\/p>\n

In
\na statement signed by the General Secretary of the council, Chief Ishak
\nSulleman Naaba Sigirie I, the council has urged participants in the upcoming
\nevent to carry out the walk in accordance with laid-down procedures and
\ninstructions of security agencies.<\/p>\n

The
\ncouncil also registered its displeasure against recent happenings of alleged
\nabuses meted out to Muslim women for observing their religious rights.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cWe are not happy with the position taken by
\nsome individuals in position of power to even go to the extent of trying to
\nexpel our women and children if they refuse to take off the hijab and continue
\nto wear the hijab to work,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n

It
\nhas, therefore, called on perpetrators of such abuses to desist from those acts
\nwith immediate effect in order not to undermine the unity and peaceful
\ncoexistence among religious groups which has been a key feature of stability
\nobserved in the country. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe
\nwant to tell those in charge to let our women and children practise and to
\nmanifest the religion of their choice since wearing hijab or scarf will not
\nhinder or interfere with their work.<\/p>\n

\u201cArticle 21(C) talks about \u201cfreedom to practise any religion and to manifest such practice,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n

By Issah Mohammed <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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