Nigeria: court upholds hijab ban in school, Muslims outraged

Source: worldbulletin.net

A Nigerian court last Friday said the Lagos local government had acted correctly in banning Muslim headscarves (hijab) at public schools, a ruling that drew the ire of the city’s Muslim community, which has vowed to appeal the decision.

“The prohibition of the wearing of hijab over school uniforms within and outside the premises of public schools was not discriminatory,” Justice Modupe Onyeabor of a Lagos high court ruled on Friday.

Saudi Arabia in battle against MERS in the run-up to Hajj

Saudi Arabia is preparing preventive health measures to reduce the spread of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome before Hajj next month

Pilgrims undergo health checks at a Hajj Camp at the airport in Lagos on Friday (AFP)

Source: middleeasteye.net

While West Africa is struggling to contain the Ebola virus outbreak, in Saudi Arabia the health authorities are preparing to prevent the spread of another deadly virus.