Hijab controversy: Firdaus finally called to bar

Amasa Firdaus, the Law graduate who sparked controversy after
challenging the restriction on use of hijab during call-to-bar
ceremony, has eventually been called to bar.

This happened on Tuesday, seven months after the controversy.

In a list of the new lawyers called to the Nigerian bar by the Council
for Legal Education on Tuesday morning, Amasa name appeared on number
788 in the new list.

We recalls that Firdaus was in December denied access into the hall
for the ceremony which took place at the International Conference
Centre, Abuja, for refusing to remove her hijab thereby generating
controversies.

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 but was a
mere convention that the British gave to us and we have to stick to
it."

Islamic bodies, including the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic
Affairs (NSCIA) and the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), had supported
her, calling for a review of the dress code.