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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 15 Dec 2017

    Nigerian law graduate denied call to bar for wearing hijab http://bbc.in/2BuGC94 pic.twitter.com/qfbyUGdfmS

    9:51 AM - 15 Dec 2017
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    49 replies 463 retweets 177 likes
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      2.  🇮🇱Israel Awolowo 🇺🇸‏ @IsraelAwolowo 15 Dec 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        If you cannot obey the Law, you're not fit to practise Law. I commend the action taken against the lady that wore hijab, the institution already has a dress code, you can't come and impose your ideology on them. She should drink water on her L.

        3 replies 2 retweets 12 likes
      3. Malan Hassan Turajo‏ @Turajohassan 15 Dec 2017
        Replying to @IsraelAwolowo @BBCAfrica

        She is not imposing anything on anyone, she is merely exercising her freedom of religion. Its not like she's asking others 2 do same.

        3 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
      4.  🇮🇱Israel Awolowo 🇺🇸‏ @IsraelAwolowo 15 Dec 2017
        Replying to @Turajohassan @BBCAfrica

        "Merely exercising her freedom of religion" you say? Sounds like Disobeying laid down rules and regulations.

        3 replies 1 retweet 2 likes
      5. Malan Hassan Turajo‏ @Turajohassan 15 Dec 2017
        Replying to @IsraelAwolowo @BBCAfrica

        If u are a man of God then i'm sure you'll agree that d law of God is above all. If d Christians hav such complains i am in support of them.

        6 replies 1 retweet 1 like
      6. Michael Quint‏ @anolysis81 15 Dec 2017
        Replying to @Turajohassan @IsraelAwolowo @BBCAfrica

        Stop being intolerant, others have their religion too. If everybody is allowed to dress in their religious regalia, how will the event look like? what's wrong for her to remove her hijab for some hrs? Doesn't she know that law profession has dress code? Stop the intolerance pls

        2 replies 1 retweet 4 likes
      7. Ismaeel‏ @MuhdIsmaeel 15 Dec 2017
        Replying to @anolysis81 @Turajohassan and

        actually you are the intolerant one, asking a Muslim woman to take off her hijab even for a second is unacceptable. why cant the law be amended, after all laws get amended all the time

        3 replies 1 retweet 1 like
      8. Michael Quint‏ @anolysis81 15 Dec 2017
        Replying to @MuhdIsmaeel @Turajohassan and

        Some of you are the reason why people attack Islam. So the law should be amended just accommodate her Hijab? What of other religion, should the law also be amended for each and every one of them to accommodate their religion?

        3 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
      9. Malan Hassan Turajo‏ @Turajohassan 16 Dec 2017
        Replying to @anolysis81 @MuhdIsmaeel and

        Yes, it should also be amended to accommodate other religions, how bout that??

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      10. End of conversation
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      2. sudi juma‏ @SudiJumaa 15 Dec 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        But they allow funny looking wigs.... Kenya we discarded that colonial thing. Our judges looks normal, unlike some Africa countries, a full grown up man putting on a wig and look a witch!

        1 reply 14 retweets 12 likes
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      2. Mubarak MG Suleiman‏ @Mubarakmgee 15 Dec 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @PenAbdull

        HERE UR ANSWER ! Everybody saying it's dress code upandan, come here and see a British call to bar ceremony, what is that man putting on his head? Better call the girl to bar papapa.ewo ni keh gba werey MO civilization

        1 reply 5 retweets 3 likes
      3. Mubarak MG Suleiman‏ @Mubarakmgee 15 Dec 2017
        Replying to @Mubarakmgee @BBCAfrica @PenAbdull

        pic.twitter.com/qMREikgpbr

        1 reply 3 retweets 3 likes
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      2. Obiora Okonkwo PhD‏ @Okonkwoobiora 16 Dec 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Buhari' s daughter was called to the bar, l believe in 2016 and she wore no hijab. Buhari is an excellent Muslim. More Catholic than Pope?

        1 reply 2 retweets 2 likes
      3. Saheed Olusola Balogun‏ @olub3 16 Dec 2017
        Replying to @Okonkwoobiora @BBCAfrica

        Buhari's daughter is not a representation of what the Muslims believe about hijab. She has a choice to make and Firdaus also has a choice. The point is that the law school should not prevent female Muslims from wearing the hijab

        2 replies 1 retweet 2 likes
      4. Obiora Okonkwo PhD‏ @Okonkwoobiora 16 Dec 2017
        Replying to @olub3 @BBCAfrica

        @olub3, l don't want to go into hijab politics but " The forest that abhors basket must not grow mushrooms". She knew what it all entails.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
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      1. goldarmour‏ @alphaolive 16 Dec 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        This is a catholic ordained sister on her call to bar dress code. The girl in question took religious bigotry to its peak & if allowed, it can destroy the profession, Only Council of legal education knows who is fit and proper to be called to Bar, the girl is not fit and properpic.twitter.com/wFhnQMxesp

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      1. Ademola Ade‏ @Crownfulhouse 16 Dec 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        See this dress codepic.twitter.com/YOtp8hYITe

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