Muslim parents forum to challenge hijab ban at Supreme Court

The ISI Muslim Parents Forum (ISIMPF) says it will appeal to the Supreme Court after the Court of Appeal upheld the University of Ibadan International School (ISI-UI)’s ban on female Muslim students wearing hijabs.
The case, which lasted seven years, was filed by 11 Muslim students. In a split 2–1 decision, the Court of Appeal ruled in favour of the school.
Justices Biobele Georgewill and K.I. Amadi, who delivered the majority judgment, said ISI-UI should be treated as a private school because it does not receive government funding. They also ruled that the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision allowing hijabs applies only to public schools in Lagos State, not private schools like ISI-UI.
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