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Nigerian Christian Students Fight New Muslim Law

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Nigerian Christians vow to wear church garments to school if Muslim girls are allowed to wear a hijab. 

A judge in Osun, Nigeria, ruled last week that Muslim school girls are permitted to wear the Muslim headscarf even if it conflicts with their school dress code. However, Christian students are still not allowed to wear choir robes or other articles of clothing related to Christian or church activities. 

In response, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) issued a counter measure calling on Christian students to wear their Sunday best and religious items, even if wearing them goes against their dress code. Many Christians view the new hijab ruling as unfair and another symptom of the Islamization of Nigeria. They are urging Osun State government to not enforce the new court decision. 

According to Naij.com, Muslim girls saw the ability to cover themselves according to Islamic doctrine is a "fundamental human right." But many are questioning why the same priority is not given to Nigerian Christians. 

Outraged Nigerian Christians are accusing Osun Governor Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola for specifically trying to implement Islamic doctrine into Nigerian law.

'The state government must be wary about giving effect to this judgement which we suspect was masterminded by Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola in line with his Islamization Agenda," said CAN in a statement.

Governor Aregbesola is a devout Muslim who some Nigerian Christians suspect favors Muslims over Christians. Nigerian Christians fear they may live in a Country that is becoming more indifferent or hostile to Christians. 

According to Open Doors, Nigeria ranks 12th in the world for being a hard place for Christians to live. Also, Christian persecution has risen in Nigeria by 62% according to a study done by Open Doors. 

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