The walk, dubbed: ‘The Hijab Identity Campaign’ was against the ban on the wearing of hijabs in some institutions in Ghana.

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The group, that walked from the Nima roundabout to Kwame Nkrumah Circle, had in its company, the Member of Parliament for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini and other Muslim professionals.

According to the group, its women are being discriminated against because they wear hijabs at work places and schools.

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Speaking in an interview with Adom News, Convenor of the Hijab Identity campaign, Bashiratu Kamal, stressed the hijab is the identity of Muslim women which cannot be taken away from them.

“For some time now, we have had complaints of our students and workers being forced to remove our hijabs which is not right because the constitution guarantees freedom of worship and the hijab is what defines us as Muslims,” she said.

 She added that “covering our head with a hijab doesn’t make us dumb so they should look at our abilities and qualifications and not our appearances.”

Source: Adomonline.com

The court said it would examine whether the practice known as “triple talaq” was fundamental to the religion.

India is one of a handful of countries in the world where a Muslim man can divorce his wife in minutes by saying the word talaq (divorce) three times.

But activists say the practice is “discriminatory”.

Many Muslim groups have opposed the court’s intervention in their religious matters, although the move has the backing of the current Indian government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The sensitive issue is being heard by a multi-faith bench made up of five judges – a Hindu, a Sikh, a Christian, a Zoroastrian and one Muslim.

The bench has combined several petitions from Muslim women and rights groups into one to examine the issue.

The opposing sides have been given three days each to argue their cases, with the court saying the hearing will end by 19 May.

A judgement is expected to be delivered in the coming weeks.
Analysis: Geeta Pandey, BBC News, Delhi

The Indian government has told the court that triple talaq is unconstitutional, against gender justice and the dignity of women.

Muslim organisations that support the practice say it’s an issue of faith and personal law, and the courts have no role in reviewing it.

For years now, Muslim women in India have been demanding a ban on a practice they view as reprehensible.