نيجيريا: خلع الحجاب خشية الملاحقة الأمنية بين التكذيب والإثبات

خبر من مصادر إنجليزية.

تشهد الساحة الإسلامية جدلاً واسعًا ومخاوفَ، على إثر ذكر بعض التقارير أن الفتيات المسلمات اضطررنَ لخلْع الحجاب خشية التعرض للملاحقات الأمنية والاعتقال بشمال "نيجيريا".

إلى جانب التحقق الأمني ومنعهنَّ من دخول المتاجر الكبيرة، وذلك تحت تأثير الخوف من أعمال عنف قد تتورَّط فيها بعض المسلمات المستترات بالحجاب الكامل.

وعلى الرغم من تأكيد العديد على هذه الوقائع التي لا تزال محدودة، فإن الشيخ "خالد عليو" - أمين عام جماعة نصر الإسلام - قد نفى ورود أي تقارير تشير إلى حدوث استغلال الشابات المسلمات في أعمال عنف، ولا خلعهنَّ الحجاب تفاديًا للبطش الأمني، مطالبًا المسلمين بالتثبت والتعاون على تثبيت الإيمان، وطلب التوفيق في الاختبارات التي قد يتعرض لها المسلمون، دون تناول موضوعات غير واقعية قد تسيء للمسلمين؛ المصدر: شبكة الألوكة.

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According to news reports, the young Muslim women decided to take the decision after the commercial city was hit last month by four separate attacks involving teenaged girls in the Muslim dress.

Targeted by security checks and even barred from entering malls while donning hijab, many women decided to abandon the Islamic headscarf.

"If young female in the northern part of the country are becoming apprehensive wearing the hijab it must be borne out of experience of how the security people have been handling issues that affect them. It is simply a case of profiling on the basis of one's religious belief,” Dr Mu'azu said.

“We have incidences in this country when security forces will behave in such a way that invites concerns about how they treat people, Muslims in particular.”

Despite this, Dr Mu'azu admitted that the phenomenon of female suicide bombers may have created what he called the "fear factor" for the security agents whose lives are at risk dealing with such people with head covering.

"There is also the factor of fear, and I think this is one of driving factor. They fear for their lives and when they (security agents) see these young girls they try to subject them to checks," according to him.

"There have been complaints, particularly about young women being unnecessarily questioned by the security forces so it is a situation that is very dicey. The need for security is being elevated over everything else and in the process it is impossible to find one or two bad elements in the security forces trying to abuse these young women simply because they are Muslims and they are wearing the hijab."

“It is quite unfortunate, even though I have not yet come across those who have shunned hijab. But whatever it is, it is unfortunate," according to the Muslim leader.