Zubaida Mahmoud Admitted To New York Bar In Hijab

Mr. A.B. Mahmoud (SAN), who is the President of the Nigerian Bar Association,recently shared a picture of his daughter, Zubaida Mahmoud, covered in Hijab at the ceremony admitting her to the New York Bar earlier this year...

The SAN shared the photo following the trending controversy after a student of the Nigerian Law School from the University of Ilorin by name Amasa Firdaus was not called to the Nigerian bar by the Body of Benchers on the 12th day of December, 2017 over refusal to remove her hijab before entering the International Conference Centre...

Amasa Firdaus had insisted on wearing her wig on top of her Hijab as she was already dressed in her new gown.

See the tweet from the SAN below:


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