denigma2:
Hypocritical lots.
Someone is defending the rights of students to practise their religion and still have educational opportunities and you guys are bashing him.

This is shameful.

Is it mutually exclusive to be a Muslim and also attain educational qualifications in a secular nation like ours?

This is the practice globally but some of you just decide to be religiously intolerant.

What would it take to adjust timetables and accommodate hijab? Nothing

And we keep blaming politicians. This is pathetic

Kusetic:


You want an exam timetable that has been the standard for years with effective spacing for the convenience of its applicants to be changed because of Friday prayers? In essence, you and muric are proposing that henceforth, exams and if possible classes shouldn't be held on Fridays because it affects your Friday prayers. Waec is not beholden to religious beliefs so therefore, as has always been said, if you or your ward can't abide, go and write GCE.

Housing:


You are the fool here, MURIC is protecting and fighting for Muslims right. Can WAEC or even INEC schedule its activities for Sunday morning?

Kusetic:


They won't fix their activities for Sunday for the same reason over 70 percent of the world population don't, because it's the weekend, you know, that time of the week where you get to rest after a hectic work week. Not necessarily spent in a place of worship. I am very sure waec officials are human beings who have families they love to spend time with during the weekend.

nextstep:


Just because it has been a standard does not mean it's fair. Those setting the exam schedule from the beginning were aware of the significance of Friday prayers since at least 1914. Government it not beholden, but can be considerate.

(raised in the Christian faith BTW).

Kusetic:


They won't fix their activities for Sunday for the same reason over 70 percent of the world population don't, because it's the weekend, you know, that time of the week where you get to rest after a hectic work week. Not necessarily spent in a place of worship. I am very sure waec officials are human beings who have families they love to spend time with during the weekend.

dragnet:

so which is more important? spending time with loved ones or worshipping God?
Because what is being asked for is a simple adjustment of the timetable for exams not to fall on the period of prayers, I don't even think they're asking for the whole day, just the time of prayer.

dragnet:

and "over 70 percent of the world population" accept and make allowances for other faiths, in majority of the western nations, Muslims are allowed to use their Hijabs in school and even prayer spaces provided so they can pray and get back to whatever they need to do, but our "Civilized Nigerians" think otherwise. We claim Nigeria is a secular state but that is far from the truth, the constitution recognizes and gives freedom to practice religion, nevertheless our rules and customs as a nation are still heavily tied to the colonials and it is well known that the ways of the colonialists is based on the Christian faith.

If there has to be fairness and equity, we have to sit and decide what would accommodate all and sundry rather than forcing Muslims to adapt the ways and customs of Colonials -christians.

Kusetic:


Jumat prayers aren't an extenuating circumstance that warrant an exam to not take place at that time. Please don't forget the fact that there are students from other religions partaking in the exams. I have never heard of anyone complaining about this until muric decided it was an infringement.

Kusetic:


Jumat prayers aren't an extenuating circumstance that warrant an exam to not take place at that time. Please don't forget the fact that there are students from other religions partaking in the exams. I have never heard of anyone complaining about this until muric decided it was an infringement.

wethebest:
Kk. Muric own don dey too much sef.

Show a broda some love. Is my birthday.

dragnet:
You're wrong, Jumah to Muslims is just like Sunday to Christians even though the degree varies, would any Christian dare fix an exam on a Sunday especially his service period?
There's no need bringing the issue of blocking roads into this, even though it is very wrong, there are countless situations too where Christians too constitute public nuisance during worship.

HigherEd:
MURIC is a dangerous Organization. The WAEC official made salient point, you can't hold a nation ransom. Highlighting the man's position in church is another devilish way MURIC is looking to stoke a religious war between Christians and Muslims.

Housing:


You are the fool here, MURIC is protecting and fighting for Muslims right. Can WAEC or even INEC schedule its activities for Sunday morning?

Richdad50:


Why Islam feels so entitled in today's modern world remains baffling to this day. He said the obvious truth. Muric has become disruptive and poisonous. Like an algae in a societal pond, they suffocate every norm, sniffling out every last oxygen needed to build a comptempory and modern society. A backward group hellbent on returning Nigeria to the hollow and dark days of Usman Dan Fodio. It will not happen. Not under my watch with my knees in prayers.

Richdad

HigherEd:
MURIC is a dangerous Organization. The WAEC official made salient point, you can't hold a nation ransom. Highlighting the man's position in church is another devilish way MURIC is looking to stoke a religious war between Christians and Muslims.

Kusetic:


I think it is fair, changing the standard is what would be unfair as the institution would be seen as favouring some students ahead of others based on religious preferences. Friday is a weekday no matter how it is colored. Does the world stop its activities on Chinese New year? No it doesn't. Let's not start using religion to disrupt academics.

Kusetic:


As I have said earlier, Sunday is the weekend hence very little work activities which in turn means the chances of exams being fixed on such days very low. However, exams are fixed on Saturdays but you don't hear seventh day Adventists trying to disrupt those exams since that's when their services are held. And you can never compare the magnitude of the nuisance Muslims constitute during Friday prayers, they commandeer roads, not fields or parking lots. That to me is just ridiculous and in the case of emergencies can affect an individual's life or death.

nextstep:


You're obviously ignoring the state of Nigerian roads on Sunday or anytime one big church is holding some event... entire highways are reduced to standstill because of a Christian religious event (I'm looking at you RCCG). Entire neighborhoods are kept awake on Wednesday nights by the sounds of furious praise and worship. All Nigerians and their hyper- (and ironically hypocritical) religious zeal are a nuisance, but everyone agrees to live and let live.

nextstep:
The lack of common sense on compassion being displayed is quite alarming.

Nigeria is a deeply religious country (at least people want to be seen to be, which is a different story altogether).

For at least 60 years now, the Government of Nigeria and its parastatals have been aware that Friday has special meanings for Muslims, same as Sunday for Christians. There are 4 other days in the week for exams to be scheduled - 5 if you include Saturday. Why is this still an issue? If the WAEC official was muslim and threatened to put exams around 9am-1pm on Sunday, you can imagine the howling we'd hear from Churchgoers.

I'm non-religious BTW, but I believe in basic fairness. I was brought up in the Christian faith, and also encouraged by my Christian parents to attend Quran study for years, and intentionally took Islamic Studies in Secondary School, so I could grow up with a broader understanding of two religions that are really just two sides of the same coin, two brothers from the same Father. That we Africans are still fighting each other over two imported religions is quite amusing (if sad) to me.

Bonus points: did you know that both Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) and Prophet Jesus (Christ) are believed to have ascended into heaven from the vicinity of Jerusalem?

tstx:
Anyone with half a brain knows this is an Empty threat....


The only threat you shouldn't take lightly is one from a Fulani man..



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Kusetic:


Seems you are misunderstanding something, do these christian events take place on major roads? Yes there is traffic on that road but that is partially as a result of the way people drive as well as bad roads. My gripe is with taking over public roads to use for prayers when there are mosques everywhere. Bottomline is there is no marginalisation of Muslims as you are claiming.

nextstep:


The weekend - as Saturday and Sunday - was chosen for religious reasons by Christian-majority societies long ago; some Muslim-majority countries have designated Friday and Saturday as weekends; so there is obviously precedent for "favouring" some students based on religious preferences. Nigeria is neither majority-Christian, nor is it majority-Muslim, so it has to straddle the line unique to its situation, and not just do things the Christian world does, nor just what the Muslim world does. We can debate secularity and its place in our government, but fact remains that we as a people like to observe religious rites, and accommodations should be made to be inclusive of all.

China stops all activities for about 15 days surrounding the new year... that is unique to it. We're not asking the rest of the world to adopt to Nigeria's situation; we're asking that Nigerians and our government adjust to our situation of having an equal number of citizens of both faiths.

(Funny enough, because of the length of the Chinese new year, Western countries and companies have learned not to plan activities involving China for almost 3 weeks, so you can say that the world stops/postpones some activities because of the Chinese New Year).

nextstep:


Lagos-Ibadan expressway (is that major enough for you) is shutdown around RCCG camp for hours. Whether it's caused by people directly praying on the roads or by all the traffic congesting the place and parking every which way on their way to pray makes no difference to me. Nuisance is nuisance.

But I don't want to argue... all I'm saying is that we should try to see things from the others' point of view; understand the reasons; and create a lasting solution that is workable to most. I don't think its unreasonable to ask a government agency to be a bit more flexible about scheduling exams around prayer times.

nextstep:


The weekend - as Saturday and Sunday - was chosen for religious reasons by Christian-majority societies long ago; some Muslim-majority countries have designated Friday and Saturday as weekends; so there is obviously precedent for "favouring" some students based on religious preferences. Nigeria is neither majority-Christian, nor is it majority-Muslim, so it has to straddle the line unique to its situation, and not just do things the Christian world does, nor just what the Muslim world does. We can debate secularity and its place in our government, but fact remains that we as a people like to observe religious rites, and accommodations should be made to be inclusive of all.

China stops all activities for about 15 days surrounding the new year... that is unique to it. We're not asking the rest of the world to adopt to Nigeria's situation; we're asking that Nigerians and our government adjust to our situation of having an equal number of citizens of both faiths.
Bro please do you know that waec is west africa... and the time table cant be changed by nigeria alone.....chad (predominantly muslims)write these exams no complain....Senegal (90% muslim write this exam exact same time) no complain, Niger(95% muslim) write these exams no complain one MUMURIC some where is crying.....Has the SULTAN complained NO....I tire ooo
(Funny enough, because of the length of the Chinese new year, Western countries and companies have learned not to plan activities involving China for almost 3 weeks, so you can say that the world stops/postpones some activities because of the Chinese New Year).

Kusetic:


Nigeria is a country that was colonised by the English and it is reasonable to believe that we would follow their calendar not Arabs. This isn't a matter of religion, else the northern part of the country being predominantly Muslim should be following the friday, Saturday weekend as you say. Mind you if the reason for the selection of Saturday and Sunday was for religious purposes, we would have only one day weekends, the Sabbath is observed on only one day after all.