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Dr. Muti’ah Olaide Refused Entry At Nigerian Embassy In Jeddah Because Of Veil by SimpleTee: 1:19am On Jan 22, 2018
Nigerian Female Doctor Refused Entry In Saudi Embassy Because Of Veil

A Nigerian Female Doctor was refused entrance into the Nigerian embassy in Jeddah because of her insisting on her wearing the full veil.
Despite being informed of the sweeping reforms of the host country, the notice pasted outside the embassy gate and the fact that wearing of the veil is no where in the Holy Quran, she insisted on seeing the Consul General on her fundamental rights!
When on the arrival of the Consul General who insisted on the rules being followed, the lady preferred to wait outside for up to 7 hours until the Embassy closed for the day.
Can You Imagine This Woman Going To Saudi Arabia To 'Teach Them' On The Position Of The Veil...?

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The scenario is best captured in her own words....

MY EXPERIENCE AT THE NIGERIAN CONSULATE, JEDDAH ON 15 JANUARY 2018

I ARRIVED at the consulate a few minutes before 10 am on the above-mentioned date with the aim of renewing my passport. The security guard at the gate did not speak English, so another consulate staff who was present attended to me. After asking what my business in the consulate was, he informed me that I had to unveil my face before I could be allowed entry into the premises.

I immediately protested – as this was at least the third time I was visiting the consulate and had never been asked to do this – but he showed me a notice pasted on the wall that all women were expected to unveil their faces before entry into, and all through their stay in, the premises. I explained to him that I could not do this, but was willing to be identified at the gate to fulfil any security requirements that may arise. He, the un-named consulate staff, however told me that this was not about identification.

When I asked what it was about, he said that this was not his job, and he was only trying to help, that I should discuss with the security men, and he left.

Thereafter the remaining men, at least three of them, started telling me that I had to either unveil my face and go in or leave the premises. I asked them to at least wait until my husband – who was still outside settling the taxi fare – arrived, and they relented.

When my husband came, I narrated what happened to him and he asked to see a senior consulate staff to explain my situation to him.

According to him, the man he saw confirmed that this was a new rule of the consulate and that I had to comply or wait for the Consul General (C.G.). As he returned to inform me of the result of this meeting, the security men, again, began to ask us to leave the premises. So, we left the interior of the security post to wait outside for the arrival of the C.G.

The C.G. arrived some time later and, on seeing us outside the consulate, asked why we were there. The security men told him that I had refused to remove my face veil, and he shook his head vehemently and ordered that I be denied entry. My husband went to talk to him, but he refused to grant him an audience. He – from a distance – told my husband that I HAD TO COMPLY AND UNVEIL MY FACE THROUGH OUT MY VISIT as was stated by the notice. And when my husband asked to be allowed to explain, and possibly negotiate my willingness to undergo identity checks for security purposes – as I’m used to doing in airports and other security sensitive facilities worldwide - he said he was not interested in listening to anything my husband had to say and asked him to vacate the premises.

Once he returned to me and was giving me the report of this aborted meeting, the security men once again came to us and ordered us to leave the vicinity of the consulate. They said Oga said we had to go away from there. At this point, both my husband and I told them that we would not move from there. We were law-abiding Nigerians who lived and worked in Saudi Arabia peacefully for over seven years now, and we had a legitimate business at the consulate which we have, so far, been unable to transact. They threatened us with police and bodily removal, but left us alone when we refused to leave.

Over the next six hours, different members of staff came to talk to us in a guise of goodwill and Muslim brotherhood.

They had a range of reasoning and arguments;
-This veiling of face is not in the Qur’an ,
-It is not compulsory,
-Are you saying that all the other women who have exposed their faces are going to hell?
-We are all Muslims here, so no one is trying to victimse you
-Allaah has seen your intention. Just do what is asked and go inside
-This is the rule of this place, obey.
-This place is under the Nigerian jurisdiction, you must obey Nigerian law.
-They can bring diplomatic police to arrest you.

All these were the things said directly to us, disregarding the taunts and snide comments made mostly by the security men and others who came to spend time with them at the security post, but when they saw that I would not unveil myself unrestrictedly, they all left eventually. However, at least two of these well-meaning consulate staff said a variation of, ‘This man – meaning the C.G. - will not budge on this matter.’
At least one swore by Allaah to that effect.

At about 2 p.m., I asked to speak to the C.G personally, but he sent the message that I could unveil my face then come in to see him.

After that, the bulky security man in all-green uniform came to me in an intimidating stance and asked me to move from where I was at the entrance of the consulate.

As my husband had left by then to bring our children – who had spent over three hours waiting with us in the sun – to the hotel, I was afraid for my safety as a woman alone and did what he asked. He told me to sit at the edge of the kiosk painted green and white, off to one side and away from the entrance or the security cameras.

Notably, only one member of staff – at about 3.30 pm – offered to intercede on our behalf with the C.G. But seeing as the C.G. drove off a few minutes after 4 pm, and we did not see the gentleman again till we left at 4.30 pm, I guess his mission was unsuccessful.

I have tried – all through this narration – to give a factual recollection of something that was, in truth, a harrowing and humiliating experience for me and my family. To stand outside in the Saudi sun for about seven hours – they refused to even let me in to pray salaah – for something as arbitrary as ‘this is the rule here’ without even attempting to listen to my case, or assist me in finding an acceptable solution or middle ground…..

And Allaah is Witness over all that we do.

Dr. Muti’ah Olaide,
BadruKhaybar General Hospital,
Khaybar, Madina Region.
16th January, 2018.

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It will seem like we, Nigerians, are being fundamentalist and teaching them (the owners of the religion - so to say), the religion! Whereas, places like Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, etc are so liberal that many non Muslims go there for vacation (Our Vice President and his family chose Dubai earlier this month as the place to go for the vacation)
Even Saudi Arabia has recently been relaxing so many of its religious laws and restrictions all in ways to show modern day reformations.

It will seem Nigerian Muslims are really not in the modern train of these reforms. I would rather say, this attitude of Nigerian Muslims seem rather peculiar!

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Re: Dr. Muti’ah Olaide Refused Entry At Nigerian Embassy In Jeddah Because Of Veil by Nobody: 1:44am On Jan 22, 2018
This are religious trouble makers. All their religious law are mostly taken too serious by the poor ones, their women will tell you they don't shake hands with men but they can sleep with them. I have seen the rich amongst their woman who hug men.
The stupid pretenders will always use a peaceful religion as a cover for their evils.

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Re: Dr. Muti’ah Olaide Refused Entry At Nigerian Embassy In Jeddah Because Of Veil by obonujoker(m): 1:54am On Jan 22, 2018
If yo check, the woman must be a yoruba muslim....

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Re: Dr. Muti’ah Olaide Refused Entry At Nigerian Embassy In Jeddah Because Of Veil by redsun(m): 2:14am On Jan 22, 2018
All those years she spent in medical school was just wasted. Or does she have a burnt face she is covering with the veil?

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Re: Dr. Muti’ah Olaide Refused Entry At Nigerian Embassy In Jeddah Because Of Veil by smulti(m): 3:03am On Jan 22, 2018
Nigerian religious fanatics are actually the ones ridiculing religion Muslims and Christians combined
.

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Re: Dr. Muti’ah Olaide Refused Entry At Nigerian Embassy In Jeddah Because Of Veil by Kingspin(m): 3:44am On Jan 22, 2018
This people have refuse to think talk about development why religion.. Does religion bring food and good roads? No

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Re: Dr. Muti’ah Olaide Refused Entry At Nigerian Embassy In Jeddah Because Of Veil by Nobody: 4:16am On Jan 22, 2018
What arrant nonsense. She's got an overinflated view of herself. What's special about her face?

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Re: Dr. Muti’ah Olaide Refused Entry At Nigerian Embassy In Jeddah Because Of Veil by Nobody: 4:54am On Jan 22, 2018
I'm sure she is a yoruba muslim

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Re: Dr. Muti’ah Olaide Refused Entry At Nigerian Embassy In Jeddah Because Of Veil by capatainrambo: 5:10am On Jan 22, 2018
careytommy7:
I'm sure she is a yoruba muslim
her name is olaide.

she went to medina to show she's a real omoluabi muslim.

just like ishaq akintola that useless man that said Muslims should be given another January first for holidays

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Re: Dr. Muti’ah Olaide Refused Entry At Nigerian Embassy In Jeddah Because Of Veil by temblor1(m): 5:15am On Jan 22, 2018
Simple Rules Should Be Overlooked? Who Is She By The Way?

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Re: Dr. Muti’ah Olaide Refused Entry At Nigerian Embassy In Jeddah Because Of Veil by freeze001(f): 5:20am On Jan 22, 2018
Hmmm. So Nigerian muslims now know better than every other authority including those in the seat of islam itself? That is why most of them easily become hateful terrorists because they are so hard hearted and wicked! They will immediately castigate and even kill anyone who isn't like them!

Does their book not teach them to obey constituted authority?

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Re: Dr. Muti’ah Olaide Refused Entry At Nigerian Embassy In Jeddah Because Of Veil by RaaGhu: 5:28am On Jan 22, 2018
I cant seem to relate with what she's trying to bring out of this experiment.

Just becos everyone now has access to the social media means does not mean people should rebuff an establishment and come online to seek cheap sympathy.

That was an Establishment and those were some of their rules and regulations. Respect that and enjoy your peace.

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Re: Dr. Muti’ah Olaide Refused Entry At Nigerian Embassy In Jeddah Because Of Veil by Nobody: 5:34am On Jan 22, 2018
Stupid hypocrite. If you can't follow the laid down rules of an establishment, you don't have any business going there.

Idiotic religious extremists. angry

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Re: Dr. Muti’ah Olaide Refused Entry At Nigerian Embassy In Jeddah Because Of Veil by Pavore9: 5:38am On Jan 22, 2018
Personally I can not feel comfortable being treated by a doctor I can not see her full face, it will be unsettling.

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Re: Dr. Muti’ah Olaide Refused Entry At Nigerian Embassy In Jeddah Because Of Veil by balaclava: 5:47am On Jan 22, 2018
See mumu lacking understanding
Saudi Na King of veil Na,
They understand the use of veil more.
They may even fight for her usage of veil outside their premises if any one trespasses.
She should have simply understood this was with reasons unknown to her n simply comply.
Besides, There will b other ladies inside who would have complied.

Na dz kain people dey blow demself up blindly in the name of religion.

Illiterate docta

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Re: Dr. Muti’ah Olaide Refused Entry At Nigerian Embassy In Jeddah Because Of Veil by MayorofLagos(m): 6:10am On Jan 22, 2018
SimpleTee:
A Nigerian Female Doctor was refused entrance into the Nigerian embassy in Jeddah because of her insisting on her wearing the full veil.
Despite being informed of the sweeping reforms of the host country, the notice pasted outside the embassy gate and the fact that wearing of the veil is no where in the Holy Quran, she insisted on seeing the Consul General on her fundamental rights!
When on the arrival of the Consul General who insisted on the rules being followed, the lady preferred to wait outside for up to 7 hours until the Embassy closed for the day.
Can You Imagine This Woman Going To Saudi Arabia To 'Teach Them' On The Position Of The Veil...?

=== ++++ ***** @@@@@@ ***** ++++ ====
The scenario is best captured in her own words....

MY EXPERIENCE AT THE NIGERIAN CONSULATE, JEDDAH ON 15 JANUARY 2018

I ARRIVED at the consulate a few minutes before 10 am on the above-mentioned date with the aim of renewing my passport. The security guard at the gate did not speak English, so another consulate staff who was present attended to me. After asking what my business in the consulate was, he informed me that I had to unveil my face before I could be allowed entry into the premises.

I immediately protested – as this was at least the third time I was visiting the consulate and had never been asked to do this – but he showed me a notice pasted on the wall that all women were expected to unveil their faces before entry into, and all through their stay in, the premises. I explained to him that I could not do this, but was willing to be identified at the gate to fulfil any security requirements that may arise. He, the un-named consulate staff, however told me that this was not about identification.

When I asked what it was about, he said that this was not his job, and he was only trying to help, that I should discuss with the security men, and he left.

Thereafter the remaining men, at least three of them, started telling me that I had to either unveil my face and go in or leave the premises. I asked them to at least wait until my husband – who was still outside settling the taxi fare – arrived, and they relented.

When my husband came, I narrated what happened to him and he asked to see a senior consulate staff to explain my situation to him.

According to him, the man he saw confirmed that this was a new rule of the consulate and that I had to comply or wait for the Consul General (C.G.). As he returned to inform me of the result of this meeting, the security men, again, began to ask us to leave the premises. So, we left the interior of the security post to wait outside for the arrival of the C.G.

The C.G. arrived some time later and, on seeing us outside the consulate, asked why we were there. The security men told him that I had refused to remove my face veil, and he shook his head vehemently and ordered that I be denied entry. My husband went to talk to him, but he refused to grant him an audience. He – from a distance – told my husband that I HAD TO COMPLY AND UNVEIL MY FACE THROUGH OUT MY VISIT as was stated by the notice. And when my husband asked to be allowed to explain, and possibly negotiate my willingness to undergo identity checks for security purposes – as I’m used to doing in airports and other security sensitive facilities worldwide - he said he was not interested in listening to anything my husband had to say and asked him to vacate the premises.

Once he returned to me and was giving me the report of this aborted meeting, the security men once again came to us and ordered us to leave the vicinity of the consulate. They said Oga said we had to go away from there. At this point, both my husband and I told them that we would not move from there. We were law-abiding Nigerians who lived and worked in Saudi Arabia peacefully for over seven years now, and we had a legitimate business at the consulate which we have, so far, been unable to transact. They threatened us with police and bodily removal, but left us alone when we refused to leave.

Over the next six hours, different members of staff came to talk to us in a guise of goodwill and Muslim brotherhood.

They had a range of reasoning and arguments;
-This veiling of face is not in the Qur’an ,
-It is not compulsory,
-Are you saying that all the other women who have exposed their faces are going to hell?
-We are all Muslims here, so no one is trying to victimse you
-Allaah has seen your intention. Just do what is asked and go inside
-This is the rule of this place, obey.
-This place is under the Nigerian jurisdiction, you must obey Nigerian law.
-They can bring diplomatic police to arrest you.

All these were the things said directly to us, disregarding the taunts and snide comments made mostly by the security men and others who came to spend time with them at the security post, but when they saw that I would not unveil myself unrestrictedly, they all left eventually. However, at least two of these well-meaning consulate staff said a variation of, ‘This man – meaning the C.G. - will not budge on this matter.’
At least one swore by Allaah to that effect.

At about 2 p.m., I asked to speak to the C.G personally, but he sent the message that I could unveil my face then come in to see him.

After that, the bulky security man in all-green uniform came to me in an intimidating stance and asked me to move from where I was at the entrance of the consulate.

As my husband had left by then to bring our children – who had spent over three hours waiting with us in the sun – to the hotel, I was afraid for my safety as a woman alone and did what he asked. He told me to sit at the edge of the kiosk painted green and white, off to one side and away from the entrance or the security cameras.

Notably, only one member of staff – at about 3.30 pm – offered to intercede on our behalf with the C.G. But seeing as the C.G. drove off a few minutes after 4 pm, and we did not see the gentleman again till we left at 4.30 pm, I guess his mission was unsuccessful.

I have tried – all through this narration – to give a factual recollection of something that was, in truth, a harrowing and humiliating experience for me and my family. To stand outside in the Saudi sun for about seven hours – they refused to even let me in to pray salaah – for something as arbitrary as ‘this is the rule here’ without even attempting to listen to my case, or assist me in finding an acceptable solution or middle ground…..

And Allaah is Witness over all that we do.

Dr. Muti’ah Olaide,
BadruKhaybar General Hospital,
Khaybar, Madina Region.
16th January, 2018.

==== ******* ++++ @@@@@@ ++++ ***** ====
It will seem like we, Nigerians, are being fundamentalist and teaching them (the owners of the religion - so to say), the religion! Whereas, places like Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, etc are so liberal that many non Muslims go there for vacation (Our Vice President and his family chose Dubai earlier this month as the place to go for the vacation)
Even Saudi Arabia has recently been relaxing so many of its religious laws and restrictions all in ways to show modern day reformations.

It will seem Nigerian Muslims are really not in the modern train of these reforms. I would rather say, this attitude of Nigerian Muslims seem rather peculiar!

If you recall that Buhari will not shake hands to congratulate female ministers in his cabinet after their swearing in.

Then he went to Qatar with Minister Adeosun for an economic alliance meeting and right infront of him the Qatari officials were shaking hand with his female minister.

Fulani is an unbeliever. They practiced what Fodio taught, which is not Islam but a cult. A cult that must drink human blood every so often. But the rest of us believe when they say they are muslims and are practicing Islam. Isnt that what bokoharam say also?

So on your point, those Nigerians that follow and listen to Sultan's version of Islam are practicing a cultist doctrine. The Yoruba muslims like Dr Mutiah need to be re-indoctrinated into the true Islam. The intent behind veil is to protect female against lustful eyes and the visuals that can result from a contact. Her husband is with her and so her children, that alone is a turn off for any man to want to lust after her if her face was not covered.

However, years of indoctrination in Nigeria following Sultan who proclaims himself head of Nigerian muslims had in effect transferred some of the extremism of the Fodiyo cult into Islam....like no handshake with women, woman must cover from head to toe, any girl of 10yr old is ripe for marriage, women must no be seen in public, and all other bs.


Look at the following pictures, this is a world gathering of beauty queens in Egypt for a pageant. Egypt is a Holy Land for Muslims. In old days people going to Hajj made a stop first at Egypt for prayers and supplications. Egypt is mentioned in Quran....yet they host bikini clad ladies to pageant.

My brother the first time Nigeria brought this pageant to Abuja was also the last time anyone ever made another attempt. We remember what happened....fodiyo cult needed to gulp human blood. They used Islam as excuse, like they always do when their idols kept in Sokoto cries for blood.

Yoruba should stop following Sultan, Allah has given you Quran. Why do you need Sultan to teach you how to interprete its contents? Find one among you to be your Sultan, your Seriki Musulumi. Please dont even think Professor Akintola of MURIC as a candidate for such position! He is a Yoruba kafir.

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Re: Dr. Muti’ah Olaide Refused Entry At Nigerian Embassy In Jeddah Because Of Veil by zombieTRACKER: 6:12am On Jan 22, 2018
Afonja Muslims sef undecided

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Re: Dr. Muti’ah Olaide Refused Entry At Nigerian Embassy In Jeddah Because Of Veil by Elthugnificent(m): 6:23am On Jan 22, 2018
I can't believe I waste my time reading all that, was expecting her to point to a particular reason on why she should be allowed to go inside with viel but she never did.

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Re: Dr. Muti’ah Olaide Refused Entry At Nigerian Embassy In Jeddah Because Of Veil by hoover420: 6:24am On Jan 22, 2018
She should be deported along with her foolish non thinking husband!
How dare you, I mean what effontery!
Does her face possess the ability to heal the sick?
Remove that stupid thing or get out of that place.
Can you just imagine

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Re: Dr. Muti’ah Olaide Refused Entry At Nigerian Embassy In Jeddah Because Of Veil by Godjone(m): 6:40am On Jan 22, 2018
mumu woman. She wanted to be more islamic and holier than the founder and owner of islam.
Usless woman

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Re: Dr. Muti’ah Olaide Refused Entry At Nigerian Embassy In Jeddah Because Of Veil by AdolfHitlerxXx: 7:15am On Jan 22, 2018
Godjone:
mumu woman. She wanted to be more islamic and holier than the founder and owner of islam.
Usless woman

She foolishly thinks she knows Islam more than the folks wey get the religion

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Re: Dr. Muti’ah Olaide Refused Entry At Nigerian Embassy In Jeddah Because Of Veil by Hotfreeze: 9:44am On Jan 22, 2018
That's her business. She wants to go and enforce veil in Saudi. She thinks she's in Nigeria where religion rules over reasoning.

Them suppose flog am koboko comot there.

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Re: Dr. Muti’ah Olaide Refused Entry At Nigerian Embassy In Jeddah Because Of Veil by Mynd44: 9:47am On Jan 22, 2018
AdolfHitlerxXx:


She foolishly thinks she knows Islam more than the folks wey get the religion
It was the Nigerian embassy.

This is funnier a lot of people didn't read that part

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Re: Dr. Muti’ah Olaide Refused Entry At Nigerian Embassy In Jeddah Because Of Veil by AdolfHitlerxXx: 9:50am On Jan 22, 2018
Mynd44:

It was the Nigerian embassy.

This is funnier a lot of people didn't read that part

Even then, it is foolish to not respect the rules pasted on the gate

It is "funniest" you didn't read this :

"the notice pasted outside the embassy gate" ...."the Consul General who insisted on the rules being followed"

Whether it's Afghanistan, Nigeria or Embassy of Hell Fire.... Rules are rules.

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Re: Dr. Muti’ah Olaide Refused Entry At Nigerian Embassy In Jeddah Because Of Veil by Obi1kenobi(m): 9:53am On Jan 22, 2018
The shocking thing is this self-righteous, fanatical clown is academically enlightened and a skilled person. A doctor. shocked

What religion does to otherwise sane people. What a shame.

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