Just a day after the management of Kano University of Science and Technology apprehended about 17 male students over the harassment of their female counterparts who wore the free-flowing Arabian dress known as Abaya, ladies have taken to social media to campaign against harassment.
The ladies who took various pictures and posted them on social media celebrate with the hashtag #abayaday.
@Realoilsheikh on twitter posted “I love Abaya. It is more than a million and one clothings Muslim women wear today. In solidarity, I promise to buy more Abayas for her excellency. So help me God.”
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I love Abaya ❤️. It is more decent than a million and one clothings Muslim women wear today.
In solidarity, I promise to buy more Abayas for her excellency. So help me God. pic.twitter.com/eq1Xf39PZu
— Dr. Abubakar Hidima (@Realoilsheikh) May 27, 2021
@surayah_ahmad on Twitter also posted “we will wear Abaya like there is no tomorrow. Stop harassing our women wearing one of the most modest dresses they can find around.”
https://twitter.com/surayyah__ahmad/status/1397968000070848513?s=1001
A male user on Twitter in solidarity with the ladies and also in celebration of #abayaday said “if I had an Abaya and it’s permissible, I’d have worn one in solidarity with our sisters today. Perverted people don’t and shouldn’t have a place in our society under any guise.”
If I had an Abaya and it’s permissible, I’d’ve worn one in solidarity with our sisters today. Perverted people don’t and shouldn’t have a place in our society under any guise.
— Abu Rayyan (@Abdulrahmanleme) May 27, 2021
Similarly, Bashir Ahmad, the president’s aide also joined the ladies as he tweeted “celebrating all those wearing different types of Abayas with pride, You are all queen and princesses. #Abayaday.”
Celebrating all those wearing different types of abayas with pride. You are all queens and princesses. #AbayaDay 👍🏽
— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) May 27, 2021
On Instagram, there was also a massive campaign as the ladies posted multiple pictures wearing the Abaya dress in solidarity against harassment and in celebration of the #abayaday.
@Aisha Ilyas on Instagram posted “bullying is never fun, it’s a cruel and terrible thing to do to someone. If you are being bullied, it is not your fault. No one deserves to be bullied ever. Bullies are always cowards at heart and may be credited with a pretty safe instinct in scenting their prey. #saynotoharassment #saynotobullying #abayaday #kustwudilabayaday #begrateful #bepositive #rockyourabayawithpride.”
https://www.instagram.com/p/CPYHomDHtSR/?utm_medium=share_sheet
Likewise, @Hadiza Atiku on Instagram also posted ‘‘so we are no longer safe just because we’re wearing abaya? The abaya harassment must stop #saynotoharassment#kustwudilabayaday.”
https://www.instagram.com/p/CPYUuZbARc9/?utm_medium=share_sheet
@swanky on Instagram posted “let’s all say No to harassment and insult #isayyestoabayadress.”
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