NOUN chastised by MURIC for scheduling exams on Fridays
On Thursday, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) slammed the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) Authority for preparing their Examination timetable during Jumu’ah prayers.
It also stated that the arrangement was intended to force Muslim candidates to write examinations under duress and to subject Muslim invigilators to dehumanizing conditions.
MURIC also demanded an unequivocal apology from NOUN for allegedly causing immeasurable psychological trauma to Muslim candidates and staff, which it claimed would affect their performance during the examinations.
Professor Ishaq Akintola, Director of MURIC, made the announcement in a statement.
The Islamic group also demanded that all examination papers scheduled for the Jumu’ah period on Friday, May 6 and Friday, May 13, 2022 be canceled.
The group, while describing the timetable as anti-Muslim and neo-imperialist, said it was an infringement on Allah-given fundamental rights of the Muslim students and staff.
In his words, “For those who may be wondering what is wrong if Muslim students and staff are made to write and invigilate examinations during the Jumu‘ah period on Friday, it is akin to compelling Christian students and staff to write examinations and to invigilate on Sunday mornings.”
