THE VEIL SHOULD NOT BE A BARRIER- SAYS GHANAIAN JOURNALIST.

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The headscarf is a garment used by women in most Islamic countries popularly known as the Hijab. In recent times, the hijab has projected the identity of many women and their sense of belonging to a particular society. But also, the hijab has brought challenges and skepticism to many women who are in need of jobs but this has been a form of a barrier to many Muslim women.
In a recent programme organized by the Initiative for Youth Development (I.Y.D) which was dubbed “Empowering Young Zongo Women for Community and National development” at the Accra International Conference Centre. The programme was organized to urge most Muslim women to engage into entrepreneurship, politics, and journalism to help build their personality and community as a whole. Many of the participants expressed their sentiments about the veil been a form of barrier in the field of work they have chosen.
In an exclusive interview with the renowned Ghanaian journalist, Hawa Suleiman Issah who also happens to be the moderator at the programme, she stated that “the veil (heejab) is not a barrier and it has not stopped me from achieving anything in my life but rather has brought honour and a sense of identity in my life”. The veil has become a topical issue in most African and European countries where most Muslim women had to go through the toughest time of their lives, not only has it taken their religious freedom but also their sense of identity to represent who they are.
On April 2011, France became the first European country to ban the full-face Islamic veil in public places. This has brought nothing but a sense of oppression for most Muslim women living across the world. Hawa also expressed her sentiments about the misrepresentation of the veil in relations to the individual’s capabilities and knowledge in their field of career. She believes that when a Muslim woman puts on her veil it is representing her modesty as a woman.
Moreover, she urged young Muslim women to scrap away the negative perception of not been able to achieve their dreams but rather strive for excellence irrespective of their religion, gender and social status.
Indeed, the veil should not be a barrier to the young Muslim woman and that is what Hawa Suleiman Issah has done over the years in her field of career as a journalist. She anchored the morning flagship programme ‘Daybreak’ on TV Africa. Aside presenting, she is also a director and producer and due to her commitment and diligence towards her work, her documentary film on Ebola earned her a special jury award for best educative film at the Festival of Film Awards (FOFA). In addition to her laurels, she played an ambassadorial role for Muslims and won an award for Media Personality by the Ghana Muslim Achievers Award in 2015.


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