Northern Nigeria Islamic scholars have brainstormed on ways to reduce the increasing cases of gender-based violence in the region.
The workshop organized by Development Research and Development Centre (dRPC) in collaboration with the Centre for Islamic Civilization and Interfaith, Bayero University, Kano, and supported by the Ford Foundation in A.buja was attended by leading Islamic scholars from Kano, Kaduna, Sokoto, Jigawa, and Zamfara states
Speaking at the event, Dr. Judith-Ann Walker, Executive Director of Development Research and Development Centre (dRPC) lamented that the growing cases of gender-based violence in the region, saying the project aims to prevent, rather than mitigate, the impact of GBV.
Walker, represented by the Director Project, Dr Stanley Ukpai, noted that it is imperative for the intervention since the matter is becoming an issue of concern, added that the workshop will devise strategies that employ scholars’ pulpits and traditional and government officials’ voices to mobilize citizens through the lens of the Islamic perspective to prevent GBV in northern states.
“It is worrying that gender-based violence is increasing despite efforts by governments, civil society organizations and development partners in the region. This leads to the determination to explore the powerful voices of Islamic scholars to provide solutions through an Islamic perspective in dealing with the situation.
“Data collated from the Kano State centres, for example, indicate that in five years, over 1,334 cases of GBV were recorded, while 671 cases were within July as recorded by the Hisbah board,” she said.
Malam Ahmad Abdullahi Ahmad, Coordinator of the Muslim Opinion Leaders Project, said the project is aimed at strengthening the capacity of Islamic leaders to challenge the growing cases of GBV in the region.
He added that a peer-to-peer study in Egypt has exposed the scholars to sharing experiences with leading Islamic scholars in Egypt on how Islam is dealing with cases of GBV.
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