Category: Arewa Voices
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How Rahama Muhammad’s Whatsapp Group “Hostel Queens” is Transforming Campus Business in Zaria
The WhatsApp group “Hostel Queens,” has an impressive 583-plus members and has swiftly evolved into the preferred hub for female students on campus, facilitating the buying and selling of everyday items.
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The Overlapping Realities of Mental Illness and Superstition in Northern Nigeria
The stories of Nina and Ummi underscore the urgent need for greater mental health awareness and support in Nigeria, particularly in regions where cultural beliefs intersect with mental health challenges.
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The Price Women Pay For Their Freedom
I spoke with five divorcees from different parts of Northern Nigeria about the challenges that come with being divorced and all of them had their fair share of trouble.
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Powerful Women in Hausaland’s History: Inna Leaders and Bori Cult Influencers
Although women’s roles contended with the jihad, the office of Inna survived until 2003. After the reign of Inna Atumbulla, no other Inna has been appointed ever since.
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Child ‘House Helpers’ Leave Home in Hopes of a Better Life
Poverty and lack of education are significant factors encouraging child labour in Northern Nigeria, and most times, parents are forced to live off the income sent by the children who work.
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Five Fashion Brands by Northern Nigerian Women You Should Know
Fashion is an integral part of Nigerian culture, from embroidery to tie/dye. Nigerian clothing is unique and made from deliberate processes passed on from generation to generation. Northern Nigerian Fashion is no different.
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Rejecting the Expected: A Conversation with Executive Director of Dinidari Foundation, Ndi Kato
Ndi Kato has become one of the strongest female political figures from Northern Nigeria. First running for a seat in the Kaduna State House of Representatives when she was 28 years old.
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Understanding Female Voter Apathy in Northern Nigeria
It’s hard to imagine that women in Northern Nigeria were not allowed to vote until after the civil war. Other women in Nigeria going out to vote while their counterparts up North sat home and waited for the results to be announced.
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Meet Zakiyya Abubakar, a self-taught Landscape artist
Zakiyya Abubakar is a self-taught Landscape artist whose primary medium is acrylic on canvas. She began painting during the lockdown. She started selling her paintings when a relative saw some of them and commissioned her to paint 30 pieces for him.
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All these women want for 2023 is peace
For Christian women living in Northern Nigeria, a peaceful Arewa for Christian women tops the list; where they do not have to tiptoe around for their well-being.