Category: Arewa Voices

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.

Recently, the United Nations declared Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) as a ‘shadow pandemic’ while calling for urgent, comprehensive, and effective actions by duty bearers to curb the menace.

This series follows the lives of four women in Nigeria’s northern “Arewa” community who excel in the non-traditional male-dominated sports industry.

Ms Bewley, the wife of Hajj Abdalhaqq Bewley, has authored and translated several publications about Islam to make the religion accessible to a wider audience than it had previously had.

For women in the region, weddings are a way to commune with members of the community and the family.

The Nigerian 1999 constitution (as amended) recognizes the equality of rights, obligations, and opportunities before the law, also prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex.

1 in 5 women and girls under the age of 50 will have experienced physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner within the last 12 months.

It is not about the hijab itself but the concept of not allowing women the freedom to do whatever they choose to do with their bodies.

Why does the hijab have to be associated with fear? Why can’t Muslim women wear a simple headscarf? Why are women who are not Muslims forced to wear it?

Why does the hijab have to be associated with fear? Why can’t Muslim women wear a simple headscarf? Why are women who are not Muslims forced to wear it?