Inside the life of an asexual Arewa woman

My community right now isn't made up of LGBTQ+ people but my friends support me, although I wish I knew more asexuals. When our bodies do not fit convention and the status quo. We are relegated; seen as dirty and sinful. In a society where sexuality and sex are rigidly approached; where there is a…

ByAisha Kabiru MohammedJanuary 6, 20220Comments

Iconic Women

Hajia Kaltume Gana

Kaltume Bulama Gana is an artist and younger sister of Nigeria Ambassador to Malawi, Amb. Mohammed Lawan Gana. One of her notable works is the painting of ‘Queen Amina’ for Zumunta Association Washington DC, USA. She is married with a child. Early life Kaltume Gana was born December 1964 in Kano state to a homemaker/…

ByAisha Kabiru MohammedJanuary 5, 20220Comments

Arewa Voices

What Christmas Is Like For Arewa Christian Women

Northern Nigeria is depicted as muslim majority in Nigeria mass media and as such Christmas and Christmas content isn't usually the most common theme to come out of the region. However there is huge number of Christian's in the region to ignore them would be to capture an inaccurate view of the north that's why…

ByAisha Kabiru MohammedDecember 30, 20210Comments

Everyday Feminism

10 Christmas Movies Feminists Can Enjoy

When I think about Christmas movies I picture a lonely woman moving to a new town and finding love in the backdrop of a white Christmas. And festive music playing. While this is charming and romantic. It is bit anti-feminist and female empowerment because these storylines only paint one in a particular way and have…

ByAisha Kabiru MohammedDecember 24, 20210Comments

Everyday Feminism

Self Care Tips For Women During The Holidays

For many women, the holidays can be a time of stress and exhaustion. From cooking Christmas meals to shopping for clothes and decorations and generally doing the overall planning and catering for the entire family which most times includes extended family. Understanding that self-care is not being selfish and realizing that four body needs rest…

ByAisha Kabiru MohammedDecember 23, 20210Comments

Arewa Voices

Movie review: Queen Amina, showing on Netflix.

The trailer of this movie suggests the making of the almost myth of Queen Amina's life into a movie. The movie begins and I already have a problem with costume design. I observed a lot of costume errors in this movie that a quick google search or possibly asking Ali Nuhu, the only known person…

ByAisha Kabiru MohammedDecember 16, 20210Comments

Arewa Voices

#Arewametoo: A timeline of the movement breaking the silence in the north

The Me Too (or #MeToo) movement, with variations of related local or international names, is a movement against sexual abuse and sexual harassment where people speak out and publicize sex crimes. The phrase "Me Too" was initially used in this context on social media in 2006, on Myspace, by sexual assault survivor and activist Tarana…

ByAisha Kabiru MohammedDecember 9, 20210Comments

Arewa Voices

Six books on SGBV you should read.

The best way to learn about anything is to read about it and not just about the concept, but about what it means to live through the concept and experience it. Reading allows one to understand the stories behind a concept or a problem as sexual and gender-based violence can be ambiguous to certain groups…

ByAisha Kabiru MohammedDecember 2, 20210Comments

Arewa Voices

Female Genital Mutilation in Northern Nigeria

Nigeria, due to its large population, has the highest absolute number of female genital mutilation (FGM) worldwide, accounting for about one-quarter of the estimated 115–130 million circumcised women in the world. WHO has conducted a study of the economic costs of treating health complications of FGM and has found that the current costs for 27…

ByAisha Kabiru MohammedNovember 25, 20210Comments

Arewa Voices

The Feminist Writings of Northern Nigeria

Writing, especially in English, was usually dominated by men in Northern Nigeria. Female writers like Safiya Ismaila Yero, and Zaynab Alkali who wrote about women's experiences in English novels started in 1984. Her novels reflect female northern Nigerian characters that tell the story of living in Northern Nigeria as a woman. Her latest novel The…

ByAisha Kabiru MohammedNovember 18, 20210Comments

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Aisha Kabiru Mohammed

Inside the life of an asexual Arewa woman

Hajia Kaltume Gana

What Christmas Is Like For Arewa Christian Women

10 Christmas Movies Feminists Can Enjoy

Self Care Tips For Women During The Holidays

Movie review: Queen Amina, showing on Netflix.

#Arewametoo: A timeline of the movement breaking the silence in the north

Six books on SGBV you should read.

Female Genital Mutilation in Northern Nigeria

The Feminist Writings of Northern Nigeria

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