In the freedom-fighting legacy of Malawi’s Vera Chirwa, you see the power of emotion and feelings, often devalued in women, as the driver of her activism. Read more.
For much of history, Egba market women have been erroneously (re)presented as ‘barbaric’ and ‘disorganized’. Such women, however, were indelible forces of anti-colonial resistance. Their legacies invite us to deconstruct anti-colonial struggles—a restorative and equally revolutionary act. Read more.
Muslim feminism is still very much an understudied field—the texts in this reading list set a path for understanding the various forms of feminism amongst Muslim women. Read more.
Despite child marriage being recognized and prohibited by both international and domestic laws within Nigeria. Child marriage is still prevalent, especially in the North and argued as an Islamic religious practice. Read more.
Examining the links between descent-based slavery and contemporary slavery in West Africa helps us to find the missing link to understanding the conditions under which slavery and slavery-like practices keep persisting despite abolitions and international anti-slavery legislation. Read more.
Fela’s attempt to invalidate or mock Lady, an African woman transcending the rigid gender norm is anti-feminine, anti-feminist and anti-Nigerian. Women in many pre-colonial societies in what is now known as Nigeria were empowered in ways that Fela’s Lady made fun of. Read more.
Years after civil wars have ended in northern Uganda and Sierra Leone, women abducted by rebel groups continue to experience exclusion. Their experiences reveal that reintegration is not linear but lifelong and potentially intergenerational. Read more.
Nigeria needs durable solutions that address the many challenges its displaced populations face. With 2.6 million IDPs, addressing displacement in Nigeria is both a moral and economic obligation. Read more.
There has never been any doubt as to whether women make effective leaders, but with #EndSARS the fact has finally taken root in the minds of every Nigerian. Read more.
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