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  2. Women in Niger - Wikipedia

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    Among the largest ethnic groups are the Hausa women, the Fulani women, the Zarma–Songhai women, and the Tuareg women. Hausa women of Niger can be identified by their dressing codes in which they wear wrappers called abaya made from colorful cloth with a matching blouse, head tie and shawl. [citation needed] Traditional practices are still ...

  3. Lefe - Wikipedia

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    Lefe is a Hausa wedding tradition that originated in the Hausa Land, Northern Nigeria (Arewa). The tradition asks the groom to purchase beautiful and expensive items as a grand gift for his bride. The groom's female relatives, including his aunts, take the gifts (kayan lefe) to the bride's house before the wedding. Upon arrival, the bride's ...

  4. Baba of Karo - Wikipedia

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    Baba was born to a Hausa Muslim family in the small African town of Karo. [4] Her birth took place in the 19th century, before Karo became part of the British Empire. [4] Karo was an agrestic town where harvesting and agriculture were important. [5] Before British rule, Hausa women could be found harvesting the fields. [5]

  5. Traditional marriage in Hausa culture - Wikipedia

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    They speak the Hausa language, although different tribes speak different dialects. Hausa traditional marriage is not as expensive as other forms of marriage in Nigeria. [2] Hausa traditional marriage is based on Islamic or Sharia law. [3] In this tradition, a man seeks his parents' consent when he finds a woman he intends to marry.

  6. Hausa people - Wikipedia

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    The women can be identified by wrappers called zani, made with colourful cloth known as atampa or Ankara, (a descendant of early designs from the famous Tie-dye techniques the Hausa have for centuries been known for, named after the Hausa name for Accra the capital of what is now Ghana, and where an old Hausa speaking trading community still ...

  7. Hadiza Aliyu - Wikipedia

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    Hadiza Aliyu was born on June 1, 1989, in Libreville, Gabon. [7] She is the elder statesman's daughter, Malam Aliyu. Hadiza Aliyu is of Gabonese descent on her father's side and Fulani ancestry from Adamawa State, Nigerian on her mother's side. [8]

  8. Amina, Queen of Zazzau - Wikipedia

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    Amina was born in the middle of the sixteenth century CE to King Nikatau, the 22nd ruler of Zazzau, and Queen Bakwa Turunku (r. 1536–c. 1566). [4] She had a younger sister named Zaria for whom the modern city of Zaria (Kaduna State) was renamed by the British in the early twentieth century.

  9. Gender roles and fluidity in indigenous Nigerian cultures

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    For instance, within Bori sub ethnic group in Kano, women could divorce their husbands without any religious impediments to it. These women often referred to with a derogatory Hausa slur Karuwanci will chose to live in gidan mata under the leadership of magajiya. [14] They were known for their peculiar livelihood made from dance and prostitution.