Traditional Fulani Attire, Mudukare & Henna
I remember performing a Fulani dance in school when I was about 6 years old. Of course, they called it Hausa dance 🤦🏾♀️ but it was...
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Sep 5, 20212 min read
Usman Dan Fodio & the Jihad of 1804
I always say the only Nigerian history I remember being taught in school were the stories of Oduduwa and Usman Dan Fodio. So I guess it’s...
Sep 4, 20212 min read
Cattle Rearing and Traditional Fulani Foods
On the day of Eid el Fitr, I wanted to go to the mosque to experience the service on such a special occasion. However because of COVID, I...
Sep 4, 20211 min read
Traditional Hausa Sports: Dambe & Kokowa
An interesting part of any culture are the sports people engage in. I didn’t experience any sports during my time in Kano but it seemed...
Sep 4, 20212 min read
Hausa Food: Eating Tuwo Alkama and Miyan Taushe in Kano
If you’re like me, you may have grown up hearing tuwo all the time but not knowing what it was. I’m sure some people here are thinking,...
Sep 3, 20212 min read
Traditional Hausa Clothing and my visit to the Kofar Dye Pit in Kano
Today, it’s easy to mistake Fulani or Kanuri clothing for Hausa or vice versa. So when I spoke to the historian in Kano, clothing was one...
Sep 3, 20212 min read
Dala Hill and the first Hausas in Kano
So let’s start in the beginning. I don’t really like talking about the history of the ethnic groups because so much is contested. I don’t...
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