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“I Will Sell My Cows For You To Become a Pilot”: The Incidence of Babar Mai Fura, Hausa Women & #InternationalWomansDay2023
This super hero mother enrolled her son to a private & prestigious high school in Kano, attended by the well-to-do, & now sponsoring him to become a pilot.
This super hero mother enrolled her son to a private & prestigious high school in Kano, attended by the well-to-do, & now sponsoring him to become a pilot.
Written by Prof Abdallah Uba Adamu @auadamu name was Sadik. Perhaps about 11 years old. He walked into my newly allocated office in the old Mass Communications building of Bayero University Kano (Nigeria) in 2013. I was startled. He was a tiny boy, deep dark skin, beautiful faced
with intense eyes and dolphin smile. He asked if I wanted to buy Fura (steamed millet balls blended in cow milk, often used as dessert, although could stand on its own as a nutritious meal). He did not look like any of the usual urchins who thronged the corridors of the building
