Collected Works of Nana Asma'u: Daughter of Usman 'dan Fodiyo (1793-1864) Afghanistan allows young South Asian women

allows young South Asian women to evaluate their place in traditional structures of patriarchal authority in the public and private spheres in novel ways

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Collected Works of Nana Asma'u: Daughter of Usman 'dan Fodiyo (1793-1864) Afghanistan allows young South Asian womenNana Asma'u Bint Usman 'dan Fodiyo, a nineteenth century Muslim scholar, lived in the region now known as northern Nigeria and was an eyewitness to battles of the largest of the West African jihads of the era. The preparation and conduct of the jihad provide the topics for Nana Asma'u's poetry. Her work also includes treatises on history, law, mysticism, theology, and politics, and was heavily influenced by the Arabic poetic tradition. This volume