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Amina

This is a story about the emancipation of women in Nigeria from within. Not simply a social document, it engages the reader's sympathy through its portrayal of the attractive and believable woman after whom it is titled--Amina.
Novel by northern Nigerian writer Mohammed Umar translated by Yamini
Poorna Publications, Kozhikode, Kerala
Pages: 204 Price: INR 125
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പുരുഷാധിപത്യവും മതാധിപത്യവും ചേര്‍ന്ന് സ്‌ത്രീ സമൂഹത്തെ പീഡിപ്പിക്കുന്നത് തുറന്നു കാട്ടാനുള്ള ശ്രമമാണ് മുഹമ്മദ് ഉമ്മറിന്റെ ഈ നോവല്‍. പതിനാറാം നൂറ്റാണ്ടില്‍ നൈജീരിയ ഭരിച്ചിരുന്ന സാസു രാജ്ഞിയെ മാതൃകയാക്കി വര്‍ത്തമാനകാല നൈജീരിയന്‍ മുസ്ലിം സ്‌ത്രീത്വത്തിന്റെ വിമോചനത്തിനായി പോരാടുകയാണ് നോവലിസ്റ്റ്.
Amina is a timely novel, and the execution of the narrative is so convincingly crafted that parallels with the historical legendary life of the 16th century Hausa ruler and famous warrior Queen Amina of Zazzau
This dramatic story of the efforts of the heroine and her friends to bring about change in the social conditions of women in Nigeria addresses pressing political issues which rarely appear in fiction--the legal status of Muslim women, the limitations imposed on them by traditional and religious conventions etc
Novel by northern Nigerian writer Mohammed Umar translated by Yamini
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