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‘Every disease has its cure’: faith and HIV therapies in Islamic northern Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jack Ume Tocco --- Department of Anthropology, United StatesNorthern Nigeria has one of the highest levels of HIV prevalence among societies that are predominantly Muslim. In the last decade the region has experienced marked expansion of religiously-oriented healing practices following the formal adoption of Islamic sharia law. Since... -
Mortality salience and prejudice towards ethno-religion minorities: Results and implications of a Nigerian study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Valentine C. Ezeh --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Philip C. Mefoh --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Samson K. Nwonyi --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Joseph C. Aliche --- Department of Psychology, NigeriaThe present study examined mortality salience (MS) effect on prejudice towards an ethno-religion minority group of Northern Nigeria. Participants were 120 undergraduate students (females = 41.67%) with an age range between 17 and 38 years. The students completed a Distance-(relationship)-Situation... -
Verbalising the body: sexual tropes in Hausa girls’ game songs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Maryam Yusuf Magaji --- Federal University Wukari, NigeriaScholars have conducted research on the games that young girls play, on the sensual elements in their performances, and on the connection between girls’ game songs and songs sung and sold by male hip hop artists but the songs sung...