A new light is shed on African women of the Sahel in this book about a brilliantly intelligent 19th century woman-jihadist whose legacy of verse contains political and social commentary.Jean Boyds biography of Nana Asma u is a tour de force, blending scholarship with sympathy and an imaginative understanding. University College London
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