Referred to as an emirate in this paper because its leaders were referred to as Amir by 19 th century Shehus of Borno. We are grateful to Professor Dalha Waziri of Bayero University for bringing this to our attention. 5 Muhammad Mustafa... more
This paper proposes a Resource Sharing Model through digitization initiative of an important Islamic collection of Usman Dan Fodio a Calipth and Islamic leader in Sokoto, Northern Nigeria, who reigned between the years of 1775-1817. It... more
The paper highlights the meaning of pastoral farming system. It is done mainly by the Fulani in Nigeria. It also discusses the different types of nomadic farming and the cause of problem between the Fulani herdsmen and crop farmers. The... more
This paper proposes a Resource Sharing Model through digitization initiative of an important Islamic collection of Usman Dan Fodio a Calipth and Islamic leader in Sokoto, Northern Nigeria, who reigned between the years of 1775-1817. It... more
The debut of colonialism along with the consequent de facto supremacy of the Western world did not only negatively impact on the economy and polity of the Muslim world. It has also, to some reasonable extent, polluted the social system,... more
A discussion of my fascination with the figure of Kaidara, god of gold and knowledge in classical Fulani cosmology, highlighting the epistemological and metaphysical implications of this figure and the relationship of his image with... more
An invocation of Kaidara, the Fulani god of gold and knowledge, distilling information from various works of Ahmadou Hampate Ba
В центре данной работы стоят взаимоотношения власти и народа в их институциональном оформлении, а именно проблематика соотношения власти правителя, действующей общественной нормы и ее носителей. На широком конкретно-историческом... more
78 JOHN EDWARD PHILIPS caliph Muhammad Bello of Sokoto). Emir Muhammad Bello followed a systematic policy of trying to deprive his brother's sons of their titles and territories and compelling many of the husbands... more