Is Emir Sanusi's Brand of Activism the Way To Go

In northern Nigeria, educating the girl-child beyond high school is frowned at. Even amongst the educated elite. The main reason' The more educated a girl-child is, the less likely she would find male suitors on time, goes the flawed conventional and chauvinistic wisdom. The oft-cited fear is that should a girl-child be allowed to become too educated and exposed, she is not likely to be submissive to her future husband. Till this day, this view is pervasive. To enforce conformity, a father would deploy a trick if the daughter proves to be more headstrong than usual: he would convince her that once in her husband's house, she can continue her education. Of course, once she gets there, the husband promptly puts her in the family way. Ironically, the so-called pious northern Muslims who refuse to allow their female wards attain the heights of their dreams also bristle with anger at the thought that male doctors might inevitably examine their wives and daughters when faced with one medical complication or the other. Well, if there are not enough female doctors, who else would do the job
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