Thoughts and Ideas from the Arabian Gulf
Facebook is a great place to connect with friends and family, with a whopping 1 billion users, it is hard to become lonely on this platform. But Facebook have its own downsides as well. Privacy! There are thousands of apps out there whose main purpose is to post unwanted items, either by advertising their own…
At the wake of thoughts about external forces trying to bring us down in whatever means they can. We may not have realized that those external forces are the wings we spread that went far ahead of our sights. In Nigeria, there are children from very low income families that are scattered in major cities,…
The text you are about to read is a letter I sent to Ibraheem A. Waziri in response to his article published on Sahara Reporters which I decided to share here. Please kindly note that you may encounter some grammatical and typo errors. Enjoy. I was a patriotic Nigerian, I used to wear Nigerian colors…
I have finally put on some effort to my domain “Hausaland.com“. It has been on and off for some time since I registered the domain in 2011. I wasn’t so sure whether to make it a Forum or just an Information website with resources about the Hausa community. But after doing some little research on the present…
The Umrah or (Arabic: عمرة) is a pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, performed by Muslims that can be undertaken at any time of the year. In Arabic, Umrah means “to visit a populated place”. As a technical term used in the Sharia, Umrah means to perform Tawaf round the Kaaba and Sa’i between Al-Safa and…
Three men went to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) once and wanted to express their sincerity. The first man said, “I will fast everyday and never eat during the day again.” The second one said, “I will remain celibate to worship God for the rest of my life.” And the third one proclaimed, “I will pray all…
It has been 2 years since I visited Sri Lanka, the memories never fade, I can still remember the lush green trees, the clean and beautiful shoreline, and just how tiny it was. The only thing I regret about the visit was the fact that I have no camera or even a camera phone. The…
Land of Hope There were you once in a time Midst of the Valleys full of shades Full of roasts wired with roots With molten trees rot to death While the spillage damaged your veins You can’t breath even with jokes
For all those that are currently outside Nigeria, or Kano in particular, you know exactly how I feel, especially if you have friends, family and loved ones scattered all around the ancient commercial city of Kano.
I just cannot let go my desire to see Hausa language become more vibrant, popular, having all scientific books translated to Hausa etc. I recently stumbled upon an idea of having an e-school which I termed e-Makaranta under my project called “Sabon Karni” (New Millenium). You can find this e-Makaranta here. The main aim of e-Makaranta…
