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What does ist mean to be female in Nigeria?

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What does ist mean to be female in Nigeria?

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-the man is the dominant part
-often women spend their whole lives under male dominance: first->father, later->husband
-injustice: men are treated differently than women opportunities are not equal
-major control, power and key roles rest with men
-women are typically in subordinate positions
-women`s social role is primaly understood as mothers, sisters, daughters and wives
-women are not allowed to express their own opinion freely ->they should be silent
-women are forced to protect the reputation of their family in the society
-women are condemned very quickly for „normal“ things, quicker than men
-women feel insecure and unprotected, they are not supported
-fear of Boko Haram
-„you are only ralidated for what your relationship status is or how well you can keep a home“

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The text extract „The Arrangers of Marriage“ is from the book „The thing around your Neck“ which was written by Chimanda Ngozi Adichie and published in London in 2009. It deals with a young nigerian woman who arrives in America and meets her husband, that her aunt and uncle chose for her, for the first time.
Chiapas arrives and her husband shows her the new house in which she does not feel comfortable. Then they go to bed and in the morning she wakes up while her new husband lies on her. Chinaware feels crowded and uncomfortable in the situation. Ofodile stands up and goes in the bathroom. Chinaware should call his uncle and her aunt to say that everything is alright. They say that Ofodile is like a won in the lottery because he is a doctor in America and that Chinoza should be thankful. Besides, Ofodile changes Chinazas name to the English name Agatha Bell without skiing her. Ofodile explains that an english name is easier for the Americans than the Nigerian Chinoza is shocked about her new name because it do not have any common grounds with her real name.

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- Children become soldiers
- Nigeria conflicts - Biafra War (Eastern Nigeria seceded from the country and became The Republic of Biafra)
- Children can not go to secondary school because the family´s can not pay the bills
- Military men advertise young people to join the army
- Through good choice of words and by the educated impression, young people quickly catch up with them
- Those who canfight should join the army

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- Boko Haram = Western education is forbidden
- Areas in northern parts of Nigeria
- Head: Mohammed Yusuf -> wants a islamic state in Nigeria
- 2003 December: kidnapping schoolgirls and use them as suicide bombers
- April 14, 2014 in Chibok -> they kidnapped 276 schoolgirls
- #BringBackourGirls by Michelle Obama
- 112 are still missed
- Aisha Bakari Gombi -> Fighter against Boko Haram
- She wants everything what boys have
- She and other hunters search for Tattoos-> check people
- Example for another role of woman in nigerian culture

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- Nigerian people eat with their hands
- Jollof rice is Nigerias national dish
- Akara most popular breakfast
- Fried battered and Egusi soup
- more than 50% of household expenditures are spend on food

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Story 1 Destination
- city of large houses, rich people, money, models
- dirty air
- confusing, full city
- dangerous: armed robbers, ritual killers, drug dealers
- city in movement

Story 2 Driving into Lagos
-large houses
-muddy, dirty water, rubbish, hot weather
-street children, beggars
-many people

Conclusion
-> there are different views on the city

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- 15 million children under the age of 14 are working

- jobs in dangerous circumstances
- girls start working at an earlier age than boys
- display poor educational achievements
- risk of sexual abuse and being involved in crime
- significant part of poor families` Income

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-published in May 2018
-is a cover based on Childish Gambino`s song ”This is America“ by Falz The Bahd Guy
-Falz criticizes the poor electricity, drug addiction/ selling and corruption of politics
-gained public attention in Nigeria and all over the world
-after publishing the song the Muslim Right Concern took proceedings against Falz

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- late 15th century: Nigeria ist affected by the transatlantic slave trade led by the Portugese
- 18th cetury: British people replace Portugese
- 1856: Lagos is annexed by British forces
-1901: Nigeria becomes a british protectorate
- 1960: nigerian independence form Britain
- 1963 Nigeria becomes a republic but remains a member of the Commonwealth
- 1967 Nigerian Civil War
- 1979 second republic
- 1993 thrid republic
- 1999 fourth republic

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General Information
- official name "Federal Republic of Nigeria"
- located on the western coast of Africa
- capital: Abuja
- most important city: Lagos

Culture
- many languages spoken by various ethnic groups
- very rich and diverse national culture
- known for English literature
- "Nollywood" has become important for the whole of Africa

Society
- Primary education, free and compulsory, begins at age six and lasts for six years
- Secondary education is free and compulsory for three years
- the population is half urban, half rural
- 500 languages are spoken by more than 250 ethnic hroups
- official language: English
- over 50% of the population are Muslim, about 48% are Christians

Legal and judical systems
- customary law
- Nigerian statute law
- Sharia

Economy and the environment
- oil and natural gas industry