Why the Almajiri debate will never end
By Shafi’i Sheikh Jr. Reading through posts, articles, and comments, I think I now know why our debates on almajiri/bara will never end in Northern Nigeria. And as long as…
Islamiyya System: A perfect replacement for the archaic Almajiri system
By Muhammad Dattijo Kabir Islamiyya system has been proven to be an alternative to the Almajiri system. In the Islamiyya system, it is easier to commit the Qur’an to memory…
Nafisat Abdullahi, Naziru Sarkin Waka and our attack-the-messenger-to-discredit-the-message syndrome
By Ishaq Habeeb I've met Nafisa twice, first at Zoo Road, Kano, hanging out with a friend who's in business with many Kannywood industry people. Second, when I escorted a…
Reforming the Almajiri system: More action, less talking
By Khairat Suleiman Jaruma It took too long for us to realize that one of our biggest problems in northern Nigeria is the Almajiri system, even though we still have…
What’s the fate of the Almajiri?
By Abdulsalam Alkali Almajiranci is an informal educational system that is predominantly practised in Northern Nigeria. Almajirai are teenagers ages 4-17 who are sent away from their dwelling by their…
Outrage trails brutal flogging of Almajiri in Kano
By Uzair Adam Imam Many people reacted with shock over a viral video showing an eight-year-old Almajiri beaten mercilessly by his ‘Tsangaya’ Quranic teacher. The Daily Reality gathered that punishment…
ABU student launches free cardigan campaign for Almajiri
By Ahmad Deedat Zakari Lawrence Aklogado, a final year student of the Faculty of Law, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, has launched a campaign to donate cardigans for Almajiri roaming the…
Who will save our children?
By Lawi Auwal Yusuf Any sympathetic person will surely ask himself these questions over the unfortunate fate of Almajiris: what wrong have they done to deserve such ruthless treatment? Are…
The Almajirci Syndrome: A menace to our society
By Aisha Abdullahi Bello The word “Almajiri” is derived from the Arabic word “Almuhajir”, which means an immigrant or someone who migrates from one place to another. So, originally, Almajiri…
The Almajiri system should be reformed not banned – Independence Northern Youth Talk
At the conclusion of the Independence Youth Talk on the theme “Fathering the Orphaned Arewa Towards Nigeria’s Development”, a communiqué was issued, which contains the following resolutions: 1. That Northern…