Glowing Conscience

A Cursory Look At Muhsin’s Unveiling of Kannywood It’s difficult to do a book review when it is particularly written outside one’s mainstream area of competence. Therefore, this is not a book review. I am more comfortable calling it an attempt at disentangling some knots. I only intend to add on the debate Muhsin’s latest book on Kannywood is poised to generate. Conflict between custodians of pristine arts and movie fraternities is not a recent phenomenon. From the beginning, critics have dismissed works from movie industries as lacking in content, dialogue or quality of delivery, or even both. But Kannywood has not even reached this point where film critics would pounce on it. It is a pariah in the intellectuals community. Apart from Abdallah Uba Adamu and now Muhsin, I am not aware of any academic whose research interest is focused on this rudimentary film industry, which is rooted in the ancient city of Kano.  It is puzzling that despite what seems like an overwhelming dema...

Sharhi Littafi: Wani Abu Akan Matar Sarki Marubuci: Shehin-Malami (Farfesa) Faruk Sarkinfada Madaba’a: Bayero University Press Bugun Farko: 2018 Cigaban kowacce al’umma yana da dangantaka mai karfi da tasirin harshen da take mu’amala dashi wajen rubutu da karatu. Mafi yawan kalmomin ilmin kimiya da fasaha an samo sune daga harshen Greek da Latin. Amma turawa suka aro su suka mayar dasu yarda zasu hau kan sikelin turanci. Wannanne yasa harshen turanci yayiwa sauran harsuna fintinkau, baya ga tasirin mulkin mallaka. A yankin Afrika gaba daya daga Larabci sai Swahili sannan Hausa a wajen tasirin yawan masu ta’ammali da harsunan. Amma idan ka cire larabci babu ko daya daga cikin wadannan harsunan da ake karatu da shi har zuwa digirin digirgir a kowanne fanni na rayuwa. Masana da dama sun yi tsokaci ga cibaya da wannan rashin rubuce-rubuce a harshen Hausa kan kawo ga malalar al’ummar dake Magana dashi a lardinmu na Sudan.   Idan mun duba baya zamu ga kokarin da wasu...

Should We Look For BMGF Version In The Mainstream Foundation (MF)? By Ibrahim Musa Health is a complex process and its production is even more intricate in all ramifications even from the context of social science.   The World Health Organization (WHO) even made the concept quite dramatic with its utopian definition that seeks to make health a judge, juror and arbiter combined together. How else does one figure out the far-reaching influence of health that is solely defined as the state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity? Thus, it is not surprising that most of the human development indices are directly or indirectly linked to public health.   So one may not be wrong to argue that one key indicator to how well developed a nation is, should be the “health of the nation”.   This makes the drivers on the wheels of health system envy of everyone but darling of the populace, when the going is good...

Why We Must Care About Trump As A Care-Snatcher By Ibrahim Musa The year 2017 will serve as an epoch for so many reasons. It heralded the emergence of the billionaire businessman, Donald Trump, as President of the United States, which by implication is a turning point for proponents of nationalism over globalization. From the Brexit to aborted Calexit, and now renewed Scottish interest in the referendum that would guarantee them independence- the stage is fully set for an interesting metamorphosis. The world is not totally unmindful of these reappearing borders that ought to have gone for good with the collapse of Berlin wall. It might have even shrunk to the faintest line with Zuckerberg’s Facebook, Twitter and Istagram, but its potential to regrow with speed of light has always remained a major obstacle.   This evolution poses challenge to global security agenda and healthcare. For instance, in his first Budget proposal President Trump intends to make huge cuts o...

How not to squander goodwill, Mr. President   By Ibrahim Musa Africa is one continent in dire need of revolutionary leadership. From the beginning, there was nothing inspiring about the continent’s history. She was either in the news for its unrivaled biological enterprises in mass production of slaves or for the notoriety of her corrupt, sit-tight, and maximum rulers who found joy only in creating absolute misery for the black race. This malaise cannot be said to be an exclusive preserve of its elite, ruling or political class. Simply put, it is deeply entrenched in the larger society in a form of iceberg phenomenon. In fact, nothing underscores this point more than the role played by commoners in the past and prevailing unfortunate ethnic/sectarian conflicts that have bedeviled the continent. From the genocides in Rwanda, xenophobia in South Africa, and violence in Central Africa Republic, to barbaric killings driven by primitive instinct of domination ...