FACTS OF THE MOMENT

I have wilfully chosen the topic in the native language of my primary audience. Whoever can understand the topic without aid should pay a special attention. I need your two hears and the conscious mind. There are still very many things that cultures and Islamic religion agree upon but anglo-christian modernity still finds very conservative and barbaric. One of such things is polygamy and that conservativeness is most prominent among the Yorubas . The Yorubas are perhaps the most reverted natives from their Islamic ba ckground into neo-colonialist philosophies and value systems of the Christians. History favours the Yoruba as predominantly Muslims, first and foremost. Alubarika (blessings), Adua (prayers), suna (naming ceremony), sakaani (territory) etc are daily used as Yoruba dictions but are originally from Arabic words. Most, if not all indigenous traditional kings in Yoruba lands have central mosques built within or near the ir p a lace s . The Yorubas are traditionally...