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managing editor @HumAngle_ |nonfiction editor @agbowoart | poet|conflict, humanitarian issues | @pulitzercenter grantee | @iwmf grantee| ‘24 Ochberg fellow

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@WaasiShaffii

Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

2 years

the buni yadi massacre was done methodically. as boys slept, insurgents threw balls of fire under their bunk beds, shot those who tried to escape, and slaughtered others. for ⁦ @HumAngle_ ⁩ , i documented it close-up. here’s the first of the stories.

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The Buni Yadi Tragedy: When The Boys Came

As the children shouted for their lives as they burned, the terrorists taunted them. ‘Where are your soldiers? Let them come and rescue you.’

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

6 years

In Katsina, a 14yr old girl was almost raped by a man. The only thing that stopped him was her taking a razor and slashing his penis. I Stan. On 14th April, he will be arraigned before the court. Beautiful. Masha Allah.

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3 years

i once loved a man who looked at me like he couldn’t believe i was real. it was beautiful. he was beautiful.

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4 years

up there with having to take yourself to the hospital. alone.

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5 years

But what exactly is wrong with you men? Is it the way society raised you guys? Is it like an inborn thing, this burning blinding need to sexualize women every single time? Do we have to start putting y'all in halls and beg y'all through a microphone to please have sense?

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Mallan yaga nono har sarawa yake. 😂

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for ⁦ @HumAngle_ ⁩ , i spent some days with women who have had to be married to boko haram terrorists. i spoke to them about the sex life of the insurgents. it was as scarring as it was illuminating.

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The Drug And Sex Lives Of Boko Haram Terrorists

Women abducted during the early years of the Boko Haram insurgency in Borno experienced forceful sex due to drug influence.

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5 years

At the henna place, there's a 12yr old girl having her henna drawn. She has just informed the artist that she'll have to spend the night here because it's too late to go home. And she's 100% sure that if she takes a bike home at this time, the bikeman will rape her. She's 12

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

2 years

the only reason students would kill and burn their own classmate, and film it while admitting on record that they did it, is the knowledge that they will get away with it. if the nigerian police does not prove them wrong, we are messed up as a country. #JusticeForDeborah

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

5 years

When Rihanna says I love gangstas who wear red 😂

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SUPREMOS 🤍🐘

5 years

Caption this for me abeg. 😁

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i arrived new york city over the weekend for the #ochberg fellowship at columbia university by @DartCenter and it has been such a dream. so much of the learnings are relevant to my work at @HumAngle_ . very grateful to have made it to this brilliant cohort.

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3 years

there was also the way his eyes came alive everytime we were together. it was mutual. i couldn’t believe he was real, either.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

4 months

so thrilled, so completely humbled to have been selected for the dart ochberg fellowship at columbia university. i have always been passionate about reporting conflict ethically, and so i’m excited and grateful at the prospect of learning from industry experts. Maa Shaa Allah

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We are thrilled to announce the 2024 #Ochberg Fellows! Read more here:

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

3 years

the cover for my chapbook — forthcoming with @AkashicBooks and the @AfricanPoetryBF — came in a couple days ago and my heart has been filled with so many (positive) things. but the thing that is loudest is gratitude. an overwhelming, loud, immersive gratitude. masha Allah

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

6 years

Kaduna legit just casually gave us a female deputy governor. RESPECT

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

4 years

it feels as though i am finally ready to share: my chapbook manuscript, “like a gift unto ourselves” has been selected by kwame dawes and chris abani for the new-generation african poets boxset series. slated for publication next year by Akashic Books and APBF.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

4 years

in my latest for ⁦⁦ @africaarguments ⁩ , i write about this trend in a community in kano, where men disappear when their wives go into labour, to avoid footing the financial costs, and how hajiya gambo set up a group to step in for these women:

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

3 years

it is here and it is glorious. i am so, so humbled, subhanallah. alhamdulillah. masha Allah.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

3 years

the cover for my chapbook — forthcoming with @AkashicBooks and the @AfricanPoetryBF — came in a couple days ago and my heart has been filled with so many (positive) things. but the thing that is loudest is gratitude. an overwhelming, loud, immersive gratitude. masha Allah

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3 years

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

1 year

ladies and gentlemen, my very first documentary!

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

4 years

telling me about your day. texting me whenever something remotely eventful happens. someone was late to your meeting and it annoyed you? you ordered jollof rice at a restaurant and they gave you fried rice? tell me everything.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

3 months

great literature is so powerful. where would we be without it?

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

1 year

a good day to reshare this creative nonfiction of mine published on ⁦ @Lolwe_ ⁩ two years ago 🧡. Sister, Sister - Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu | Lolwe

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Sister, Sister - Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu | Lolwe

An essay by Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

5 years

Lol this happens a lot more in Arewa than folks outside here know. I plan on doing an essay lmao. Some of them do it so they can have threesomes. Others do it for their gay partners. The bad thing is that the 2nd wife usually doesn't know until after d wedding. This tea is hot😂

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I need a Muslim man to marry so I can allow him marry the real love of my life as a second wife

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

10 months

this documentary, done with support from @pulitzercenter , is my first longform multimedia project, and it is about a group of people i have immense love and respect for: nigeria’s knifar women. out on nov. 27.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

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i wrote about the #ArewaMeToo movement, and how patriarchal institutions fought against it (and still continue to do), while also documenting the successes we have recorded.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

3 years

is this a country or a graveyard

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

2 years

the buni yadi massacre of 2014 was probably one of the worst human atrocities since the boko haram terror group was birthed in nigeria’s northeast. as teenage schoolboys slept in their hostel, the insurgents slaughtered, burned, and shot them.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

9 months

somewhere in Nigeria, a journalist is preparing to send off a pitch titled “Investigating Nigeria’s Counterfeit Market” 😅

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

5 years

by all means, teach your children excellence, but please never let them hinge their sense of self worth on academic excellence.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

3 years

⁦ @HumAngle_ ⁩ spent some days with drug addicts in kano state, trying to understand and make meaning of their histories. in this report, the first of many to come on the subject, i narrate Terror’s story through addiction, prison, traditional rehab.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

3 years

omo. my guys and i passed the bar exam. we are lawyers now. i am in awe of your grace, ya Jabbar. i am in absolute awe. alhamdulillah rabbil alameen.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

2 years

every time i return from the field, i am filled with a sinking realisation: we may never really scratch the surface of the impact the insurgency has had on people in nigeria’s northeast. entire families wiped out. people forced to bear witness to the massacre of their friends and

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

5 years

Hi Twitter. I'm doing my dissertation and focusing it on Khul'(the right of women to seek divorce in Islam). If you have exercised this right before or know anyone who has, please send me a DM or email me at hauwshaf @gmail .com if you're willing to answer some questions 💛. Pls RT

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

6 years

Today, we took the gospel of consent to Galaxy International School, talked to them about sexual abuse and harassment and why they must grow up to be better people. Also talked about how shame has no place in their lives, what to do in uncomfortable situations and etc #ArewaMeToo

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

4 years

i have new work up at Lolwe. it is a nonfictional piece. in it, i am loving my sister.

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Sister, Sister - Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu | Lolwe

An essay by Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

5 years

@Marshalniyi @hassana_maina I'm just glad that you recognize the fact that you need that class in your life. Please know that it's okay to need help. You can speak with professionals about it ❤❤

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

4 years

good morning. please if you live in minna and work with a radio station or have access to one, please give me 30mins to one hour to come on air to talk about the #EndSars protests. we need visibility and awareness beyond social media. our people listen to the radio religiously.

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3 years

i'll be in kaduna this saturday, in shaa Allah, reading poetry and talking about my chapbook. join us, if you can❤️.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

5 years

This personal essay has had such an interesting journey and I am so so delighted to finally be able to share it with you all. Major thanks to @republicjournal for taking it, and to @WalleLawal for hearing me out even though I was over the word count.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

6 years

Today we rallied together in Minna to walk against sexual abuse, in the quest to push #ArewaMeToo outside social media. Grateful for a great and passionate team. Next week, we begin the secondary school visits for awareness and enlightenment for students. #ArewaMeToo

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

2 years

this is one of the many ways in which patriarchy harms women even religiously and spiritually. while men are allowed time to do other religious obligations and make profitable use of their time in ramadan, women don’t have that much time and choice.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

3 years

i thought i needed a masters in journalism to sharpen my craft. i know now that what i need is a masters in creative nonfiction.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

2 years

gentle reminder that i’m still the nonfiction editor at @agbowoart and always looking forward to submissions especially for our next issue, themed ‘reincarnation.’ we pay $60 for each accepted essay. visit the website, read the submission guidelines, then send your submission 🧡

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

10 months

looking forward to the #AIMConference in Abuja next week.

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Wole Soyinka Centre

@WSoyinkaCentre

10 months

Dive into the discourse on media evolution with @WaasiShaffii , managing editor of @HumAngle_ ! Catch her insights on the discussion around the global changing media landscapes at the 2023 #AIMConference on December 8-9 at Abuja Continental Hotel. Don't miss out!

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2 years

this past monday, i had the privilege of sitting with experts like @IlwadElman , @akilu_fatima , and morten bøås, in oslo, norway, to participate in a panel by the @UNDPOGC , discussing the triggers and fuel of violent extremism in sub-saharan africa.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

2 years

of course people will console you by saying that cooking iftar is an act of ibadah. but why do my acts of ibadah have to be influenced by…the fact that i am a woman? why can i not prefer qira’a to it?

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

3 years

happy birthday, hauwa shaffii nuhu. i am in awe of your grace and splendor. you are an incredible experience. a whole package.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

3 years

apparently, good things happen in july. so stoked to be resuming as the nonfiction editor of agbowo, a journal i have long admired and respected 💗💗💗 looking forward to doing my best to continue the good work.

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Agbowó

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We hereby announce the appointment of Hauwa Nuhu Shaffii, Nome Emeka Patrick, and Adedayo Agarau to the positions of Non-fiction Editor, Poetry Editor and Editor-in-chief, respectively.

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3 years

i wish there was a cure for anxiety. i’m so tired of living this way. it’s both exhausting and painful. i’m tired.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

2 years

i spoke with women in northeast nigeria who are either displaced or have spent time in captivity, about their abortion practices. my latest for ⁦ @HumAngle_ ⁩

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Abortion Amongst Displaced Women Reflects Deeper Societal Problems

Displaced women and even women in captivity in Northeast Nigeria attempt abortions despite laws insisting otherwise, but at what cost?

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mariam spoke to me about her belief in the boko haram course, & why she spent a decade of her life in sambisa. stories like hers are important towards understanding the insurgency & why response to it has to be diverse. my latest for ⁦ @HumAngle_ ⁩

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What Goes On In The Mind Of A Terrorist Woman?

Mariam’s story is different in many ways. She has had no experience of abduction or forceful radicalisation. She has always believed in the Boko Haram cause, she tells me. As far back as 2008, when...

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

6 years

Been only distantly involved with #ArewaMetoo bcs I didn't think myself mentally or emotionally ready to get involved but at some point, something has to give. So. Can we all take the hashtag to the streets and schools? I'm in Minna, I can put something together here this week

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

2 years

while my sister and i slave away in the kitchen from 3 pm to 7 pm everyday, trying to prepare different dishes for the house for iftar, my good sir gets to sit in the living room, reciting the Qur’an for hours on end.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

5 years

"I knew what I was doing was against the rules. But he(father) was smiling, so I knew it wasn't wrong; the rules were wrong" Arya Stark, in #GameOfThrones

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

6 months

what does war do to children? first, it alters their understanding of family. then, it alters the course of their lives from the roots. speaking with 13-year-old amir was a special yet heartbreaking experience. my latest for ⁦ @HumAngle_ ⁩ .

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What Does War Do To A Boy?

Ten years ago, Amir’s parents were arrested at the peak of the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria’s North East. He was three. Now, he is 13.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

2 years

my latest for ⁦ @HumAngle_ ⁩. Someone Is Stealing Babies From Displaced Mothers In Northeastern Nigeria

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Someone Is Stealing Babies From Displaced Mothers In Northeastern Nigeria

When she first went to the hospital after enduring the first phase of contractions, her back aching so much she could barely walk, stand, or even breathe, Amina Bukar was told she was not yet in...

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@WaasiShaffii

Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

10 months

anddd we’re live. in this documentary, my latest for @HumAngle_ , with support from @pulitzercenter , i document the origin and journey of the knifar women of nigeria’s northeast. #Knifarwomen Knifar: The Women Who Spoke Up via @YouTube

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Knifar: The Women Who Spoke Up

After their husbands were detained, they were forced to start a movement even they had no idea was going to be larger than them.With the support of the Pulit...

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@WaasiShaffii

Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

3 years

there is no one point to art lol. people will digest and process art — including movies — by their personal lenses and histories. it does not make it any invalid. i don’t think there’s any such thing as “missing the point” when it comes to art.

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5hahem aka Dr. Durag

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It’s incredibly wild to me how people have, by a wide margin, missed the point of Squid Game.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

5 months

being a conflict reporter means standing in the overwhelmingness of external grief and trying to escalate it to the world. it means bearing witness. it is important. but in february, it sent me into an existential crisis. for al jazeera, i wrote about it.

The Privilege and Burden of Conflict Reporting in Nigeria: Navigating the Emotional Toll

The internal struggle and moral dilemmas faced by a conflict reporter, as they grapple with the overwhelming nature of the tragedies they witness and the sense of helplessness in the face of such...

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5 years

When ArewaMeToo started, someone said that if students in universities in Nigeria decided to do a University version of MeToo, we as a nation would not be able to take it. Just look at the stories that have surfaced from ABU alone between yesterday and today. My God.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

2 years

thank you so much @BudgITng for the recognition. it means a great deal ✨✨

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BudgIT Nigeria

2 years

A big congratulations to @HumAngle_ ’s @WaasiShaffii for spotlighting the adverse effects of terrorism and insurgency on marginalised communities in the Northeastern part of Nigeria. Thanks for the tremendous work you do through investigative journalism.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

3 years

the other day i shared the story about my neighbor who had weed for sahur. there are certainly muslims who struggle with addiction through ramadan. in my latest for ⁦⁦ @popula ⁩, i am narrating my own experience and those of a few other people 😊❤️

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Time to Be Good

The point of Ramadan is the struggle

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

4 years

love that holds you even through space, love that stays — not despite or inspite of anything, love that just stays. i lucked in on this friendship thing because yooooooo.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

2 months

when poets write prose, it’s always such a beauty.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

5 years

Strangers who see you sitting alone and dejected on a sidewalk. Who ask if you're alright and then sit beside you when you do not respond. Who wait until the tide has passed and you have recollected yourself. Who then squeeze your shoulder and walk away. Strangers who are angels.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

2 years

managed to look good today.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

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i visited an IDP camp in maiduguri, nigeria, and found that husbands with zero training were having to step in as midwives for their wives in the absence of healthcare. but love is not enough for a successful childbirth. my latest for ⁦ @HumAngle_ ⁩

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In Health And In Labour

In the absence of healthcare, the displaced men at the Shuwari IV camp forIDPs are stepping in as midwives for their wives.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

3 years

no major breakdowns. became a lawyer. got my chapbook of poetry published under a project i dreamt of and admired for long. moved to a new city. working in a place i completely adore. loved, and lost. self-harm free the whole year (i think). grew/growing as a journalist.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

4 years

we have always lived in precarious times where the bodies of women are the first stop for violence in conflicts. but we are resisting those times. we always will.

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4 years

NORTH NORMAL PUBLIC STATEMENT ON GANG RAPE THREATS

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

5 years

#YaranNorthSide #KabaFest19

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

3 years

the @HumAngle_ team is really such a delightful and inspiring gathering. i am so so proud to be there. i received my chapbook today and the reaction at the office was so nice. my heart’s so full. and my boss bought me a sumptuous lunch too. i should publish books more often 😂❤️

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

6 months

most emotional part of eid is when people troop out after prayers to burial grounds all around town to spend time with and pray for their loved ones buried there. because the grief is most acute on joyful days like this one. may Allah console everyone who is grieving ❤️.

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2 years

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2 years

congratulations @SonOfOlokun , @SaddiqDzukogi , and @Sueddieagema , all brothers of mine, on this historic milestone. thank you for illuminating this path and showing young nigerian poets what becomes possible when we are brave enough to believe.

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2 years

will i write something this good again? hmmn. time shall tell. Sister, Sister - Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu | Lolwe

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Sister, Sister - Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu | Lolwe

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1 year

fine writing excites me so much and fills me with purpose. i am editing one right now, and despite the heaviness of the subject matter the author is handling, the writing is making my heart leap because of the care brought into it.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

1 year

@adedayo_agarau if you insist.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

1 year

“There is a boy he knows, he says, whose mind never returned to him after that night of the massacre.” my latest for ⁦ @HumAngle_ ⁩ 🧡

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The Buni Yadi Tragedy: Surviving

Mohammed was one of the few boys who survived the Buni Yadi massacre of 2014. He was shot in the neck, but he survived. He still bears the scars both mentally and physically.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

4 years

got an acceptance mail that meant a lot to me.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

2 years

“There is a history of violence trailing Sadiq and his kind, and he had expected a continuation of that history, especially in a place as characterised by violence as a Boko Haram camp.” my latest for ⁦ @HumAngle_ ⁩ ✨✨

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Coping With Multiple Identities As An Intersex Person In Wartime Borno

The directive was that the Nigerian army was never to take them alive. And so every day when Sadiq and the other women captives finished learning that day’s weapons handling lessons, as the rest of...

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

10 months

always so grateful that this nonfictional piece of mine found a home in lolwe 🌺. it’s been three years (i think?) and that gratitude hasn’t waned. thank you @Lolwe_ !

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Lolwe

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Sister, Sister – Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

1 year

it is astounding the things you can achieve for yourself career-wise once you recede from the crowd and shut out the noise.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

4 years

today i’m grateful to @TroyOnyango and @Lolwe_ for giving my essay such a kind and accommodating home.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

3 years

you actually have to believe every man capable of misogyny, no matter how progressive or different he seems. a man is a man, no matter his level of activism and ‘feminism.’ men have patriarchy on their side. anyone who has patriarchy on their side is capable of misogyny.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

2 years

@Prolific001 that’s also your family’s issue 🙏🏾

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

4 years

in my debut profile at ⁦ @folionigeria ⁩ (where i’m now a staff writer), i’m profiling ⁦ @Hamzarion ⁩, his incredible work in hydrodynamism, & him and his team building a modernized cart for mai shayi sellers. Hamza Yunusa Wants to Water Nigeria

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

1 year

you have to put your head down and actually do the work.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

9 months

last year, i came across this couple at the airport in doha. they so in sync. he would turn to her and she would immediately know he wanted his phone and then proceed to hand it to him. she would sigh in someway and he would immediately know she wanted water and hand her a bottle

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

2 years

it is a wonderful feeling to know you are part of something great.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

3 years

a writer. — i forget who, now — once wrote something along the lines of “you think you’re too good to beg for anything, until love pushes you on your knees.” everytime that line comes to mind, i say God, please.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

4 years

in this article for @sahelien_com , i wrote about the birth, evolution and dynamism of the #ArewaMeToo movement, citing the incredible work that @hassana_maina and her team in borno continue to do. The #ArewaMeToo movement endures via @sahelien_com

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The #ArewaMeToo movement endures

#ArewaMeToo has evolved into a multi-pronged movement that continues to fight sexual violence throughout northern Nigeria via social media, peaceful protests, and outreach programs.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

4 years

recently had this poem of mine published in the still standing issue of ⁦ @minerallitmag ⁩ 🌸 prayer by Hauwa Shauffii Nuhu - mineral lit mag

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

5 years

@JagguEsla @caramel__queen_ Is it that you can't read Hausa, or you didn't read the caption, or you just have too much time on your hands with no desire for deduction?

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

4 years

oberyn martel: we don’t hurt little girls in dorne. cersei lannister: everywhere in the world, they hurt little girls.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

5 years

When I went to deliver the letter seeking approval for our #NorthNormal rally, the man in trying to discredit what we wanted to do, said "is it only women that suffer abuse? What of men?" When I told him the word used in our letter was "persons", he actually looked disappointed.

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

3 years

churned out 2k words today. clap for me🙃

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Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

4 years

excited to be on this judging panel ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️

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SprinNG Women Authors Prize

4 years

We are so pleased to announce our outstanding Judges' Panel for the SprinNG Women Authors Prize 2020: (L - R) Mona Zutshi Opubor, I. S. Jones @isjonespoetry , Eketi Edima Ette @eketiette , and Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu @WaasiShaffii .

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