scholarly journals The Cultural Realms and Their Implications for Development: A study of Abubakar Adam Ibrahim’s Season of Crimson Blossoms

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Onyebuchi James Ile ◽  
Susan Dauda
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Practices ◽  
Women And Girls ◽  
Or Organization ◽  
Harmful Traditional Practices ◽  
Do So

Traditions are very important for a community, society, family or organization. They are like glue that holds people together and continues to do so for generations. Although it is beneficial to man there are some aspects of tradition that are actually harmful and even dangerous. In this study of Season of Crimson Blossoms by Abubakar Adam Ibrahim we see some of these traditions and the effect they have on the characters. The Objective was to show that literature helps us become aware of harmful traditional practices and even positions us to make interventions. The paper also notes how these traditions are mainly targeted at women and girls. The methodology was largely qualitative.

Prosecuting Cases of Harmful Traditional Practices

2020 ◽  
pp. 155-174
Author(s):  
Gerry Campbell ◽  
Karl A. Roberts ◽  
Neelam Sarkaria
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Practices ◽  
Harmful Traditional Practices

Justice and the Geographies of Moral Protest: Reflections from Mexico

10.1068/d6708 ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 216-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa W Wright
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Political Action ◽  
Protest Movements ◽  
Spatial Transformations ◽  
Northern Mexico ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Women And Girls ◽  
Do So

Protest movements offer a rich vernacular for investigating how the connections between social justice and creating political subjects always involve spatial transformations. In this paper, I put Jacques Derrida's contemplations regarding justice as incalculable in conversation with critiques of public witnessing and the role of empathy for catalyzing political action, and I do so to present some speculations over why a social justice movement in northern Mexico has weakened domestically as it has gained steam internationally. The movement has grown since 1993 in response to the violence against women and girls and the surrounding impunity that has made northern Mexico famous as a place of ‘femicide’. By examining these events in relation to the debates on calculating justice and on the politics of witnessing, I hope to add to the growing literature within and beyond geography on the interplay of emotion and social justice politics while illustrating what is at stake in these dynamics for Mexico's democracy and for women's participation in it.

Violation of Women’s Rights by Harmful Traditional Practices

2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Newman Wadesango ◽  
Symphorosa Rembe ◽  
Owence Chabaya
Keyword(s):  
Women's Rights ◽  
Women’S Rights ◽  
Traditional Practices ◽  
Harmful Traditional Practices

scholarly journals Appraisal of harmful traditional practices in Nigeria: magnitude, justifications and interventions

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-78
Author(s):  
Timilehin Olayinka Omoniyi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Caste System ◽  
Early Marriage ◽  
Traditional Practices ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
The West ◽  
High Magnitude ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Education Interventions ◽  
Harmful Traditional Practices

Purpose: The study did an appraisal of harmful traditional practices (HTPs) in Nigeria despite global, regional, national laws, policies and programmes, women and girl-children are still being subjected to dehumanising treatments. Research methodology: Systematic search in literature, personal experiences, archival materials, and oral interviews were used in data collection, while thematic analysis was used to interpret oral confessions carried out on thirty-six (36) elderly persons who were purposively selected. Results: There is high prevalence of HTPs across the Nigeria which the cultural and secular laws are silent about. It was discovered that many children (underage 10-15years of age) in Hausa/Fulani lands are prone to marriage by adoption, force or early marriage of girls between, while in the Eastern part, the is high magnitude of child hustling, outrageous dowry payment, separatist theory as practiced in Osu caste system, servitude (Maid) etc, and in the West are practices of scarification, wife battery, polygamy. They rely on socio-cultural, psycho-sexual, spiritual and aesthetic justifications. The study recommends action-related studies followed by proper education interventions. Limitations: The study covered HTPs across Nigeria with 36 participants. Further studies should concentrate on tribe or region basis with larger participants. Contribution: This study did an appraisal of harmful traditional practices in Nigeria; magnitude, justifications and interventions Keywords: Harmful Traditional Practices, Traditions, Magnitude, Justification

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