Lesson 1 of 1
Mixed marriages
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Yauri in the 1970s
In Yauri, a town and emirate on the Niger river, Salamone found that any Muslim man could marry a non-Muslim woman. Because marriages tend to be patrilocal, she would be surrounded by her husband’s Muslim relatives and was usually easily socialised into the Islamic community.
A Muslim woman, by contrast, could not marry a traditionalist, because she would be surrounded by traditionalists. This arrangement reflects one community’s rules at one time.
Hausa fathers in a school survey
| Mother’s group | Parents |
|---|---|
| Gungawa | 11 |
| Kamberi | 7 |
| Fulani | 6 |
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Did you know?
Among 121 parents of schoolchildren in Yauri whose father was Hausa, Salamone counted 11 with a Gungawa mother, 7 with a Kamberi mother and 6 with a Fulani mother. The sample is small and from one place.