Biography of aishatu musa bbc hausa service

Aishatu Musa Dalil has won the British Broadcasting Corporation Hausa short story contest for women with a story on the travails of a girl who was a victim of sexual violence within the family.According to a release from the BBC Hausa Service, Aishatu, an 18 years old and first year university student of English and French won the contest with her story titled, 'Hakkina' which is translated 'My Right.''Hakkina tells the story of a young woman, Fatima who is raped by her stepfather and is threatened by her mother not to tell anyone about the abuse.

In fact, she locks Fatima in a room despite the injuries she sustained during the assault. To Fatima's mother, silencing her daughter not only covers for her husband but also 'protects' her daughter from the stigma faced by victims of rape in the Hausa society,' the BBC said.'The first runner-up is a story writt