Dawn of African Women

Africa is a continent with rich history and culture. Many europeans tried to put eyes on the continent, visited for either exploration or trade, which at the time was a kind of slavery before later reverting to the trade of essential commodities such as peanuts, cotton, animal skins and the like.

The arrival of Arabs in some African provinces of the time, including the so-called "Sudan" region, which included Sudan, Nigeria, Chad, and parts of the Republic of Niger, led to the spread of Islam and the culture of the East.

Later, the arrival of the Europeans brought Christianity, Western education and other Western-style policies.

Africa is slowly evolving to different levels; from the darkness of the head to the dawn of today.

Religious and modern education have taken root in African countries, but women are still lagging behind in this journey.

You will often find women in rural areas and even some African cities in a state of poverty and ignorance without access to adequate education.

Every day, women are seen carrying firewood, some with baby on their backs heading for streams or even farms.

There are ethnic groups in northern Nigeria and in the south where their wives farm, raise children and cook at home.

In southern Nigeria, however, there are tribes that deny women the inheritance of their deceased parents.

According to these tribes, men have the right to inherit even the wife of the man, even if the deceased was his father.

This situation is due to the lack of modern and religious education that most women have.

In Europe and the United State women have the same cultural and religious freedoms, it is a good thing if in Africa people keep their religion together with their good traditions, and avoid prejudice and greed.

In religion there is no place where every woman is denied inheritance, except for every religion  there  is a unique system and its followers believe in it, and will not tolerate intrusion from others.

This set back is found not only in Africa but also in the Arab and Asian countries, where women's rights are still being curtailed by denying them access to education, self-employment and even religious freedom to marry whomever they want; instead, the choice of their ancestors is their choice whether they like it or not.

And yet, the dark side of some African women right now is seeking help in many ways, including the support of their elders such as parents and husbands and the support of governments and religious leaders as well.